Great Britain Country (Dep) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 75,639 Show data context 116,385 Show data context 116,218 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 181,039 Show data context 208,978 Show data context 259,345 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 16,750 Show data context 17,479 Show data context 22,819 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 78,758 Show data context 86,135 Show data context 93,778 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 208,936 Show data context 281,780 Show data context 327,440 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 573,622 Show data context 566,196 Show data context 523,561 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 142,985 Show data context 151,868 Show data context 114,845 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 70,814 Show data context 76,193 Show data context 50,104 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 590,019 Show data context 512,795 Show data context 336,623 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 352,050 Show data context 371,473 Show data context 280,009 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 215,091 Show data context 184,179 Show data context 145,028 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 97,200 Show data context 110,831 Show data context 159,955 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 17,443 Show data context 14,513 Show data context 9,523 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 18,145 Show data context 14,504 Show data context 10,480 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 34,842 Show data context 28,500 Show data context 19,438 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 25,888 Show data context 26,669 Show data context 16,158 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 317,907 Show data context 240,595 Show data context 26,816 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


Since 2001, the Census has reported the numbers of people describing themselves as belonging to a particular religion.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Great Britain Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10090283/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026