Boston 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 62 Show data context 359 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 401 Show data context 882 Show data context 664 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 514 Show data context 4,118 Show data context 1,402 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,908 Show data context 2,399 Show data context 2,872 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,040 Show data context 986 Show data context 1,204 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 510 Show data context 733 Show data context 827 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,756 Show data context 2,798 Show data context 3,422 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 590 Show data context 607 Show data context 701 Show data context
Own account workers 1,030 Show data context 1,526 Show data context 2,362 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,581 Show data context 1,673 Show data context 1,443 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 673 Show data context 1,159 Show data context 1,210 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,649 Show data context 7,154 Show data context 5,483 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,716 Show data context 5,843 Show data context 10,158 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 766 Show data context 1,531 Show data context 2,651 Show data context
Full-time students 1,096 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 1,834 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, Boston Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13509827/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026