Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 520 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 780 Show data context 147 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 170 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 810 Show data context 155 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 710 Show data context 136 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,370 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 110 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 290 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,390 Show data context 332 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,070 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 740 Show data context 76 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 510 Show data context 71 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 600 Show data context 39 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 690 Show data context 53 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,410 Show data context 78 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 950 Show data context 112 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 150 Show data context 9 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, Chesterton RD 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