Bolton Built-up Area : 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 371 Show data context 2,189 Show data context 121 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,774 Show data context 7,366 Show data context 3,689 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,342 Show data context 21,243 Show data context 8,824 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 10,216 Show data context 13,483 Show data context 15,115 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,393 Show data context 5,118 Show data context 5,015 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,521 Show data context 2,642 Show data context 2,749 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 10,327 Show data context 15,262 Show data context 15,957 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,839 Show data context 3,070 Show data context 3,028 Show data context
Own account workers 4,382 Show data context 7,695 Show data context 10,450 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,978 Show data context 4,237 Show data context 3,002 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,629 Show data context 3,560 Show data context 3,630 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 14,566 Show data context 19,281 Show data context 16,868 Show data context
Routine occupations 12,111 Show data context 16,436 Show data context 21,061 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 6,243 Show data context 10,820 Show data context 20,739 Show data context
Full-time students 7,816 Show data context 10,879 Show data context 12,043 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, Bolton Built-up Area 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: 07th June 2026