the East Midlands Government Region : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 4,579 Show data context 7,796 Show data context 7,971 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 10,710 Show data context 13,467 Show data context 18,528 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 849 Show data context 920 Show data context 1,330 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 4,404 Show data context 5,036 Show data context 6,137 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 11,981 Show data context 17,598 Show data context 21,657 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 32,879 Show data context 34,510 Show data context 34,702 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 8,279 Show data context 8,969 Show data context 7,833 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 5,507 Show data context 6,338 Show data context 4,437 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 51,220 Show data context 44,675 Show data context 30,372 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 25,681 Show data context 30,718 Show data context 24,664 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 12,999 Show data context 11,823 Show data context 10,597 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 6,451 Show data context 7,688 Show data context 11,714 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1,578 Show data context 1,405 Show data context 922 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,485 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 867 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 3,468 Show data context 2,964 Show data context 1,922 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1,784 Show data context 1,855 Show data context 1,078 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 18,411 Show data context 14,070 Show data context 1,744 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, the East Midlands Government Region 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