Cherwell District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 115 Show data context 221 Show data context 281 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 281 Show data context 432 Show data context 613 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 29 Show data context 37 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 122 Show data context 159 Show data context 204 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 357 Show data context 506 Show data context 721 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 916 Show data context 1,124 Show data context 1,203 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 290 Show data context 275 Show data context 305 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 106 Show data context 123 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 762 Show data context 858 Show data context 742 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 589 Show data context 685 Show data context 647 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 373 Show data context 329 Show data context 304 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 176 Show data context 226 Show data context 390 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 53 Show data context 48 Show data context 26 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 51 Show data context 37 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 91 Show data context 80 Show data context 48 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 405 Show data context 362 Show data context 194 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 434 Show data context 465 Show data context 64 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, Cherwell District 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