Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,010 Show data context 152 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,000 Show data context 281 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 130 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 710 Show data context 115 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 860 Show data context 178 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,220 Show data context 455 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 340 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,070 Show data context 166 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 13,790 Show data context 1,334 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 4,340 Show data context 510 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,550 Show data context 245 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,270 Show data context 194 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 30 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 60 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 230 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 640 Show data context 42 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, Northampton CB/MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th April 2024