Surrey 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 2,294 Show data context 3,359 Show data context 3,613 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 5,591 Show data context 6,682 Show data context 7,761 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 613 Show data context 683 Show data context 826 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 3,249 Show data context 3,161 Show data context 2,945 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 5,234 Show data context 6,707 Show data context 7,551 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 12,269 Show data context 12,790 Show data context 11,334 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,991 Show data context 2,729 Show data context 2,260 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 939 Show data context 1,018 Show data context 690 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 7,187 Show data context 6,130 Show data context 3,981 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 4,130 Show data context 4,266 Show data context 3,147 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,145 Show data context 1,907 Show data context 1,773 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 2,012 Show data context 2,420 Show data context 3,558 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 181 Show data context 132 Show data context 95 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 113 Show data context 63 Show data context 67 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 433 Show data context 371 Show data context 254 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 600 Show data context 464 Show data context 203 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 6,145 Show data context 3,505 Show data context 412 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Surrey 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/10099250/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026