Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 12,940 Show data context 1,251 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 15,960 Show data context 1,932 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 2,330 Show data context 194 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 9,080 Show data context 1,072 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 14,220 Show data context 1,942 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 43,830 Show data context 4,072 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,630 Show data context 259 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 18,950 Show data context 1,789 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 181,670 Show data context 16,274 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 96,950 Show data context 5,462 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 48,810 Show data context 4,104 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 8,640 Show data context 860 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,910 Show data context 135 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,930 Show data context 142 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 4,390 Show data context 264 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 2,820 Show data context 200 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 6,650 Show data context 722 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, County Durham AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024