Shirley 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 33 Show data context 194 Show data context 14 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 241 Show data context 1,220 Show data context 344 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 785 Show data context 2,403 Show data context 1,368 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,323 Show data context 1,724 Show data context 2,076 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 421 Show data context 433 Show data context 432 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 289 Show data context 246 Show data context 285 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 926 Show data context 1,277 Show data context 1,339 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 184 Show data context 197 Show data context 215 Show data context
Own account workers 369 Show data context 611 Show data context 915 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 454 Show data context 325 Show data context 298 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 178 Show data context 257 Show data context 316 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,036 Show data context 1,455 Show data context 1,225 Show data context
Routine occupations 768 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 1,480 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 248 Show data context 472 Show data context 822 Show data context
Full-time students 840 Show data context 772 Show data context 793 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, Shirley 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