Dudley District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 452 Show data context 586 Show data context 641 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 871 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 1,470 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 56 Show data context 45 Show data context 87 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 385 Show data context 377 Show data context 413 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 861 Show data context 1,270 Show data context 1,608 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,780 Show data context 3,098 Show data context 3,103 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 536 Show data context 590 Show data context 483 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 481 Show data context 485 Show data context 345 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,297 Show data context 3,802 Show data context 2,699 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,595 Show data context 2,743 Show data context 2,057 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,193 Show data context 932 Show data context 851 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 484 Show data context 596 Show data context 844 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,229 Show data context 1,094 Show data context 136 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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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dudley District 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