Fife Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 396 Show data context 895 Show data context 541 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 736 Show data context 691 Show data context 1,171 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 89 Show data context 81 Show data context 97 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 343 Show data context 470 Show data context 527 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,234 Show data context 1,626 Show data context 1,962 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,806 Show data context 2,815 Show data context 2,965 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 773 Show data context 951 Show data context 742 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 524 Show data context 604 Show data context 439 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,215 Show data context 3,666 Show data context 2,557 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,016 Show data context 2,558 Show data context 2,015 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,456 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 1,195 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 291 Show data context 371 Show data context 550 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 102 Show data context 97 Show data context 80 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 66 Show data context 38 Show data context 38 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 301 Show data context 213 Show data context 129 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 307 Show data context 364 Show data context 352 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,185 Show data context 905 Show data context 110 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


Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fife Council 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