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Socio-Economic Group Statistics for divisions from the 1961 Scottish Census

Table ID:: SOC_1961_S_DVN (1253057)
Contents:: Socio-Economic Group Statistics for divisions from the 1961 Scottish Census
Approx. number of rows:: 31
Table type:: Raw Data
Documentation Author:: Paula Aucott
Chronology:: The data are for the single year 1961.

Sources:

The data for Scotland are taken from Volume 6 of the 1961 census entitled 'Occupations, Industries and Work Places', table 28, 'Socio-Economic groups (Numbers and Proportions) of Economically Active Males' pp160-1. This is a transcription from the original tables, which recorded ten percent of the population which we have multiplied by ten to achieve actual population figures.

Notes:

The data covers all Scottish divisions and was entered in Portsmouth by Rachel Granville in Spring 2002.
The original table also includes proportions but these have not been transcribed as they can easily be calculated.
The 1961 SEG data in this table is given only for regional divisions. "Figures for cities Large Burghs, Small Burghs, Districts of County, Conurbation Centre, New Towns have been published separately."

Checking:

The total population figure was compared to the sum of the categories G1-G17 for each area.
The four divisions appearing in this table have now (May 2023) been defined in the AUO, so g_unit is populated for these and for the Scottish national totals.

Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
soc_1961_s_dvn_pkey	Primary key	rec_num
soc_1961_s_dvn_idx	Unique	sco_area, sco_type

Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
soc_1961_s_dvn_pkey	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index

Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
sco_area	Text string (max.len.=84).	Name of Scottish unit as it appeared in the original report, i.e. lower case.
sco_type	Text string (max.len.=44).	Type of unit as it appeared in the original report
g_unit	Integer number.	Unique ID number for unit.
tot_m15	Floating point number.	Total Males (Occupied and Retired) aged 15 and over.
g1	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 1: 'Employers and managers in central and local government, industry, commerce etc - large establishments.' Those employing others or who generally plan and supervise non-agricultural enterprises of 25 people and more.
g2	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 2: 'Employers and managers in industry, commerce etc. - small establishments.' Those employing others or who generally plan and supervise non-agricultural enterprises employing under 25 persons.
g3	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 3: 'Professional workers - self-employed.' Self-employed engaged in work normally requiring university degree standard qualifications.
g4	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 4: 'Professional workers - employees.' Employees engaged in work normally requiring university degree standard qualifications.
g5	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 5: 'Intermediate non-manual workers.' Employees not exercising general planning or supervisory powers, engaged in non-manual occupations ancillary to the professions, not normally requiring university degree standard qualifications; persons engaged in artistic work not employing others thereat and persons engaged in group 6 occupations but with additional and formal supervisory function.
g6	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 6: 'Junior non-manual workers.' Employees not exercising general planning or supervisory powers engaged in clerical, sales and non-manual communications and security occupations, excluding those with additional and formal supervisory functions.
g7	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 7: 'Personal service workers.' Employees engaged in service occupations caring for food, drink, clothing and other personal needs.
g8	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 8: 'Foremen and supervisors - manual.' Employees (other than managers) who formally and immediately supervise others engaged in manual occupations, whether or not themselves engaged in such occupations.
g9	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 9: 'Skilled manual workers.' Employees engaged in manual occupations which require considerable and specific skills.
g10	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 10: 'Semi-skilled manual workers.' Employees engaged in manual occupations which require slight but specific skills.
g11	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 11: 'Unskilled manual workers.' Other employees engaged in manual occupations.
g12	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 12: 'Own account workers (other than professional).' Self-employed persons engaged in any trade, personal service or manual occupation not normally requiring training of university degree standard and having no employees other than family workers.
g13	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 13: 'Farmers - employers and managers.' Persons who own, rent or manage farms, market gardens or forests, employing people other than family workers in the work of the enterprise.
g14	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 14: 'Farmers - own account.' Persons who own or rent farms, market gardens or forests and having no employees other than family workers.
g15	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 15: 'Agricultural workers.' Employees engaged in tending crops, animals, game or forests, or operating agricultural or forestry machinery.
g16	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 16: 'Members of armed forces.'
g17	Floating point number.	Number of males aged 15 and over in socio-economic group 17: 'Indefinite.' Persons with inadequately stated occupations.
notes	Text string (max.len.=1004).	Comments.
rec_num	Integer number.	Unique number identifying row in table.