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The first census report to actually tabulate social class, by Local Government District, was 1951. However, data from the 1931 census was used to create a tabulation of social class in the 1921-30 Decennial Supplement, and it is possible to estimate social class statistics for earlier dates from occupational data. The 1961 census introduced a new system of 'Socio-Economic Groups', defined more broadly; the 1971 census tabulated both these and the earlier Social Classes.
Table | Type | Contents |
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seg_1971_ew | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group data from the 1971 Census for England and Wales |
seg_1971_s | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group data from the 1971 Census for Scotland |
seg_2011_ew | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group data for 2011 Local Authorities in England and Wales |
seg_2011_s | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group data for 2011 Local Authorities in Scotland |
soc_1931_ew | Derived | Local government district-level Social Class estimates from the 1931 Census |
soc_1931_ew_reg | Raw Data | 1931 Social Class Statistics for Regions (raw data) |
soc_1951_ew | Raw Data | Social Class Statistics from the 1951 Census |
soc_1951_s | Raw Data | Social Class Statistics from the 1951 Census for Scotland |
soc_1961_ew | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group Statistics from the 1961 Census |
soc_1961_s_dvn | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Group Statistics for divisions from the 1961 Scottish Census |
soc_1961_s_unit | Raw Data | Socio-Economic Statistics for Scottish Local Areas from the 1961 Census |
soc_1981_gb_ward | Raw Data | Ward- or similar level social class statistics from the 1981 Census |
soc_1991_gb_ward | Raw Data | Ward-level social class statistics from the 1991 Census. |
soc_2001_gb_ward | Raw Data | Ward- or similar level social class/grade statistics from the 2001 Census |
soc_2011_ew | Raw Data | Social Grade data for 2011 Local Authorities in England and Wales |
soc_2011_s | Raw Data | Social Grade data for 2011 Local Authorities in Scotland |