Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 2,640 Show data context 215 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 4,690 Show data context 474 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 410 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,920 Show data context 227 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 3,110 Show data context 361 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 12,390 Show data context 968 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 640 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 3,260 Show data context 321 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 36,900 Show data context 3,093 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 20,140 Show data context 1,553 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 9,460 Show data context 806 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 3,650 Show data context 339 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 20 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 200 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 310 Show data context 30 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 920 Show data context 260 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, Nottingham CB/MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 17th June 2025