Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 21,810 Show data context 2,032 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 40,930 Show data context 5,060 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 8,160 Show data context 655 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 18,800 Show data context 2,394 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 30,900 Show data context 3,941 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 80,680 Show data context 7,369 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 4,870 Show data context 583 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 28,940 Show data context 3,095 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 253,050 Show data context 24,853 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 145,150 Show data context 10,816 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 80,630 Show data context 7,499 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 27,380 Show data context 3,325 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 11,660 Show data context 858 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 26,450 Show data context 2,135 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 18,840 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 11,630 Show data context 745 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 19,160 Show data context 1,620 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, Wales Dep through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 31st October 2024