Rochdale Built-up Area : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1971 1,368 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 1,653 Show data context 566 Show data context
1981 1,638 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 1,497 Show data context 328 Show data context
1991 1,687 Show data context 765 Show data context 986 Show data context 48 Show data context
2001 14,475 Show data context 10,070 Show data context 21,172 Show data context 9,956 Show data context
2011 28,471 Show data context 15,029 Show data context 26,094 Show data context 15,702 Show data context
2021 20,051 Show data context 17,434 Show data context 26,762 Show data context 20,599 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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This Industrial Classifiction is used in the 2001 Census's Small Area Statistics.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rochdale Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026