Scottish Borders Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 134 Show data context 162 Show data context 154 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 347 Show data context 435 Show data context 480 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 34 Show data context 22 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 80 Show data context 100 Show data context 122 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 300 Show data context 423 Show data context 552 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 808 Show data context 822 Show data context 817 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 374 Show data context 281 Show data context 201 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 122 Show data context 115 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,202 Show data context 1,064 Show data context 767 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 668 Show data context 822 Show data context 662 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 366 Show data context 313 Show data context 344 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 149 Show data context 148 Show data context 245 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 156 Show data context 173 Show data context 88 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 75 Show data context 57 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 446 Show data context 392 Show data context 262 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 435 Show data context 242 Show data context 77 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.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032830/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026