Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,660 Show data context 189 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,760 Show data context 317 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 310 Show data context 39 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,530 Show data context 184 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,110 Show data context 261 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 6,340 Show data context 572 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 340 Show data context 46 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 2,000 Show data context 211 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 17,800 Show data context 1,553 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 8,080 Show data context 771 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 6,690 Show data context 478 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,840 Show data context 208 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 40 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 40 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 90 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 80 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,030 Show data context 77 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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Date accessed: 26th April 2024