Ayr 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 124 Show data context 844 Show data context 62 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,041 Show data context 2,978 Show data context 1,691 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,841 Show data context 10,643 Show data context 4,234 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,157 Show data context 7,098 Show data context 9,027 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,250 Show data context 2,094 Show data context 1,732 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,274 Show data context 1,451 Show data context 1,684 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,855 Show data context 5,932 Show data context 6,809 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,052 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 1,248 Show data context
Own account workers 1,167 Show data context 2,137 Show data context 2,766 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,959 Show data context 2,166 Show data context 1,746 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,406 Show data context 1,967 Show data context 2,047 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,428 Show data context 7,289 Show data context 6,541 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,883 Show data context 5,316 Show data context 6,356 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,834 Show data context 2,355 Show data context 3,815 Show data context
Full-time students 2,804 Show data context 3,191 Show data context 2,994 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Ayr 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