Highland Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 671 Show data context 1,151 Show data context 1,313 Show data context
Class 2 12,172 Show data context 24,594 Show data context 18,022 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 303 Show data context 1,420 Show data context 7,164 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 30,639 Show data context 30,005 Show data context 22,509 Show data context
Class 4 30,657 Show data context 36,973 Show data context 13,554 Show data context
Class 5 2,418 Show data context 5,545 Show data context 8,439 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Highland Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10080678/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026