Vale of White Horse District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 156 Show data context 235 Show data context 308 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 266 Show data context 431 Show data context 735 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 29 Show data context 49 Show data context 60 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 329 Show data context 377 Show data context 425 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 442 Show data context 682 Show data context 808 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 837 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 1,115 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 293 Show data context 289 Show data context 217 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 97 Show data context 110 Show data context 89 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 722 Show data context 776 Show data context 619 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 392 Show data context 488 Show data context 427 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 350 Show data context 277 Show data context 266 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 152 Show data context 202 Show data context 354 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 50 Show data context 43 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 21 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 139 Show data context 108 Show data context 58 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 149 Show data context 145 Show data context 103 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 479 Show data context 338 Show data context 73 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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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Vale of White Horse 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