Motherwell West 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 155 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 215 Show data context 577 Show data context 288 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 340 Show data context 2,142 Show data context 905 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,034 Show data context 1,424 Show data context 1,756 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 413 Show data context 394 Show data context 408 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 280 Show data context 324 Show data context 349 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 975 Show data context 1,567 Show data context 1,629 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 164 Show data context 172 Show data context 149 Show data context
Own account workers 180 Show data context 386 Show data context 550 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 407 Show data context 422 Show data context 377 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 297 Show data context 459 Show data context 506 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,272 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 1,331 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,086 Show data context 1,582 Show data context 1,929 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 551 Show data context 659 Show data context 1,025 Show data context
Full-time students 668 Show data context 736 Show data context 863 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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This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Motherwell West Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13488344/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026