Downley 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 227 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 370 Show data context 826 Show data context 483 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 502 Show data context 1,840 Show data context 986 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 892 Show data context 1,158 Show data context 1,375 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 568 Show data context 437 Show data context 431 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 265 Show data context 245 Show data context 228 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 905 Show data context 1,060 Show data context 1,187 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 178 Show data context 125 Show data context 189 Show data context
Own account workers 384 Show data context 612 Show data context 884 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 347 Show data context 283 Show data context 199 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 189 Show data context 243 Show data context 226 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 874 Show data context 987 Show data context 1,034 Show data context
Routine occupations 561 Show data context 679 Show data context 842 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 263 Show data context 417 Show data context 733 Show data context
Full-time students 509 Show data context 897 Show data context 931 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, Downley 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: 03rd June 2026