Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,190 Show data context 222 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,450 Show data context 332 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 330 Show data context 43 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 790 Show data context 125 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,330 Show data context 402 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 7,260 Show data context 787 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 820 Show data context 99 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 2,040 Show data context 242 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 20,440 Show data context 2,049 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 7,460 Show data context 693 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 8,120 Show data context 669 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,640 Show data context 254 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 50 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 30 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 100 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7,480 Show data context 885 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,290 Show data context 118 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, Plymouth 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