Mercian Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 6 Show data context 108 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 123 Show data context 250 Show data context 206 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 135 Show data context 828 Show data context 324 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 406 Show data context 473 Show data context 612 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 255 Show data context 222 Show data context 259 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 142 Show data context 133 Show data context 150 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 464 Show data context 681 Show data context 732 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 83 Show data context 73 Show data context 84 Show data context
Own account workers 157 Show data context 245 Show data context 381 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 329 Show data context 229 Show data context 175 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 203 Show data context 210 Show data context 234 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 772 Show data context 903 Show data context 908 Show data context
Routine occupations 685 Show data context 819 Show data context 1,054 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 144 Show data context 230 Show data context 439 Show data context
Full-time students 275 Show data context 271 Show data context 259 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Mercian Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026