Tunbridge Wells District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 167 Show data context 245 Show data context 267 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 446 Show data context 585 Show data context 720 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 56 Show data context 48 Show data context 75 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 166 Show data context 160 Show data context 154 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 428 Show data context 594 Show data context 756 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,049 Show data context 1,130 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 373 Show data context 320 Show data context 214 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 86 Show data context 92 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 664 Show data context 613 Show data context 443 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 363 Show data context 432 Show data context 392 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 278 Show data context 245 Show data context 239 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 255 Show data context 281 Show data context 386 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 46 Show data context 45 Show data context 23 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 39 Show data context 27 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 157 Show data context 140 Show data context 54 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 606 Show data context 307 Show data context 39 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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tunbridge Wells 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