Fife Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 595 Show data context 783 Show data context 1,956 Show data context
Class 2 3,697 Show data context 7,682 Show data context 11,936 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 245 Show data context 887 Show data context 15,250 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 31,279 Show data context 40,118 Show data context 51,717 Show data context
Class 4 15,968 Show data context 18,753 Show data context 27,320 Show data context
Class 5 1,806 Show data context 3,753 Show data context 12,342 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fife Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032829/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026