Clarence 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 246 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 382 Show data context 1,207 Show data context 591 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 743 Show data context 1,781 Show data context 1,359 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 983 Show data context 1,276 Show data context 1,284 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 420 Show data context 364 Show data context 306 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 169 Show data context 141 Show data context 148 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 423 Show data context 599 Show data context 569 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 80 Show data context 93 Show data context 87 Show data context
Own account workers 195 Show data context 366 Show data context 483 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 123 Show data context 106 Show data context 82 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 40 Show data context 79 Show data context 68 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 325 Show data context 391 Show data context 335 Show data context
Routine occupations 184 Show data context 234 Show data context 299 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 128 Show data context 201 Show data context 280 Show data context
Full-time students 441 Show data context 428 Show data context 402 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, Clarence 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: 04th June 2026