Sefton District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 584 Show data context 779 Show data context 579 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,170 Show data context 1,338 Show data context 1,212 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 111 Show data context 120 Show data context 125 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 401 Show data context 376 Show data context 323 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,362 Show data context 1,777 Show data context 1,796 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,883 Show data context 3,904 Show data context 3,124 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 722 Show data context 854 Show data context 565 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 388 Show data context 383 Show data context 203 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,572 Show data context 2,170 Show data context 1,428 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,694 Show data context 1,758 Show data context 1,154 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,231 Show data context 1,068 Show data context 660 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 553 Show data context 589 Show data context 801 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 36 Show data context 47 Show data context 54 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 27 Show data context 31 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,833 Show data context 1,732 Show data context 106 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, Sefton District 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