Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 377 Show data context 467 Show data context 463 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,187 Show data context 1,208 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 123 Show data context 100 Show data context 114 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 376 Show data context 350 Show data context 447 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,193 Show data context 1,416 Show data context 1,708 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,187 Show data context 2,890 Show data context 2,317 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 969 Show data context 759 Show data context 589 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 205 Show data context 213 Show data context 145 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,028 Show data context 1,598 Show data context 886 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,292 Show data context 1,259 Show data context 805 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 746 Show data context 544 Show data context 511 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 736 Show data context 802 Show data context 983 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 22 Show data context 30 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 51 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,719 Show data context 1,915 Show data context 116 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, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026