Kimberley 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 8 Show data context 104 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 157 Show data context 325 Show data context 193 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 168 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 434 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 482 Show data context 637 Show data context 712 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 281 Show data context 237 Show data context 246 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 126 Show data context 158 Show data context 137 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 470 Show data context 717 Show data context 694 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 122 Show data context 119 Show data context 121 Show data context
Own account workers 211 Show data context 355 Show data context 493 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 286 Show data context 228 Show data context 161 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 119 Show data context 210 Show data context 216 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 598 Show data context 774 Show data context 691 Show data context
Routine occupations 555 Show data context 714 Show data context 806 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 115 Show data context 186 Show data context 412 Show data context
Full-time students 252 Show data context 314 Show data context 267 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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Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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Date accessed: 01st June 2026