Blackstaff 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 12 Show data context 28 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 21 Show data context 215 Show data context 70 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 136 Show data context 655 Show data context 419 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 244 Show data context 436 Show data context 561 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 115 Show data context 123 Show data context 109 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 83 Show data context 96 Show data context 112 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 356 Show data context 510 Show data context 530 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 46 Show data context 27 Show data context 40 Show data context
Own account workers 58 Show data context 95 Show data context 233 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 256 Show data context 206 Show data context 149 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 108 Show data context 149 Show data context 146 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 721 Show data context 832 Show data context 745 Show data context
Routine occupations 897 Show data context 913 Show data context 1,064 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 369 Show data context 480 Show data context 910 Show data context
Full-time students 449 Show data context 684 Show data context 625 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (49 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "National Statistics Socio-economic Classification" (15 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, Blackstaff Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026