Gateshead District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 266 Show data context 398 Show data context 255 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 468 Show data context 508 Show data context 637 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 24 Show data context 31 Show data context 37 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 197 Show data context 212 Show data context 200 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 639 Show data context 882 Show data context 960 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,357 Show data context 2,241 Show data context 1,998 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 538 Show data context 673 Show data context 442 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 382 Show data context 366 Show data context 216 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,207 Show data context 2,634 Show data context 1,536 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,494 Show data context 1,740 Show data context 1,144 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,179 Show data context 1,118 Show data context 742 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 193 Show data context 234 Show data context 368 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 27 Show data context 26 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 27 Show data context 29 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,182 Show data context 685 Show data context 97 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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Total number of houses.


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Date accessed: 10th April 2026