Kings Lynn and West Norfolk District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 106 Show data context 211 Show data context 159 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 396 Show data context 439 Show data context 598 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 36 Show data context 39 Show data context 48 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 91 Show data context 104 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 299 Show data context 506 Show data context 548 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 801 Show data context 811 Show data context 946 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 312 Show data context 320 Show data context 249 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 104 Show data context 169 Show data context 140 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 984 Show data context 994 Show data context 805 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 708 Show data context 862 Show data context 811 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 452 Show data context 375 Show data context 326 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 218 Show data context 349 Show data context 482 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 174 Show data context 124 Show data context 72 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 132 Show data context 110 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 631 Show data context 459 Show data context 260 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 178 Show data context 172 Show data context 170 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 631 Show data context 495 Show data context 77 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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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026