Kirkcaldy and Dysart 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 58 Show data context 492 Show data context 21 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 563 Show data context 1,815 Show data context 1,048 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,035 Show data context 7,143 Show data context 2,599 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,427 Show data context 4,655 Show data context 6,100 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,444 Show data context 1,432 Show data context 1,321 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 806 Show data context 1,056 Show data context 1,214 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,183 Show data context 4,708 Show data context 5,014 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 692 Show data context 689 Show data context 783 Show data context
Own account workers 816 Show data context 1,634 Show data context 2,295 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,759 Show data context 1,836 Show data context 1,566 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,038 Show data context 1,478 Show data context 1,796 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,843 Show data context 6,566 Show data context 5,570 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,081 Show data context 5,450 Show data context 6,916 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,644 Show data context 2,246 Show data context 3,619 Show data context
Full-time students 1,874 Show data context 2,406 Show data context 2,574 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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All persons of working age (15 or above in 1951), categorised by gender and the system of 28 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1951 Census of Population. This includes the 'Unoccupied and Retired' who constitute Order 28.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kirkcaldy and Dysart 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