Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 4,550 Show data context 481 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 9,360 Show data context 1,076 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,420 Show data context 112 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 2,920 Show data context 407 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,680 Show data context 649 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 15,260 Show data context 1,443 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,330 Show data context 117 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 4,890 Show data context 594 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 48,870 Show data context 4,817 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 23,500 Show data context 2,354 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 15,850 Show data context 1,564 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 5,040 Show data context 657 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 3,850 Show data context 287 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 3,060 Show data context 232 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 10,720 Show data context 704 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 6,680 Show data context 597 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,150 Show data context 274 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, Parts of Lindsey 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