South Norfolk District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 108 Show data context 236 Show data context 245 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 308 Show data context 398 Show data context 515 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 32 Show data context 39 Show data context 70 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 95 Show data context 181 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 324 Show data context 468 Show data context 643 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 775 Show data context 964 Show data context 1,007 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 223 Show data context 221 Show data context 178 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 72 Show data context 99 Show data context 80 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 748 Show data context 800 Show data context 632 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 404 Show data context 460 Show data context 425 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 224 Show data context 194 Show data context 218 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 181 Show data context 289 Show data context 391 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 117 Show data context 97 Show data context 77 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 97 Show data context 84 Show data context 49 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 333 Show data context 256 Show data context 152 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 21 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 479 Show data context 277 Show data context 65 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, South Norfolk 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