Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,750 Show data context 155 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,810 Show data context 368 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 230 Show data context 47 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,450 Show data context 245 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,130 Show data context 168 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,300 Show data context 229 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 130 Show data context 23 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 300 Show data context 41 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,720 Show data context 313 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,460 Show data context 131 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 520 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 860 Show data context 124 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 190 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 80 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 440 Show data context 38 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 310 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 470 Show data context 28 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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Date accessed: 26th May 2024