Worcestershire Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 739 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 1,353 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,589 Show data context 2,207 Show data context 3,082 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 141 Show data context 180 Show data context 266 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 666 Show data context 843 Show data context 921 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,736 Show data context 2,628 Show data context 3,144 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,331 Show data context 4,693 Show data context 4,867 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,230 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 973 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 518 Show data context 643 Show data context 538 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,674 Show data context 4,324 Show data context 3,314 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,161 Show data context 3,251 Show data context 3,027 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,436 Show data context 1,359 Show data context 1,196 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 751 Show data context 1,084 Show data context 1,587 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 270 Show data context 210 Show data context 150 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 276 Show data context 197 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 520 Show data context 378 Show data context 332 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 87 Show data context 83 Show data context 53 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,214 Show data context 1,868 Show data context 234 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Worcestershire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089839/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026