Inverness Ness Side 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 15 Show data context 143 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 158 Show data context 561 Show data context 293 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 314 Show data context 1,923 Show data context 804 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 836 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 1,636 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 355 Show data context 386 Show data context 329 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 211 Show data context 262 Show data context 375 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 614 Show data context 1,056 Show data context 1,137 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 160 Show data context 174 Show data context 161 Show data context
Own account workers 200 Show data context 360 Show data context 543 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 326 Show data context 415 Show data context 376 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 187 Show data context 321 Show data context 403 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 924 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 1,099 Show data context
Routine occupations 554 Show data context 851 Show data context 1,114 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 143 Show data context 187 Show data context 391 Show data context
Full-time students 282 Show data context 430 Show data context 438 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 census small area statistics for 2001 record whether households had sole use of a bath or shower AND sole use of a toilet. These data are not easily compared with earlier data which record access to baths/showers and to toilets separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Inverness Ness Side 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: 06th June 2026