York Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 186 Show data context 389 Show data context 367 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 480 Show data context 515 Show data context 766 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 41 Show data context 48 Show data context 59 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 209 Show data context 286 Show data context 266 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 729 Show data context 1,013 Show data context 1,164 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,743 Show data context 1,784 Show data context 1,734 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 498 Show data context 510 Show data context 422 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 186 Show data context 252 Show data context 150 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,471 Show data context 1,484 Show data context 945 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,117 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 909 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 681 Show data context 618 Show data context 513 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 222 Show data context 316 Show data context 456 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 42 Show data context 44 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 41 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 68 Show data context 53 Show data context 54 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 107 Show data context 118 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,053 Show data context 615 Show data context 67 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, York Unitary Authority (UA) 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