Swindon Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 139 Show data context 326 Show data context 518 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 345 Show data context 508 Show data context 792 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 20 Show data context 29 Show data context 37 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 167 Show data context 188 Show data context 315 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 518 Show data context 714 Show data context 1,180 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,460 Show data context 1,704 Show data context 2,172 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 284 Show data context 378 Show data context 356 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 203 Show data context 218 Show data context 201 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,743 Show data context 1,480 Show data context 1,117 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,346 Show data context 1,263 Show data context 1,204 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 545 Show data context 570 Show data context 452 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 212 Show data context 282 Show data context 500 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 54 Show data context 44 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 105 Show data context 137 Show data context 115 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 680 Show data context 698 Show data context 57 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, Swindon Unitary Authority (UA) 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