Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,360 Show data context 157 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,410 Show data context 280 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 380 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,250 Show data context 135 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,740 Show data context 195 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 5,350 Show data context 442 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 250 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 2,080 Show data context 191 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 17,700 Show data context 1,502 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 10,210 Show data context 764 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 4,730 Show data context 487 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 2,020 Show data context 236 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 90 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 80 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 210 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 150 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 380 Show data context 82 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, Bolton MB/CB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 12th May 2024