Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 8,760 Show data context 864 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 12,370 Show data context 1,398 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,890 Show data context 185 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 6,950 Show data context 885 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 8,780 Show data context 1,193 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 30,210 Show data context 2,721 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,860 Show data context 228 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 8,580 Show data context 822 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 88,080 Show data context 8,071 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 42,580 Show data context 2,695 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 22,700 Show data context 2,218 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 6,190 Show data context 574 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2,650 Show data context 171 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,620 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 6,440 Show data context 397 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 2,120 Show data context 126 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,870 Show data context 430 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, Northumberland 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