Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 2,990 Show data context 328 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 6,850 Show data context 922 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 980 Show data context 120 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 2,240 Show data context 452 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 3,730 Show data context 547 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 9,250 Show data context 1,071 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 910 Show data context 113 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 2,110 Show data context 228 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 24,670 Show data context 2,430 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 9,730 Show data context 1,034 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 7,320 Show data context 628 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 4,120 Show data context 739 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2,580 Show data context 172 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,680 Show data context 162 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 6,150 Show data context 366 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 6,360 Show data context 405 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,410 Show data context 179 Show data context
Date: Source:
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)'
1971 Census of Population

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Occupational Data classified by Socio-Economic Group. This structure was used by the 1961 census.


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Date accessed: 25th April 2024