This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 and over in households in England And Wales by sex and approximated social grade by age. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

Social Grade is the socio-economic classification used by the Market Research and Marketing Industries, most often in the analysis of spending habits and consumer attitudes. Although it is not possible to allocate Social Grade precisely from information collected by the 2001 Census, the Market Research Society has developed a method for using Census information to provide a good approximation of Social Grade.

In this table, people are classified by the Approximated Social Grade of their Household Reference Person.

Figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data