Bolton District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 341 Show data context 534 Show data context 459 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 770 Show data context 909 Show data context 1,247 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 57 Show data context 70 Show data context 74 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 299 Show data context 378 Show data context 348 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 846 Show data context 1,243 Show data context 1,364 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,529 Show data context 2,510 Show data context 2,391 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 547 Show data context 714 Show data context 487 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 428 Show data context 433 Show data context 247 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,365 Show data context 2,665 Show data context 1,787 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,452 Show data context 2,481 Show data context 1,563 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,265 Show data context 1,070 Show data context 708 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 555 Show data context 582 Show data context 789 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 27 Show data context 17 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 22 Show data context 27 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 17 Show data context 21 Show data context 23 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,541 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 114 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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bolton 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