Social Class Total

Year	Social Class Total	Class not known
1841	5,438,520	448,038
1881	7,118,167
1931	12,279,025
1951	14,485,437
1961	10,172,690
1971	13,176,750	448,360
1981	12,279,590
1991	12,509,980
2001	13,300,272

Date:	Source:
1841 - 2001	Census of Population
1841	1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'
1961	1961 Census of England and Wales, Occupations County Leaflets, Table 5, 'Socio-economic Group (Numbers and Proportions) of Economically Active Males and Economically Inactive Males (stating an occupation)', for 'AC, LAA, County Aggregates, Con, NT (10% sample)'

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