Staffordshire 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 1,226 Show data context 1,907 Show data context 1,868 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,424 Show data context 2,927 Show data context 4,154 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 198 Show data context 205 Show data context 269 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,079 Show data context 1,149 Show data context 1,144 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,727 Show data context 3,986 Show data context 4,631 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 6,688 Show data context 7,147 Show data context 7,523 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,592 Show data context 1,813 Show data context 1,530 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,180 Show data context 1,204 Show data context 887 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 9,327 Show data context 8,624 Show data context 6,363 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 4,752 Show data context 5,474 Show data context 4,835 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,600 Show data context 2,373 Show data context 2,079 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,243 Show data context 1,379 Show data context 2,392 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 309 Show data context 265 Show data context 178 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 405 Show data context 280 Show data context 247 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 476 Show data context 409 Show data context 293 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 167 Show data context 238 Show data context 97 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,546 Show data context 2,792 Show data context 333 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.


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

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Date accessed: 31st May 2026