Hertfordshire 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 1,921 Show data context 3,533 Show data context 3,445 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 3,663 Show data context 4,645 Show data context 6,396 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 355 Show data context 421 Show data context 626 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 2,476 Show data context 2,647 Show data context 2,649 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,752 Show data context 6,148 Show data context 7,004 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 11,218 Show data context 11,765 Show data context 11,288 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,264 Show data context 2,474 Show data context 1,928 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,086 Show data context 1,262 Show data context 795 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 8,810 Show data context 7,775 Show data context 5,123 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 5,203 Show data context 5,153 Show data context 4,120 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,456 Show data context 2,277 Show data context 1,883 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,597 Show data context 2,119 Show data context 3,312 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 179 Show data context 140 Show data context 80 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 93 Show data context 83 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 472 Show data context 341 Show data context 189 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 211 Show data context 162 Show data context 106 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,665 Show data context 3,976 Show data context 449 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hertfordshire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026