Audley 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 150 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 127 Show data context 401 Show data context 221 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 198 Show data context 1,235 Show data context 473 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 575 Show data context 816 Show data context 915 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 253 Show data context 254 Show data context 303 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 156 Show data context 165 Show data context 175 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 485 Show data context 837 Show data context 894 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 187 Show data context 189 Show data context 172 Show data context
Own account workers 315 Show data context 484 Show data context 677 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 320 Show data context 250 Show data context 199 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 213 Show data context 254 Show data context 278 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 809 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 910 Show data context
Routine occupations 718 Show data context 901 Show data context 1,032 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 125 Show data context 185 Show data context 477 Show data context
Full-time students 291 Show data context 387 Show data context 292 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, Audley 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: 07th June 2026