Islington Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) : Socio-Economic Group (males only)

Socio-Economic Group (males only)

Socio-Economic Groups 1961
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 940 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 3,040 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 240 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 940 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,880 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 11,520 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,350 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,910 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 27,470 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 12,590 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 10,200 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 3,700 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 10 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 20 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 80 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 230 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,370 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)'

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Male occupations classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the 1961 census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Islington Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026