Southampton Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 257 Show data context 382 Show data context 312 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 546 Show data context 592 Show data context 775 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 35 Show data context 32 Show data context 48 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 290 Show data context 314 Show data context 404 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 804 Show data context 1,008 Show data context 1,159 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,390 Show data context 2,364 Show data context 1,990 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 618 Show data context 673 Show data context 486 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 415 Show data context 296 Show data context 200 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,202 Show data context 1,997 Show data context 1,243 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,354 Show data context 1,527 Show data context 1,122 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 884 Show data context 961 Show data context 624 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 316 Show data context 374 Show data context 672 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 28 Show data context 30 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,256 Show data context 823 Show data context 86 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, Southampton 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: 10th April 2026