Kent Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,947 Show data context 2,679 Show data context 2,845 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 4,616 Show data context 5,932 Show data context 7,193 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 425 Show data context 456 Show data context 568 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,862 Show data context 1,994 Show data context 1,927 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,976 Show data context 6,656 Show data context 7,576 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 12,188 Show data context 13,048 Show data context 12,889 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 3,355 Show data context 3,475 Show data context 2,607 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,463 Show data context 1,577 Show data context 1,171 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 10,770 Show data context 10,097 Show data context 6,999 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 5,823 Show data context 6,497 Show data context 5,531 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 3,828 Show data context 3,328 Show data context 3,163 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 2,573 Show data context 2,998 Show data context 4,616 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 412 Show data context 371 Show data context 224 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 298 Show data context 248 Show data context 174 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,377 Show data context 1,181 Show data context 740 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 430 Show data context 533 Show data context 224 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 7,943 Show data context 5,515 Show data context 571 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kent Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056949/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026