Social Class

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Registrar General's Social Class 1951 1961 1971
Class 1 220 Show data context 220 Show data context 49 Show data context
Class 2 1,151 Show data context 1,167 Show data context 152 Show data context
Class 3 2,653 Show data context 2,310 Show data context 312 Show data context
Class 4 1,925 Show data context 1,837 Show data context 138 Show data context
Class 5 527 Show data context 267 Show data context 31 Show data context
Class not stated 12 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 27 , 'Social Class distribution of Occupied and Retired Males aged 15 and over', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD'
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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Number of Rooms per Private Households, listing numbers of rooms from 1 to "10 and upwards". This classification system was used by the 1911 Census of Population.


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Date accessed: 31st October 2024