Cathays 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 9 Show data context 88 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 113 Show data context 834 Show data context 139 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 547 Show data context 1,463 Show data context 1,003 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 805 Show data context 994 Show data context 1,140 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 245 Show data context 315 Show data context 205 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 156 Show data context 154 Show data context 123 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 645 Show data context 867 Show data context 714 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 70 Show data context 101 Show data context 80 Show data context
Own account workers 180 Show data context 268 Show data context 338 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 236 Show data context 228 Show data context 129 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 86 Show data context 110 Show data context 135 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 549 Show data context 755 Show data context 626 Show data context
Routine occupations 286 Show data context 494 Show data context 621 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 255 Show data context 466 Show data context 653 Show data context
Full-time students 7,534 Show data context 13,019 Show data context 14,974 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, Cathays 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