Newcastle upon Tyne District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 474 Show data context 629 Show data context 411 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 768 Show data context 767 Show data context 772 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 81 Show data context 77 Show data context 98 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 471 Show data context 450 Show data context 587 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,174 Show data context 1,486 Show data context 1,548 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,723 Show data context 3,071 Show data context 2,236 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 965 Show data context 961 Show data context 700 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 345 Show data context 347 Show data context 195 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,558 Show data context 2,859 Show data context 1,525 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,693 Show data context 1,723 Show data context 1,114 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,710 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 884 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 269 Show data context 308 Show data context 448 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 28 Show data context 19 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 36 Show data context 56 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,845 Show data context 1,378 Show data context 87 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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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newcastle upon Tyne 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