Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 700 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 830 Show data context 139 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 80 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,210 Show data context 153 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 910 Show data context 128 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,250 Show data context 350 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 90 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 500 Show data context 57 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,690 Show data context 409 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,670 Show data context 210 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 950 Show data context 81 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 390 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 30 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 80 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 70 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 150 Show data context 16 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, Chelmsford MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024