Argyll and Bute Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 145 Show data context 261 Show data context 113 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 381 Show data context 367 Show data context 466 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 50 Show data context 47 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 113 Show data context 125 Show data context 112 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 359 Show data context 472 Show data context 505 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 702 Show data context 709 Show data context 757 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 360 Show data context 327 Show data context 261 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 91 Show data context 81 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 657 Show data context 601 Show data context 425 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 337 Show data context 370 Show data context 301 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 314 Show data context 256 Show data context 276 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 155 Show data context 186 Show data context 303 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 71 Show data context 72 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 102 Show data context 83 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 195 Show data context 158 Show data context 85 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 257 Show data context 229 Show data context 243 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 450 Show data context 329 Show data context 61 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, Argyll and Bute Council 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