Argyll and Bute Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 338 Show data context 496 Show data context 942 Show data context
Class 2 5,345 Show data context 6,446 Show data context 8,046 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 138 Show data context 494 Show data context 5,578 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 14,579 Show data context 17,166 Show data context 15,276 Show data context
Class 4 12,134 Show data context 12,550 Show data context 7,672 Show data context
Class 5 1,874 Show data context 2,208 Show data context 5,230 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Argyll and Bute Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056627/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 10th April 2026