Grouped Social Class

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Registrar General's Social Class, grouped 1951 1961 1971
Classes 1 & 2 6,164 Show data context 5,941 Show data context 975 Show data context
Class 3 23,238 Show data context 24,587 Show data context 2,581 Show data context
Classes 4 & 5 10,259 Show data context 13,793 Show data context 1,498 Show data context
Class not stated 88 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 27 , 'Social Class distribution of Occupied and Retired Males aged 15 and over', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD'
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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Registrar General's Social Classification regrouped into three categories, combining classes 1 and 2, and classes 4 and 5.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Luton CB/MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Grouped Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 14th November 2024