Inactive adults by socio-economic class in Wales 2015 survey

This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who are active for less than 30 minutes per week, by socio-economic class of household reference person (NS-SEC) in Wales in 2015. According to the survey, 50 percent of adults active for less than 30 minutes per week have never worked or are long-term unemployed.

Proportion of adults who were inactive or active for less than 30 minutes a week in Wales in 2015, by socio-economic class

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Managerial and professional	23%
Intermediate	29%
Routine and Manual	36%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	50%

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Release date

September 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (Wales)

Survey time period

January to December 2015

Number of respondents

14,170*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Unweighted bases n (managerial and professional)=5,088, n (Intermediate)= 2,714, n (routine and manual)= 5,631, n (never worked and long-term unemployed)= 368
The source adds: "bases vary, those shown are for the whole sample."

Based on national statistics socio-economic classification (NS-SEC).

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