Stockport Built-up Area : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1971 2,526 Show data context 1,659 Show data context 1,523 Show data context 655 Show data context
1981 2,748 Show data context 1,595 Show data context 1,446 Show data context 393 Show data context
1991 2,818 Show data context 1,019 Show data context 1,166 Show data context 60 Show data context
2001 22,834 Show data context 13,785 Show data context 23,635 Show data context 6,973 Show data context
2011 43,757 Show data context 18,981 Show data context 27,137 Show data context 9,942 Show data context
2021 33,420 Show data context 21,285 Show data context 26,614 Show data context 13,359 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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nCube definition


Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stockport Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026