Torbay Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 140 Show data context 165 Show data context 144 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 742 Show data context 720 Show data context 617 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 71 Show data context 43 Show data context 56 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 110 Show data context 129 Show data context 91 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 439 Show data context 522 Show data context 601 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,168 Show data context 1,123 Show data context 1,021 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 424 Show data context 433 Show data context 321 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 97 Show data context 116 Show data context 77 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 747 Show data context 718 Show data context 503 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 442 Show data context 578 Show data context 530 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 254 Show data context 261 Show data context 284 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 453 Show data context 558 Show data context 662 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 24 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 29 Show data context 45 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,010 Show data context 810 Show data context 57 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)

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

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, Torbay Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056550/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026