Astley 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 23 Show data context 288 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 363 Show data context 774 Show data context 484 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 434 Show data context 2,419 Show data context 999 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,163 Show data context 1,492 Show data context 1,695 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 632 Show data context 577 Show data context 598 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 364 Show data context 350 Show data context 360 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,215 Show data context 1,712 Show data context 1,729 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 241 Show data context 221 Show data context 217 Show data context
Own account workers 448 Show data context 696 Show data context 987 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 536 Show data context 365 Show data context 254 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 271 Show data context 381 Show data context 380 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,150 Show data context 1,339 Show data context 1,156 Show data context
Routine occupations 822 Show data context 996 Show data context 1,162 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 168 Show data context 235 Show data context 707 Show data context
Full-time students 589 Show data context 696 Show data context 546 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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Deaths under 12 months, grouped into non-additive categories. Total deaths under 12 months was reported at much earlier dates than the more specific groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Astley 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: 08th June 2026