Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,040 Show data context 128 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,430 Show data context 245 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 200 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 830 Show data context 104 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 730 Show data context 145 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,090 Show data context 292 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 100 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 890 Show data context 126 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 5,860 Show data context 1,044 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,630 Show data context 475 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 650 Show data context 144 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 360 Show data context 111 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 300 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 170 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 400 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 80 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 360 Show data context 47 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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Date accessed: 20th June 2024