Lewes District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 158 Show data context 232 Show data context 222 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 448 Show data context 399 Show data context 524 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 40 Show data context 47 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 177 Show data context 180 Show data context 181 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 422 Show data context 500 Show data context 618 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 857 Show data context 927 Show data context 842 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 236 Show data context 215 Show data context 142 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 67 Show data context 82 Show data context 58 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 481 Show data context 488 Show data context 348 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 319 Show data context 384 Show data context 300 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 205 Show data context 192 Show data context 220 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 228 Show data context 178 Show data context 341 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 28 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 71 Show data context 58 Show data context 33 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 18 Show data context 21 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 550 Show data context 339 Show data context 38 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, Lewes 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