Ellel 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 23 Show data context 83 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 54 Show data context 388 Show data context 159 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 180 Show data context 780 Show data context 420 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 365 Show data context 518 Show data context 588 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 156 Show data context 162 Show data context 191 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 70 Show data context 100 Show data context 93 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 216 Show data context 341 Show data context 392 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 200 Show data context 175 Show data context 164 Show data context
Own account workers 265 Show data context 381 Show data context 458 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 159 Show data context 122 Show data context 99 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 50 Show data context 121 Show data context 124 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 298 Show data context 319 Show data context 356 Show data context
Routine occupations 256 Show data context 285 Show data context 331 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 57 Show data context 64 Show data context 187 Show data context
Full-time students 205 Show data context 969 Show data context 268 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, Ellel 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