Sunderland District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 297 Show data context 511 Show data context 335 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 572 Show data context 642 Show data context 877 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 48 Show data context 48 Show data context 47 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 243 Show data context 228 Show data context 264 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 868 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 1,364 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,580 Show data context 2,841 Show data context 2,610 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 649 Show data context 918 Show data context 565 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 469 Show data context 420 Show data context 266 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,446 Show data context 3,739 Show data context 2,167 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,846 Show data context 2,186 Show data context 1,668 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,356 Show data context 1,257 Show data context 898 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 245 Show data context 256 Show data context 460 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 28 Show data context 31 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 31 Show data context 54 Show data context 43 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,635 Show data context 1,636 Show data context 95 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, Sunderland District 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