Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 9,340 Show data context 934 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 14,420 Show data context 1,960 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,670 Show data context 181 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 6,800 Show data context 999 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 10,260 Show data context 1,476 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 31,800 Show data context 3,089 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,510 Show data context 163 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 11,380 Show data context 1,236 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 107,160 Show data context 10,937 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 56,610 Show data context 3,869 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 19,760 Show data context 1,855 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 9,100 Show data context 1,116 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2,320 Show data context 165 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,900 Show data context 139 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 5,210 Show data context 335 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 4,280 Show data context 217 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,560 Show data context 477 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, Nottinghamshire AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024