Leicestershire 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 873 Show data context 1,401 Show data context 1,479 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,714 Show data context 2,329 Show data context 3,347 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 125 Show data context 150 Show data context 259 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 819 Show data context 953 Show data context 1,164 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,703 Show data context 2,696 Show data context 3,427 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,677 Show data context 5,416 Show data context 5,613 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,013 Show data context 1,065 Show data context 1,066 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 754 Show data context 866 Show data context 633 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 7,175 Show data context 6,391 Show data context 4,640 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,354 Show data context 4,131 Show data context 3,294 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,406 Show data context 1,313 Show data context 1,300 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 863 Show data context 1,144 Show data context 1,944 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 211 Show data context 173 Show data context 104 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 238 Show data context 174 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 289 Show data context 290 Show data context 204 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 77 Show data context 97 Show data context 74 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,871 Show data context 1,648 Show data context 268 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10142672/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026