Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 870 Show data context 90 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,120 Show data context 180 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 110 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 890 Show data context 117 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,010 Show data context 141 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,310 Show data context 215 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 170 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 420 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 5,680 Show data context 457 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,400 Show data context 197 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 880 Show data context 73 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 470 Show data context 78 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 110 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 40 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 220 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 280 Show data context 33 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 460 Show data context 29 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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Date accessed: 01st May 2024