Administrative unit

England Dep

Country

Social Class

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Year Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class not stated
1841 65,239 Show data context 552,822 Show data context 1,406,236 Show data context 1,080,802 Show data context 344,199 Show data context
1951 485,844 Show data context 2,103,584 Show data context 7,720,857 Show data context 2,299,987 Show data context 1,895,886 Show data context
1961 526,100 Show data context 1,924,054 Show data context 6,689,785 Show data context 2,628,908 Show data context 1,132,737 Show data context
1971 70,159 Show data context 248,380 Show data context 662,230 Show data context 232,689 Show data context 104,463 Show data context 44,836 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
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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Occupational Data from various dates classified into the Registrar General's Social Classification.


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Date accessed: 05th November 2024