East Devon District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 122 Show data context 191 Show data context 164 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 564 Show data context 643 Show data context 588 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 67 Show data context 56 Show data context 61 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 127 Show data context 176 Show data context 108 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 445 Show data context 568 Show data context 595 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 879 Show data context 918 Show data context 863 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 386 Show data context 314 Show data context 224 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 68 Show data context 94 Show data context 57 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 643 Show data context 652 Show data context 455 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 364 Show data context 393 Show data context 425 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 221 Show data context 188 Show data context 215 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 292 Show data context 334 Show data context 512 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 144 Show data context 76 Show data context 63 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 152 Show data context 123 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 167 Show data context 133 Show data context 106 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 136 Show data context 152 Show data context 68 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 985 Show data context 644 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, East Devon District 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