Registrar General's Social Class
| Registrar General's Social Class | 1841 | 1881 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 |
16
|
187
|
475
|
| Class 2 |
208
|
2,458
|
3,730
|
| Class 3 (Non-manual) |
8
|
483
|
5,327
|
| Class 3 (Manual) |
1,276
|
10,206
|
13,343
|
| Class 4 |
361
|
2,895
|
5,881
|
| Class 5 |
151
|
2,113
|
9,741
|
| Date | Source |
|---|---|
| 1841 | [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB] |
| 1881 | Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata |
| 1931 | 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work' |
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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.