Birstall West 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 12 Show data context 94 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 98 Show data context 364 Show data context 237 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 167 Show data context 910 Show data context 684 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 448 Show data context 602 Show data context 1,015 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 202 Show data context 210 Show data context 282 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 108 Show data context 98 Show data context 166 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 445 Show data context 648 Show data context 914 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 85 Show data context 89 Show data context 129 Show data context
Own account workers 164 Show data context 283 Show data context 427 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 161 Show data context 118 Show data context 133 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 90 Show data context 138 Show data context 169 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 386 Show data context 509 Show data context 615 Show data context
Routine occupations 243 Show data context 347 Show data context 656 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 51 Show data context 93 Show data context 365 Show data context
Full-time students 232 Show data context 322 Show data context 365 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, Birstall West 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: 02nd August 2026