Leeds District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,005 Show data context 1,895 Show data context 1,374 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,444 Show data context 2,328 Show data context 3,136 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 195 Show data context 214 Show data context 251 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 915 Show data context 1,023 Show data context 1,141 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,479 Show data context 3,580 Show data context 3,998 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 7,974 Show data context 7,639 Show data context 6,957 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,840 Show data context 1,977 Show data context 1,418 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,054 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 672 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 9,701 Show data context 7,735 Show data context 4,618 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 5,382 Show data context 5,262 Show data context 3,550 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 3,051 Show data context 2,668 Show data context 1,810 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,266 Show data context 1,328 Show data context 1,723 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 77 Show data context 58 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 40 Show data context 36 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 132 Show data context 103 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 52 Show data context 86 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,578 Show data context 3,022 Show data context 275 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, Leeds District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026