Grouped Social Class

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Registrar General's Social Class, grouped 1951 1961 1971
Classes 1 & 2 894 Show data context 701 Show data context 151 Show data context
Class 3 1,182 Show data context 1,147 Show data context 161 Show data context
Classes 4 & 5 579 Show data context 442 Show data context 61 Show data context
Class not stated 2 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 27 , 'Social Class distribution of Occupied and Retired Males aged 15 and over', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD'
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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Registrar General's Social Classification regrouped into three categories, combining classes 1 and 2, and classes 4 and 5.


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Date accessed: 31st October 2024