Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 507,140 Show data context 52,474 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 819,840 Show data context 109,153 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 108,160 Show data context 11,991 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 417,940 Show data context 58,168 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 539,890 Show data context 77,387 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,764,300 Show data context 166,100 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 128,480 Show data context 13,799 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 452,750 Show data context 48,144 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,381,910 Show data context 404,564 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,007,830 Show data context 173,528 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,141,930 Show data context 99,912 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 469,170 Show data context 64,086 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 134,010 Show data context 9,790 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 117,910 Show data context 9,525 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 319,020 Show data context 19,300 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 285,290 Show data context 21,285 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 224,400 Show data context 23,551 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, England Dep through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024