Addison 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 49 Show data context 244 Show data context 19 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 383 Show data context 1,070 Show data context 423 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 671 Show data context 1,842 Show data context 1,075 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 985 Show data context 1,321 Show data context 1,141 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 405 Show data context 414 Show data context 296 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 182 Show data context 107 Show data context 112 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 473 Show data context 609 Show data context 524 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 118 Show data context 114 Show data context 109 Show data context
Own account workers 267 Show data context 374 Show data context 512 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 192 Show data context 157 Show data context 143 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 56 Show data context 92 Show data context 103 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 366 Show data context 472 Show data context 522 Show data context
Routine occupations 316 Show data context 384 Show data context 487 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 355 Show data context 450 Show data context 569 Show data context
Full-time students 564 Show data context 609 Show data context 579 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, Addison 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: 05th June 2026