Camden District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 325 Show data context 384 Show data context 426 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,053 Show data context 936 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 175 Show data context 188 Show data context 234 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 665 Show data context 481 Show data context 562 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,515 Show data context 1,482 Show data context 1,524 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,264 Show data context 2,249 Show data context 1,368 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 945 Show data context 802 Show data context 488 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 129 Show data context 126 Show data context 58 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,372 Show data context 892 Show data context 434 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 915 Show data context 815 Show data context 392 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 934 Show data context 570 Show data context 354 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 476 Show data context 457 Show data context 393 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 28 Show data context 24 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,658 Show data context 1,308 Show data context 161 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, Camden District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026