Wigan District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 283 Show data context 399 Show data context 486 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 719 Show data context 903 Show data context 1,185 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 41 Show data context 48 Show data context 54 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 253 Show data context 341 Show data context 360 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 860 Show data context 1,261 Show data context 1,572 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,607 Show data context 2,774 Show data context 2,718 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 610 Show data context 782 Show data context 599 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 494 Show data context 539 Show data context 360 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,233 Show data context 3,565 Show data context 2,446 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,961 Show data context 3,169 Show data context 2,072 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,560 Show data context 1,296 Show data context 904 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 527 Show data context 562 Show data context 857 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 28 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 24 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 42 Show data context 42 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,628 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 106 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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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigan District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026