West Sussex Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,129 Show data context 1,969 Show data context 1,831 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 3,169 Show data context 3,532 Show data context 4,146 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 324 Show data context 349 Show data context 389 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,201 Show data context 1,406 Show data context 1,288 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,850 Show data context 4,160 Show data context 4,514 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 6,962 Show data context 7,764 Show data context 7,256 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,931 Show data context 1,820 Show data context 1,545 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 600 Show data context 759 Show data context 528 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,349 Show data context 4,456 Show data context 3,080 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,622 Show data context 3,195 Show data context 2,937 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,379 Show data context 1,459 Show data context 1,486 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,487 Show data context 1,781 Show data context 2,679 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 266 Show data context 225 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 150 Show data context 127 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 802 Show data context 666 Show data context 458 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 273 Show data context 189 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 5,198 Show data context 3,072 Show data context 323 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, West Sussex Modern (post-1974) County 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