Shetland North 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 2 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 25 Show data context 111 Show data context 43 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 54 Show data context 473 Show data context 162 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 266 Show data context 324 Show data context 360 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 77 Show data context 73 Show data context 72 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 40 Show data context 76 Show data context 82 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 158 Show data context 240 Show data context 294 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 89 Show data context 59 Show data context 61 Show data context
Own account workers 141 Show data context 158 Show data context 202 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 198 Show data context 214 Show data context 143 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 93 Show data context 120 Show data context 157 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 315 Show data context 495 Show data context 420 Show data context
Routine occupations 303 Show data context 381 Show data context 462 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 44 Show data context 57 Show data context 97 Show data context
Full-time students 103 Show data context 125 Show data context 83 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 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, Shetland North 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