West Dunbartonshire Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 103 Show data context 175 Show data context 99 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 193 Show data context 119 Show data context 214 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 103 Show data context 108 Show data context 117 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 354 Show data context 513 Show data context 505 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,106 Show data context 1,080 Show data context 933 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 223 Show data context 325 Show data context 234 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 163 Show data context 198 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,435 Show data context 1,378 Show data context 782 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 848 Show data context 770 Show data context 466 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 549 Show data context 518 Show data context 395 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 81 Show data context 73 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 18 Show data context 37 Show data context 46 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 401 Show data context 381 Show data context 41 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, West Dunbartonshire 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