Abram 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 139 Show data context 265 Show data context 245 Show data context 88 Show data context
1981 197 Show data context 250 Show data context 303 Show data context 38 Show data context
1991 190 Show data context 163 Show data context 221 Show data context 7 Show data context
2001 1,378 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 4,257 Show data context 961 Show data context
2011 3,587 Show data context 2,073 Show data context 5,247 Show data context 1,490 Show data context
2021 2,446 Show data context 2,347 Show data context 5,136 Show data context 2,189 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 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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This Industrial Classifiction is used in the 2001 Census's Small Area Statistics.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abram 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