Social Class Total

Year	Social Class Total	Class not known
1841	5,806,817	476,744
1881	7,591,769
1931	13,151,790
1951	15,407,752
1961	10,937,480
1971	13,934,540	472,010
1981	12,983,810
1991	13,189,900
2001	14,025,221

Date:	Source:
1841 - 2001	Census of Population
1841	1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'
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)'

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