Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority :
Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 483 Show data context 664 Show data context 821 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 935 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 1,429 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 81 Show data context 113 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 555 Show data context 692 Show data context 681 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,083 Show data context 1,636 Show data context 1,901 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,821 Show data context 2,877 Show data context 3,009 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 843 Show data context 927 Show data context 700 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 471 Show data context 508 Show data context 324 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,879 Show data context 2,789 Show data context 1,806 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,058 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 1,710 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,111 Show data context 1,140 Show data context 817 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 385 Show data context 414 Show data context 724 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 181 Show data context 115 Show data context 98 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 121 Show data context 82 Show data context 60 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 218 Show data context 218 Show data context 174 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 64 Show data context 72 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,753 Show data context 1,021 Show data context 107 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cheshire West and Chester through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th December 2025