West Berkshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 168 Show data context 348 Show data context 471 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 392 Show data context 606 Show data context 1,024 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 42 Show data context 54 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 238 Show data context 325 Show data context 416 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 438 Show data context 714 Show data context 913 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,067 Show data context 1,390 Show data context 1,608 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 354 Show data context 348 Show data context 269 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 125 Show data context 144 Show data context 116 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 959 Show data context 926 Show data context 675 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 460 Show data context 533 Show data context 522 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 372 Show data context 273 Show data context 288 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 256 Show data context 319 Show data context 561 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 48 Show data context 50 Show data context 38 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 32 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 162 Show data context 146 Show data context 100 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 75 Show data context 77 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 548 Show data context 364 Show data context 64 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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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, West Berkshire 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: 30th May 2026