Boston District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 67 Show data context 104 Show data context 87 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 144 Show data context 184 Show data context 186 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 25 Show data context 43 Show data context 43 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 134 Show data context 254 Show data context 240 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 396 Show data context 466 Show data context 432 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 138 Show data context 134 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 58 Show data context 58 Show data context 43 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 496 Show data context 480 Show data context 385 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 279 Show data context 316 Show data context 335 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 232 Show data context 171 Show data context 127 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 96 Show data context 108 Show data context 166 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 73 Show data context 58 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 50 Show data context 62 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 274 Show data context 294 Show data context 159 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 152 Show data context 145 Show data context 24 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, Boston District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10033044/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026