Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 528 Show data context 661 Show data context 706 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,242 Show data context 1,249 Show data context 1,499 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 115 Show data context 111 Show data context 151 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 622 Show data context 727 Show data context 898 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,787 Show data context 2,141 Show data context 2,511 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,867 Show data context 4,449 Show data context 4,044 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,079 Show data context 1,127 Show data context 734 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 563 Show data context 551 Show data context 298 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,327 Show data context 3,794 Show data context 2,298 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,901 Show data context 2,749 Show data context 1,890 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,906 Show data context 1,536 Show data context 1,036 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 773 Show data context 820 Show data context 1,076 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 23 Show data context 57 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 47 Show data context 35 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,001 Show data context 2,451 Show data context 199 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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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, Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) 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