Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 9,330 Show data context 905 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 15,560 Show data context 1,527 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,720 Show data context 133 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 8,890 Show data context 898 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 10,550 Show data context 1,368 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 40,980 Show data context 3,199 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,090 Show data context 224 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 12,840 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 143,240 Show data context 11,178 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 67,360 Show data context 6,053 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 29,600 Show data context 2,634 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 10,260 Show data context 1,063 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 70 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 360 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 790 Show data context 43 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 10,570 Show data context 929 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, Birmingham CB/MB through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2024