Forth 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 34 Show data context 397 Show data context 37 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 541 Show data context 2,246 Show data context 897 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,257 Show data context 4,606 Show data context 3,461 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,988 Show data context 3,129 Show data context 4,151 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 992 Show data context 955 Show data context 850 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 486 Show data context 522 Show data context 668 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,991 Show data context 2,815 Show data context 2,850 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 286 Show data context 383 Show data context 372 Show data context
Own account workers 538 Show data context 1,061 Show data context 1,650 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 770 Show data context 901 Show data context 897 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 309 Show data context 581 Show data context 707 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,249 Show data context 3,097 Show data context 2,545 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,881 Show data context 2,766 Show data context 3,345 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 780 Show data context 1,313 Show data context 1,815 Show data context
Full-time students 996 Show data context 1,846 Show data context 2,024 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Forth 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