Breckland District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 94 Show data context 160 Show data context 170 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 236 Show data context 420 Show data context 505 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 22 Show data context 30 Show data context 29 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 45 Show data context 78 Show data context 80 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 182 Show data context 366 Show data context 475 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 575 Show data context 770 Show data context 845 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 210 Show data context 216 Show data context 176 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 88 Show data context 128 Show data context 91 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 744 Show data context 909 Show data context 713 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 432 Show data context 638 Show data context 641 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 265 Show data context 260 Show data context 262 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 165 Show data context 232 Show data context 391 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 119 Show data context 93 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 78 Show data context 55 Show data context 52 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 353 Show data context 332 Show data context 189 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 219 Show data context 190 Show data context 170 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 419 Show data context 329 Show data context 57 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, Breckland 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