Sheffield District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 753 Show data context 976 Show data context 969 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,407 Show data context 1,650 Show data context 1,814 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 121 Show data context 115 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 706 Show data context 710 Show data context 945 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,981 Show data context 2,633 Show data context 2,901 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 5,735 Show data context 5,268 Show data context 4,593 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,267 Show data context 1,589 Show data context 1,077 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 843 Show data context 865 Show data context 444 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 7,973 Show data context 6,442 Show data context 3,523 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 4,195 Show data context 4,795 Show data context 2,823 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,903 Show data context 2,312 Show data context 1,598 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 899 Show data context 830 Show data context 1,196 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 19 Show data context 29 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 36 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 33 Show data context 37 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 33 Show data context 46 Show data context 37 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,815 Show data context 1,952 Show data context 179 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, Sheffield 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