Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 950 Show data context 77 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,850 Show data context 312 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 650 Show data context 46 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 670 Show data context 92 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,440 Show data context 158 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,460 Show data context 313 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 420 Show data context 47 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 750 Show data context 78 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 7,730 Show data context 736 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 4,800 Show data context 424 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 3,060 Show data context 264 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,730 Show data context 236 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 760 Show data context 49 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,790 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,060 Show data context 55 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 70 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,320 Show data context 109 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, Caernarvonshire AdmC 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