Clayton Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 6 Show data context 38 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 51 Show data context 121 Show data context 63 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 87 Show data context 413 Show data context 167 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 175 Show data context 278 Show data context 310 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 90 Show data context 78 Show data context 93 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 57 Show data context 57 Show data context 68 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 183 Show data context 287 Show data context 291 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 42 Show data context 34 Show data context 33 Show data context
Own account workers 81 Show data context 141 Show data context 184 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 111 Show data context 92 Show data context 74 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 83 Show data context 81 Show data context 92 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 288 Show data context 378 Show data context 278 Show data context
Routine occupations 250 Show data context 294 Show data context 398 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 45 Show data context 64 Show data context 155 Show data context
Full-time students 100 Show data context 130 Show data context 166 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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nCube definition


This nCube holds the overall total of the three occupational categories. Note that in most cases in 1801 this exactly matches the total population, but there are some large exceptions.


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

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026