Palfrey 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 9 Show data context 87 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 130 Show data context 382 Show data context 151 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 219 Show data context 1,335 Show data context 429 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 682 Show data context 881 Show data context 932 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 282 Show data context 294 Show data context 291 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 147 Show data context 160 Show data context 152 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 639 Show data context 968 Show data context 1,041 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 175 Show data context 292 Show data context 240 Show data context
Own account workers 272 Show data context 584 Show data context 864 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 423 Show data context 416 Show data context 257 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 240 Show data context 336 Show data context 350 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,481 Show data context 1,858 Show data context 1,602 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,166 Show data context 1,513 Show data context 1,930 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,293 Show data context 2,094 Show data context 2,586 Show data context
Full-time students 920 Show data context 1,242 Show data context 1,502 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, Palfrey 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