Wigan West Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 6 Show data context 139 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 133 Show data context 373 Show data context 243 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 202 Show data context 1,642 Show data context 560 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 647 Show data context 1,027 Show data context 1,282 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 327 Show data context 368 Show data context 396 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 182 Show data context 247 Show data context 295 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 816 Show data context 1,363 Show data context 1,451 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 157 Show data context 161 Show data context 164 Show data context
Own account workers 314 Show data context 535 Show data context 757 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 469 Show data context 497 Show data context 315 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 278 Show data context 386 Show data context 385 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,461 Show data context 1,878 Show data context 1,541 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,367 Show data context 1,779 Show data context 2,077 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 294 Show data context 466 Show data context 1,032 Show data context
Full-time students 423 Show data context 626 Show data context 622 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigan West 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