Waltham Forest District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 272 Show data context 353 Show data context 411 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 758 Show data context 767 Show data context 910 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 36 Show data context 28 Show data context 52 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 235 Show data context 242 Show data context 310 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 807 Show data context 1,172 Show data context 1,481 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,407 Show data context 2,967 Show data context 2,391 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 463 Show data context 509 Show data context 392 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 322 Show data context 260 Show data context 152 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,793 Show data context 2,152 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,939 Show data context 1,551 Show data context 910 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 804 Show data context 656 Show data context 471 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 595 Show data context 562 Show data context 647 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,705 Show data context 1,109 Show data context 143 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, Waltham Forest District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026