Lerwick 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 16 Show data context 73 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 69 Show data context 203 Show data context 109 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 162 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 347 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 616 Show data context 719 Show data context 831 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 224 Show data context 213 Show data context 173 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 123 Show data context 123 Show data context 177 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 424 Show data context 558 Show data context 578 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 187 Show data context 150 Show data context 156 Show data context
Own account workers 172 Show data context 193 Show data context 300 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 344 Show data context 369 Show data context 313 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 135 Show data context 225 Show data context 248 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 813 Show data context 1,087 Show data context 870 Show data context
Routine occupations 789 Show data context 940 Show data context 970 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 100 Show data context 126 Show data context 259 Show data context
Full-time students 260 Show data context 205 Show data context 275 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 census small area statistics for 2001 record whether households had sole use of a bath or shower AND sole use of a toilet. These data are not easily compared with earlier data which record access to baths/showers and to toilets separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lerwick 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: 06th June 2026