Coventry District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 381 Show data context 360 Show data context 591 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 696 Show data context 895 Show data context 924 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 51 Show data context 71 Show data context 63 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 433 Show data context 516 Show data context 582 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,032 Show data context 1,503 Show data context 1,557 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,474 Show data context 3,083 Show data context 2,493 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 763 Show data context 932 Show data context 594 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 459 Show data context 445 Show data context 255 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,401 Show data context 3,498 Show data context 2,031 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,151 Show data context 3,020 Show data context 2,063 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,235 Show data context 1,169 Show data context 716 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 399 Show data context 440 Show data context 626 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 12 Show data context 27 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,798 Show data context 1,684 Show data context 148 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, Coventry 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