Devon 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 696 Show data context 954 Show data context 940 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,538 Show data context 2,975 Show data context 3,244 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 286 Show data context 303 Show data context 336 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 632 Show data context 846 Show data context 794 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,212 Show data context 3,007 Show data context 3,687 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,816 Show data context 5,276 Show data context 5,280 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,881 Show data context 1,696 Show data context 1,355 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 481 Show data context 569 Show data context 407 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,440 Show data context 4,279 Show data context 3,251 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,316 Show data context 2,611 Show data context 2,676 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,623 Show data context 1,386 Show data context 1,463 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,617 Show data context 1,969 Show data context 2,849 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 808 Show data context 579 Show data context 386 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1,035 Show data context 836 Show data context 679 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 920 Show data context 765 Show data context 527 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 521 Show data context 604 Show data context 281 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,189 Show data context 2,955 Show data context 376 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, Devon 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/10092772/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 30th May 2026