Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 11,100 Show data context 1,019 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 18,280 Show data context 2,346 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 2,610 Show data context 272 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 9,830 Show data context 1,221 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 14,110 Show data context 1,962 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 41,570 Show data context 3,882 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,170 Show data context 234 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 14,950 Show data context 1,530 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 130,070 Show data context 12,507 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 74,980 Show data context 5,265 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 37,920 Show data context 3,350 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 10,850 Show data context 1,312 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 980 Show data context 60 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 2,150 Show data context 165 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 2,110 Show data context 115 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 4,270 Show data context 330 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 7,570 Show data context 767 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, Glamorgan 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