Hackney District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 108 Show data context 168 Show data context 252 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 527 Show data context 501 Show data context 529 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 29 Show data context 22 Show data context 76 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 122 Show data context 165 Show data context 284 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 506 Show data context 877 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,504 Show data context 1,897 Show data context 1,255 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 574 Show data context 613 Show data context 392 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 226 Show data context 175 Show data context 80 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,656 Show data context 1,556 Show data context 717 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,026 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 761 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,105 Show data context 788 Show data context 463 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 500 Show data context 403 Show data context 363 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,822 Show data context 1,658 Show data context 165 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, Hackney 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