Watford District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 127 Show data context 204 Show data context 216 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 222 Show data context 305 Show data context 434 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 18 Show data context 27 Show data context 41 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 148 Show data context 145 Show data context 176 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 327 Show data context 457 Show data context 573 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 949 Show data context 922 Show data context 917 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 203 Show data context 187 Show data context 133 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 94 Show data context 93 Show data context 75 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 863 Show data context 706 Show data context 448 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 485 Show data context 426 Show data context 365 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 265 Show data context 223 Show data context 160 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 142 Show data context 164 Show data context 249 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 519 Show data context 451 Show data context 39 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Watford 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