Ashford District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 107 Show data context 149 Show data context 203 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 288 Show data context 354 Show data context 517 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 31 Show data context 36 Show data context 51 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 87 Show data context 144 Show data context 131 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 303 Show data context 420 Show data context 543 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 682 Show data context 764 Show data context 894 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 219 Show data context 238 Show data context 165 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 98 Show data context 135 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 722 Show data context 761 Show data context 589 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 434 Show data context 510 Show data context 418 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 231 Show data context 251 Show data context 238 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 189 Show data context 221 Show data context 332 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 68 Show data context 53 Show data context 38 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 67 Show data context 64 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 137 Show data context 120 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 34 Show data context 35 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 489 Show data context 335 Show data context 41 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ashford District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026