Dunfermline 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 77 Show data context 933 Show data context 35 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,166 Show data context 3,807 Show data context 2,146 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,761 Show data context 11,842 Show data context 5,913 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,884 Show data context 7,619 Show data context 10,012 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,186 Show data context 2,428 Show data context 2,071 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,457 Show data context 1,795 Show data context 2,054 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,523 Show data context 8,613 Show data context 8,618 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 658 Show data context 793 Show data context 891 Show data context
Own account workers 1,072 Show data context 2,276 Show data context 3,278 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,289 Show data context 2,376 Show data context 2,107 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,392 Show data context 2,046 Show data context 2,598 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 6,056 Show data context 8,163 Show data context 7,416 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,362 Show data context 6,470 Show data context 8,858 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,527 Show data context 2,475 Show data context 3,752 Show data context
Full-time students 2,069 Show data context 3,272 Show data context 3,554 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, Dunfermline 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: 08th June 2026