Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 6,540 Show data context 741 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 17,050 Show data context 2,091 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 2,880 Show data context 274 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 4,250 Show data context 608 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 8,790 Show data context 1,353 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 27,110 Show data context 2,595 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 3,560 Show data context 384 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 5,170 Show data context 668 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 62,550 Show data context 6,112 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 25,080 Show data context 2,368 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 20,220 Show data context 1,714 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 10,910 Show data context 1,661 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 8,400 Show data context 529 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 8,150 Show data context 752 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 11,610 Show data context 642 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 14,160 Show data context 1,293 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,970 Show data context 410 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, Devon 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