Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 3,320 Show data context 524 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 5,670 Show data context 1,052 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 790 Show data context 91 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 4,320 Show data context 785 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,680 Show data context 932 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 13,890 Show data context 1,545 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 730 Show data context 95 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 3,520 Show data context 541 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 43,550 Show data context 4,329 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 19,790 Show data context 2,204 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 9,170 Show data context 791 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 3,800 Show data context 626 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,510 Show data context 101 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,420 Show data context 85 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 4,530 Show data context 266 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 3,430 Show data context 345 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,430 Show data context 196 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, Bedfordshire AdmC 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