Tyne and Wear Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,599 Show data context 2,372 Show data context 1,513 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,782 Show data context 2,851 Show data context 3,426 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 217 Show data context 217 Show data context 265 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,327 Show data context 1,272 Show data context 1,482 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 3,935 Show data context 5,086 Show data context 5,685 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 12,711 Show data context 12,009 Show data context 10,129 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 3,130 Show data context 3,676 Show data context 2,443 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,729 Show data context 1,684 Show data context 1,026 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 16,357 Show data context 13,533 Show data context 7,739 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 7,462 Show data context 8,179 Show data context 5,849 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 6,253 Show data context 5,462 Show data context 3,660 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,053 Show data context 1,176 Show data context 1,876 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 46 Show data context 33 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 104 Show data context 94 Show data context 54 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 143 Show data context 206 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 6,483 Show data context 5,301 Show data context 397 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Tyne and Wear Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) 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