Birkenhead 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 137 Show data context 1,115 Show data context 53 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,326 Show data context 3,944 Show data context 2,263 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,489 Show data context 13,785 Show data context 5,133 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,899 Show data context 8,719 Show data context 10,206 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,701 Show data context 3,030 Show data context 3,242 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,609 Show data context 2,036 Show data context 2,217 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,090 Show data context 9,864 Show data context 10,963 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,222 Show data context 1,477 Show data context 1,425 Show data context
Own account workers 2,000 Show data context 3,961 Show data context 5,778 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,540 Show data context 3,403 Show data context 2,511 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,972 Show data context 2,898 Show data context 2,915 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,897 Show data context 13,964 Show data context 12,774 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,322 Show data context 11,477 Show data context 13,060 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,702 Show data context 6,917 Show data context 10,689 Show data context
Full-time students 4,168 Show data context 5,411 Show data context 5,165 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, Birkenhead 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