North Lanarkshire Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 311 Show data context 641 Show data context 478 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 555 Show data context 506 Show data context 952 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 57 Show data context 42 Show data context 51 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 298 Show data context 284 Show data context 284 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,166 Show data context 1,620 Show data context 1,717 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,074 Show data context 3,226 Show data context 2,877 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 606 Show data context 879 Show data context 531 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 533 Show data context 501 Show data context 365 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,292 Show data context 3,824 Show data context 2,591 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,557 Show data context 2,623 Show data context 2,015 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,899 Show data context 1,558 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 213 Show data context 323 Show data context 483 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 35 Show data context 18 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 41 Show data context 35 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 19 Show data context 52 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,127 Show data context 1,690 Show data context 139 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, North Lanarkshire Council 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