Chorley District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 108 Show data context 176 Show data context 261 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 244 Show data context 401 Show data context 567 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 21 Show data context 20 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 107 Show data context 179 Show data context 187 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 294 Show data context 511 Show data context 649 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 699 Show data context 850 Show data context 971 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 173 Show data context 242 Show data context 193 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 130 Show data context 155 Show data context 93 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,039 Show data context 947 Show data context 627 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 612 Show data context 742 Show data context 523 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 374 Show data context 332 Show data context 230 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 170 Show data context 194 Show data context 295 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 24 Show data context 23 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 24 Show data context 22 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 5 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 548 Show data context 286 Show data context 28 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, Chorley 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