Southwark District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 229 Show data context 321 Show data context 346 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 605 Show data context 583 Show data context 785 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 41 Show data context 55 Show data context 106 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 208 Show data context 263 Show data context 393 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 757 Show data context 991 Show data context 1,333 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,720 Show data context 2,887 Show data context 1,963 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 838 Show data context 836 Show data context 499 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 295 Show data context 241 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,998 Show data context 1,859 Show data context 854 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,944 Show data context 1,644 Show data context 880 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,113 Show data context 1,454 Show data context 752 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 477 Show data context 407 Show data context 491 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,061 Show data context 1,717 Show data context 212 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.


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

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026