Wealden District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 158 Show data context 325 Show data context 310 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 691 Show data context 780 Show data context 910 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 61 Show data context 99 Show data context 106 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 226 Show data context 213 Show data context 195 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 606 Show data context 716 Show data context 834 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,140 Show data context 1,186 Show data context 1,230 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 408 Show data context 329 Show data context 273 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 88 Show data context 107 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 738 Show data context 632 Show data context 461 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 411 Show data context 435 Show data context 394 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 205 Show data context 204 Show data context 231 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 374 Show data context 383 Show data context 623 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 106 Show data context 92 Show data context 53 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 102 Show data context 65 Show data context 58 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 183 Show data context 149 Show data context 110 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 34 Show data context 37 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 840 Show data context 568 Show data context 50 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, Wealden 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