Darwen 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 39 Show data context 426 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 464 Show data context 901 Show data context 625 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 471 Show data context 3,548 Show data context 1,132 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,575 Show data context 2,203 Show data context 2,563 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 807 Show data context 850 Show data context 907 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 460 Show data context 495 Show data context 518 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,639 Show data context 2,667 Show data context 2,914 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 449 Show data context 479 Show data context 380 Show data context
Own account workers 757 Show data context 1,325 Show data context 1,685 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,093 Show data context 890 Show data context 651 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 815 Show data context 939 Show data context 877 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,762 Show data context 3,475 Show data context 2,979 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,546 Show data context 2,980 Show data context 3,522 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 718 Show data context 1,213 Show data context 2,191 Show data context
Full-time students 911 Show data context 1,387 Show data context 1,310 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, Darwen 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: 07th June 2026