Dumfries and Galloway Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 127 Show data context 309 Show data context 173 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 470 Show data context 422 Show data context 504 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 53 Show data context 46 Show data context 59 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 122 Show data context 134 Show data context 129 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 460 Show data context 628 Show data context 741 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,087 Show data context 1,102 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 480 Show data context 511 Show data context 324 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 160 Show data context 161 Show data context 153 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,418 Show data context 1,397 Show data context 1,076 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 775 Show data context 906 Show data context 793 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 541 Show data context 466 Show data context 502 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 169 Show data context 222 Show data context 353 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 269 Show data context 243 Show data context 163 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 168 Show data context 173 Show data context 136 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 635 Show data context 554 Show data context 314 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 28 Show data context 41 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 568 Show data context 422 Show data context 101 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, Dumfries and Galloway Council 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