Gloucestershire Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 625 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 1,242 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,640 Show data context 2,155 Show data context 2,905 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 169 Show data context 211 Show data context 263 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 748 Show data context 948 Show data context 1,065 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,881 Show data context 2,765 Show data context 3,394 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,672 Show data context 5,280 Show data context 5,391 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,503 Show data context 1,395 Show data context 1,022 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 562 Show data context 650 Show data context 471 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,595 Show data context 4,201 Show data context 3,002 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,736 Show data context 3,282 Show data context 2,775 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,625 Show data context 1,503 Show data context 1,420 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 864 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 283 Show data context 242 Show data context 152 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 242 Show data context 220 Show data context 161 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 526 Show data context 445 Show data context 290 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 286 Show data context 275 Show data context 181 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,971 Show data context 2,267 Show data context 269 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Gloucestershire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032969/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026