Irvine 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 42 Show data context 327 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 442 Show data context 980 Show data context 624 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 553 Show data context 4,770 Show data context 1,527 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,228 Show data context 3,051 Show data context 3,985 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 991 Show data context 994 Show data context 879 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 588 Show data context 725 Show data context 874 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,375 Show data context 3,573 Show data context 4,075 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 508 Show data context 518 Show data context 450 Show data context
Own account workers 715 Show data context 1,187 Show data context 1,606 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,480 Show data context 1,487 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,219 Show data context 1,421 Show data context 1,441 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,280 Show data context 5,372 Show data context 4,408 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,621 Show data context 4,499 Show data context 5,194 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,507 Show data context 1,966 Show data context 2,755 Show data context
Full-time students 1,724 Show data context 2,101 Show data context 1,849 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Irvine Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13513429/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 06th June 2026