Leicester Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 306 Show data context 369 Show data context 268 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 721 Show data context 716 Show data context 846 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 66 Show data context 35 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 323 Show data context 292 Show data context 364 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 843 Show data context 1,150 Show data context 1,251 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,847 Show data context 2,442 Show data context 1,897 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 620 Show data context 623 Show data context 479 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 405 Show data context 401 Show data context 269 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,615 Show data context 3,550 Show data context 2,200 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,699 Show data context 3,035 Show data context 2,291 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,112 Show data context 977 Show data context 684 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 495 Show data context 521 Show data context 652 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 23 Show data context 24 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,589 Show data context 1,749 Show data context 137 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leicester Unitary Authority (UA) 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