Wing 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 15 Show data context 334 Show data context 16 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 548 Show data context 904 Show data context 685 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 512 Show data context 2,117 Show data context 1,196 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 965 Show data context 1,284 Show data context 1,536 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 639 Show data context 595 Show data context 513 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 255 Show data context 238 Show data context 251 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 699 Show data context 1,029 Show data context 1,187 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 207 Show data context 208 Show data context 219 Show data context
Own account workers 471 Show data context 705 Show data context 1,080 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 234 Show data context 241 Show data context 225 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 135 Show data context 168 Show data context 256 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 529 Show data context 784 Show data context 942 Show data context
Routine occupations 382 Show data context 563 Show data context 757 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 75 Show data context 185 Show data context 474 Show data context
Full-time students 330 Show data context 456 Show data context 517 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 National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wing 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: 07th June 2026