Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 8,100 Show data context 965 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 10,310 Show data context 1,896 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,630 Show data context 209 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 6,730 Show data context 1,227 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 7,500 Show data context 1,208 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 17,300 Show data context 1,958 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,200 Show data context 164 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 4,900 Show data context 621 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 48,890 Show data context 4,794 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 19,830 Show data context 2,147 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 10,210 Show data context 951 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 5,240 Show data context 948 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,890 Show data context 136 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,540 Show data context 125 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 3,820 Show data context 252 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 5,750 Show data context 491 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,680 Show data context 291 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, Buckinghamshire AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th April 2024