the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 3,912 Show data context 4,417 Show data context 4,766 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 7,165 Show data context 8,461 Show data context 9,184 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 552 Show data context 531 Show data context 750 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 3,453 Show data context 3,235 Show data context 3,639 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 8,515 Show data context 11,178 Show data context 12,293 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 28,138 Show data context 26,146 Show data context 22,735 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 5,718 Show data context 6,855 Show data context 4,982 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 4,182 Show data context 3,987 Show data context 2,574 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 37,207 Show data context 30,137 Show data context 19,254 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 26,085 Show data context 25,041 Show data context 16,928 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 11,454 Show data context 9,408 Show data context 6,539 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 3,907 Show data context 4,231 Show data context 5,892 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 59 Show data context 47 Show data context 26 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 76 Show data context 45 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 146 Show data context 135 Show data context 128 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 130 Show data context 200 Show data context 134 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 15,414 Show data context 14,643 Show data context 1,518 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, the West Midlands Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056962/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026