Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 7,150 Show data context 927 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 9,590 Show data context 1,708 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,190 Show data context 176 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 8,670 Show data context 1,490 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 10,120 Show data context 1,571 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 19,710 Show data context 2,250 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,600 Show data context 200 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 4,360 Show data context 584 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 43,570 Show data context 4,651 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 19,940 Show data context 1,964 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 10,870 Show data context 1,120 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 5,890 Show data context 1,111 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,680 Show data context 112 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 940 Show data context 60 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 5,080 Show data context 334 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 9,150 Show data context 565 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,730 Show data context 263 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, Berkshire AdmC through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd May 2024