Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,080 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,280 Show data context 232 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 120 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 640 Show data context 110 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 990 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,590 Show data context 273 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 160 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 640 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,090 Show data context 519 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,380 Show data context 167 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 850 Show data context 63 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 680 Show data context 100 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 590 Show data context 53 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 730 Show data context 55 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,410 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 30 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 210 Show data context 14 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, West Lancashire RD through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 28th May 2024