Suffolk Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 514 Show data context 1,027 Show data context 1,470 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,865 Show data context 2,478 Show data context 2,706 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 167 Show data context 200 Show data context 262 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 605 Show data context 741 Show data context 1,002 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,866 Show data context 2,634 Show data context 3,489 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,550 Show data context 5,492 Show data context 5,950 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,492 Show data context 1,576 Show data context 1,296 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 603 Show data context 756 Show data context 596 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 5,274 Show data context 5,408 Show data context 4,058 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,348 Show data context 3,888 Show data context 3,117 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,847 Show data context 1,835 Show data context 1,826 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,094 Show data context 1,410 Show data context 2,153 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 437 Show data context 372 Show data context 222 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 235 Show data context 224 Show data context 173 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,271 Show data context 956 Show data context 641 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1,103 Show data context 1,097 Show data context 719 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,354 Show data context 1,998 Show data context 338 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Suffolk Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026