South Lanarkshire Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 421 Show data context 829 Show data context 620 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 727 Show data context 695 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 66 Show data context 84 Show data context 93 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 444 Show data context 459 Show data context 468 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,137 Show data context 1,638 Show data context 1,859 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,102 Show data context 3,253 Show data context 3,045 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 582 Show data context 776 Show data context 461 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 401 Show data context 481 Show data context 318 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,469 Show data context 3,358 Show data context 2,120 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,861 Show data context 2,130 Show data context 1,719 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,254 Show data context 1,100 Show data context 916 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 239 Show data context 342 Show data context 477 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 99 Show data context 71 Show data context 51 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 85 Show data context 59 Show data context 73 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 168 Show data context 114 Show data context 89 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 25 Show data context 42 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,164 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 109 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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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, South Lanarkshire Council 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