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Socio-economic classifications

2001 census data on the socio-economic classifications of persons, males and females aged 16-74 years

Persons

England & Wales

South West

Bournemouth UA

Poole UA

Dorset

Christchurch

East Dorset

North Dorset

Purbeck

West Dorset

Weymouth and Portland

All people aged 16 - 74

37,607,438

3,534,458

117,313

98,280

275,193

30,758

58,870

43,611

31,637

64,658

45,659

Large employers and higher managerial occupations

1,289,207

106,098

2,652

3,028

7,925

865

2,238

1,207

854

1,672

1,089

Higher professional occupations

1,893,407

165,091

5,030

4,789

11,815

1,278

2,920

1,748

1,328

2,977

1,564

Lower managerial and professional occupations

6,990,083

659,891

21,918

19,005

51,977

5,683

12,257

8,143

5,771

11,961

8,162

Intermediate occupations

3,532,894

322,192

10,759

9,815

24,070

2,667

5,462

4,283

2,735

4,776

4,147

Small employers and own account workers

2,626,067

310,163

10,041

7,562

27,603

2,603

5,625

4,807

3,147

7,719

3,702

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

2,687,927

267,073

7,927

7,795

19,871

2,045

3,618

3,244

2,580

4,411

3,973

Semi-routine occupations

4,393,965

435,076

13,887

12,263

31,482

3,695

5,983

4,806

3,923

7,170

5,905

Routine occupations

3,410,122

313,616

8,297

7,854

22,168

2,028

3,498

4,286

2,698

5,094

4,564

Never worked

1,021,800

54,209

2,158

1,257

3,403

278

493

616

310

799

907

Long-term unemployed

382,388

24,221

1,182

608

1,481

190

245

190

139

318

399

Full-time students

2,648,992

222,827

11,277

4,942

12,837

1,285

2,678

2,027

1,533

3,241

2,073

Not classifiable for other reasons

6,730,586

654,001

22,185

19,362

60,561

8,141

13,853

8,254

6,619

14,520

9,174


Males

England and Wales

South West

Bournemouth UA

Poole UA

Dorset

Christchurch

East Dorset

North Dorset

Purbeck

West Dorset

Weymouth and Portland

All males aged 16 - 74

18,504,583

1,745,804

57,686

47,755

135,019

14,671

28,320

22,090

15,469

31,412

23,057

Large employers and higher managerial occupations

919,750

78,119

1,862

2,259

6,013

640

1,742

916

638

1,245

832

Higher professional occupations

1,352,754

122,030

3,695

3,667

9,030

988

2,223

1,359

1,026

2,232

1,202

Lower managerial and professional occupations

3,385,242

322,617

10,918

9,286

25,608

2,842

6,113

4,094

2,872

5,657

4,030

Intermediate occupations

927,070

85,257

2,904

2,388

6,501

620

1,156

1,630

661

1,143

1,291

Small employers and own account workers

1,891,283

216,588

7,261

5,461

18,986

1,841

3,862

3,299

2,188

5,218

2,578

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

1,934,048

189,436

5,513

5,614

14,085

1,450

2,590

2,292

1,829

3,093

2,831

Semi-routine occupations

1,602,596

147,803

4,777

4,149

10,137

1,146

1,770

1,645

1,285

2,231

2,060

Routine occupations

2,012,478

185,102

4,954

4,558

12,364

1,153

1,928

2,381

1,488

2,804

2,610

Never worked

312,779

19,099

785

399

1,312

91

132

273

107

259

450

Long-term unemployed

235,155

13,669

728

322

798

102

132

89

69

158

248

Full-time students

1,280,846

108,969

5,621

2,291

6,377

640

1,302

1,054

760

1,609

1,012

Not classifiable for other reasons

2,650,582

257,115

8,668

7,361

23,808

3,158

5,370

3,058

2,546

5,763

3,913


Females

England & Wales

South West

Bournemouth UA

Poole UA

Dorset

Christchurch

East Dorset

North Dorset

Purbeck

West Dorset

Weymouth and Portland

All females aged 16 - 74

19,102,855

1,788,654

59,627

50,525

140,174

16,087

30,550

21,521

16,168

33,246

22,602

Large employers and higher managerial occupations

369,457

27,979

790

769

1,912

225

496

291

216

427

257

Higher professional occupations

540,653

43,061

1,335

1,122

2,785

290

697

389

302

745

362

Lower managerial and professional occupations

3,604,841

337,274

11,000

9,719

26,369

2,841

6,144

4,049

2,899

6,304

4,132

Intermediate occupations

2,605,824

236,935

7,855

7,427

17,569

2,047

4,306

2,653

2,074

3,633

2,856

Small employers and own account workers

734,784

93,575

2,780

2,101

8,617

762

1,763

1,508

959

2,501

1,124

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

753,879

77,637

2,414

2,181

5,786

595

1,028

952

751

1,318

1,142

Semi-routine occupations

2,791,369

287,273

9,110

8,114

21,345

2,549

4,213

3,161

2,638

4,939

3,845

Routine occupations

1,397,644

128,514

3,343

3,296

9,804

875

1,570

1,905

1,210

2,290

1,954

Never worked

709,021

35,110

1,373

858

2,091

187

361

343

203

540

457

Long-term unemployed

147,233

10,552

454

286

683

88

113

101

70

160

151

Full-time students

1,368,146

113,858

5,656

2,651

6,460

645

1,376

973

773

1,632

1,061

Not classifiable for other reasons

4,080,004

396,886

13,517

12,001

36,753

4,983

8,483

5,196

4,073

8,757

5,261

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