Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region :
Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 6,156 Show data context 10,194 Show data context 9,072 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 14,378 Show data context 16,157 Show data context 20,207 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,115 Show data context 1,214 Show data context 1,553 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 5,044 Show data context 5,581 Show data context 6,346 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 15,897 Show data context 22,828 Show data context 25,812 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 44,511 Show data context 44,224 Show data context 42,249 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 12,373 Show data context 13,440 Show data context 10,193 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 7,508 Show data context 7,974 Show data context 5,111 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 62,352 Show data context 53,285 Show data context 33,643 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 35,423 Show data context 38,713 Show data context 28,242 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 22,107 Show data context 18,704 Show data context 14,867 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 7,959 Show data context 8,785 Show data context 12,621 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,494 Show data context 1,445 Show data context 945 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,437 Show data context 1,190 Show data context 842 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 2,580 Show data context 2,293 Show data context 1,676 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1,695 Show data context 1,724 Show data context 1,102 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 26,829 Show data context 18,919 Show data context 2,054 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yorkshire and the Humber through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th December 2025