Wales Government Region :
Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 2,727 Show data context 4,345 Show data context 3,906 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 7,949 Show data context 9,241 Show data context 10,723 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 805 Show data context 763 Show data context 893 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 2,935 Show data context 3,533 Show data context 3,422 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 9,934 Show data context 13,628 Show data context 14,960 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 22,078 Show data context 23,118 Show data context 22,310 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 6,702 Show data context 7,496 Show data context 5,621 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 3,873 Show data context 4,349 Show data context 2,668 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 30,278 Show data context 25,974 Show data context 16,809 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 16,945 Show data context 18,743 Show data context 15,261 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 11,906 Show data context 10,369 Show data context 8,082 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 4,929 Show data context 5,256 Show data context 7,517 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,356 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 743 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 2,932 Show data context 2,452 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,510 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 1,071 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 916 Show data context 904 Show data context 648 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 17,066 Show data context 12,805 Show data context 1,395 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wales through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13146123/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 10th November 2025