Solihull District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 473 Show data context 600 Show data context 640 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 818 Show data context 1,094 Show data context 1,314 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 83 Show data context 66 Show data context 122 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 448 Show data context 411 Show data context 442 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 719 Show data context 1,040 Show data context 1,253 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,307 Show data context 2,521 Show data context 2,382 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 401 Show data context 506 Show data context 441 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 276 Show data context 278 Show data context 192 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,744 Show data context 1,688 Show data context 1,125 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,098 Show data context 1,173 Show data context 889 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 352 Show data context 402 Show data context 327 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 298 Show data context 335 Show data context 545 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 24 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 23 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 24 Show data context 30 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 600 Show data context 908 Show data context 109 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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The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Solihull District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026