Birkenhead County Borough (CB/MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)

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Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)

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Registrar General's Social Class	1951	1961	1971
Class 1	1,421	1,500	174
Class 2	5,600	4,946	561
Class 3	24,789	20,688	1,865
Class 4	6,007	8,866	774
Class 5	10,809	6,340	521
Class not stated			99

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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Male occupations grouped using the Registrar General's Social Classification.

Birkenhead County Borough (CB/MB) : Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)

Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)