Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 37,930 Show data context 3,921 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 63,130 Show data context 7,430 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 7,330 Show data context 723 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 26,090 Show data context 3,461 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 36,350 Show data context 5,103 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 122,750 Show data context 11,588 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 6,330 Show data context 802 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 49,430 Show data context 4,831 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 432,190 Show data context 40,537 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 205,650 Show data context 15,735 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 95,370 Show data context 8,905 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 36,620 Show data context 4,426 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 5,980 Show data context 456 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 7,120 Show data context 551 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 11,810 Show data context 668 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7,920 Show data context 613 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 17,530 Show data context 1,601 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, West Riding AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024