Abram 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 19 Show data context 143 Show data context 3 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 124 Show data context 316 Show data context 240 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 172 Show data context 1,564 Show data context 468 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 536 Show data context 932 Show data context 1,025 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 325 Show data context 418 Show data context 435 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 202 Show data context 214 Show data context 275 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 693 Show data context 1,263 Show data context 1,275 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 156 Show data context 194 Show data context 177 Show data context
Own account workers 331 Show data context 616 Show data context 895 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 592 Show data context 526 Show data context 423 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 365 Show data context 499 Show data context 512 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,605 Show data context 2,093 Show data context 1,666 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,695 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 2,535 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 482 Show data context 878 Show data context 1,539 Show data context
Full-time students 479 Show data context 612 Show data context 650 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, Abram 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