Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 4,810 Show data context 375 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 9,500 Show data context 917 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,090 Show data context 73 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 4,590 Show data context 408 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 7,250 Show data context 721 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 30,000 Show data context 1,922 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,450 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 5,720 Show data context 461 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 73,980 Show data context 5,029 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 34,200 Show data context 2,461 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 22,940 Show data context 1,654 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 8,680 Show data context 691 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 60 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 60 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 260 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 590 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,440 Show data context 561 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Manchester CB/MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 26th April 2024