West Lothian Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 140 Show data context 288 Show data context 354 Show data context
Class 2 1,047 Show data context 2,271 Show data context 2,540 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 45 Show data context 511 Show data context 3,128 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 5,830 Show data context 10,971 Show data context 14,173 Show data context
Class 4 3,845 Show data context 4,821 Show data context 7,854 Show data context
Class 5 1,991 Show data context 2,019 Show data context 4,032 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Lothian Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089773/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 08th April 2026