Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 60 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 120 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 60 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 50 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 60 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 240 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 60 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 80 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 580 Show data context 68 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 370 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 210 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 90 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 190 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 260 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 550 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 240 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 50 Show data context 4 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, Malmesbury RD 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