South Ayrshire Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 193 Show data context 396 Show data context 246 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 443 Show data context 346 Show data context 462 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 42 Show data context 38 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 167 Show data context 212 Show data context 214 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 469 Show data context 651 Show data context 686 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,087 Show data context 1,071 Show data context 979 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 360 Show data context 349 Show data context 275 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 118 Show data context 153 Show data context 108 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,154 Show data context 980 Show data context 630 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 577 Show data context 635 Show data context 501 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 450 Show data context 417 Show data context 363 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 113 Show data context 138 Show data context 188 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 66 Show data context 56 Show data context 33 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 50 Show data context 39 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 135 Show data context 103 Show data context 67 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 38 Show data context 34 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 521 Show data context 407 Show data context 50 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, South Ayrshire Council 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