Torridge District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 47 Show data context 65 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 160 Show data context 205 Show data context 214 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 16 Show data context 21 Show data context 26 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 21 Show data context 34 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 116 Show data context 179 Show data context 223 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 282 Show data context 315 Show data context 319 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 115 Show data context 121 Show data context 104 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 33 Show data context 53 Show data context 36 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 347 Show data context 443 Show data context 316 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 205 Show data context 267 Show data context 261 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 106 Show data context 114 Show data context 105 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 136 Show data context 156 Show data context 238 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 123 Show data context 80 Show data context 60 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 177 Show data context 113 Show data context 118 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 120 Show data context 103 Show data context 87 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 370 Show data context 202 Show data context 48 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, Torridge District 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