Greenock 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 99 Show data context 533 Show data context 30 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 867 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,324 Show data context 8,972 Show data context 3,096 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,682 Show data context 6,243 Show data context 7,919 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,498 Show data context 1,467 Show data context 1,481 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,156 Show data context 1,262 Show data context 1,501 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,174 Show data context 7,398 Show data context 7,780 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 642 Show data context 653 Show data context 712 Show data context
Own account workers 977 Show data context 1,760 Show data context 2,171 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,306 Show data context 2,167 Show data context 1,963 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,618 Show data context 2,049 Show data context 2,253 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,953 Show data context 9,940 Show data context 8,069 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,409 Show data context 9,549 Show data context 9,592 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,502 Show data context 3,182 Show data context 5,518 Show data context
Full-time students 3,340 Show data context 4,165 Show data context 3,692 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories (plus numbers of male servants under 20, and female servants). These are the most detailed Census parish-level occupational data ever published. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Greenock 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