Babergh District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 43 Show data context 165 Show data context 231 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 260 Show data context 389 Show data context 457 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 27 Show data context 41 Show data context 56 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 73 Show data context 97 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 228 Show data context 351 Show data context 452 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 502 Show data context 629 Show data context 726 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 184 Show data context 197 Show data context 158 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 69 Show data context 89 Show data context 57 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 605 Show data context 615 Show data context 455 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 432 Show data context 501 Show data context 353 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 202 Show data context 163 Show data context 197 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 141 Show data context 192 Show data context 344 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 69 Show data context 50 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 31 Show data context 32 Show data context 25 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 204 Show data context 140 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 112 Show data context 42 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 308 Show data context 150 Show data context 38 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, Babergh District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026