Lancashire 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 1,474 Show data context 2,022 Show data context 2,164 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 3,810 Show data context 4,460 Show data context 5,163 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 337 Show data context 316 Show data context 405 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,307 Show data context 1,584 Show data context 1,688 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,231 Show data context 5,660 Show data context 6,613 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 10,068 Show data context 10,460 Show data context 9,843 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,585 Show data context 2,959 Show data context 2,213 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,550 Show data context 1,582 Show data context 1,036 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 12,777 Show data context 11,078 Show data context 7,288 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 7,795 Show data context 8,320 Show data context 6,127 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 4,439 Show data context 3,731 Show data context 2,750 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 2,539 Show data context 2,686 Show data context 3,305 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 416 Show data context 389 Show data context 276 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 614 Show data context 480 Show data context 308 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 574 Show data context 435 Show data context 400 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 118 Show data context 200 Show data context 139 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 6,958 Show data context 4,811 Show data context 503 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancashire 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: 09th April 2026