Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 6,440 Show data context 714 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 11,950 Show data context 1,704 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 2,250 Show data context 243 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 5,000 Show data context 826 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 7,340 Show data context 1,143 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 22,620 Show data context 2,375 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,420 Show data context 155 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 4,560 Show data context 544 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 52,100 Show data context 5,086 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 20,970 Show data context 2,193 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 12,150 Show data context 1,061 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 6,980 Show data context 1,150 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 4,840 Show data context 380 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 5,240 Show data context 407 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 9,530 Show data context 535 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 6,960 Show data context 462 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,040 Show data context 226 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, Somerset AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024