Sheffield County Borough (CB/MB) : Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)

Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only)

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1951 1961 1971
Class 1 4,543 Show data context 5,660 Show data context 627 Show data context
Class 2 21,354 Show data context 18,198 Show data context 2,097 Show data context
Class 3 102,687 Show data context 93,775 Show data context 8,488 Show data context
Class 4 24,158 Show data context 28,508 Show data context 2,659 Show data context
Class 5 30,462 Show data context 17,189 Show data context 1,420 Show data context
Class not stated 193 Show data context
Date Source
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 27 , 'Social Class distribution of Occupied and Retired Males aged 15 and over', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, Occupations County Leaflets, Table 5 , 'Socio-economic Group (Numbers and Proportions) of Economically Active Males and Economically Inactive Males (stating an occupation)', for 'AC, LAA, County Aggregates, Con, NT (10% sample)'
1971 Census of Population

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sheffield County Borough (CB/MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar-General's Social Class (Males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026