Mid and Upper Nithsdale Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1971 148 Show data context 201 Show data context 140 Show data context 121 Show data context
1981 187 Show data context 156 Show data context 155 Show data context 121 Show data context
1991 146 Show data context 95 Show data context 138 Show data context 52 Show data context
2001 1,230 Show data context 1,243 Show data context 2,580 Show data context 667 Show data context
2011 3,083 Show data context 1,740 Show data context 3,507 Show data context 817 Show data context
2021 2,274 Show data context 2,030 Show data context 3,229 Show data context 964 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Mid and Upper Nithsdale Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026