Devon Administrative County (pre-1974) : Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex

Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Standard Industrial Classification (1968) Male Female
Agriculture 19,830 Show data context 4,410 Show data context
Mining 2,270 Show data context 150 Show data context
Food 6,520 Show data context 2,850 Show data context
Coal & petroleum products 140 Show data context 20 Show data context
Chemicals 700 Show data context 290 Show data context
Metal Manufacture 940 Show data context 180 Show data context
Mechanical Engineering 7,350 Show data context 2,050 Show data context
Instrument Engineering 1,020 Show data context 1,070 Show data context
Electrical engineering 4,180 Show data context 2,780 Show data context
Shipbuilding 11,920 Show data context 320 Show data context
Vehicles 2,060 Show data context 270 Show data context
Other Metals 1,380 Show data context 350 Show data context
Textiles 2,260 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
Leather 270 Show data context 310 Show data context
Clothing & Footwear 1,300 Show data context 4,300 Show data context
Bricks etc 2,340 Show data context 680 Show data context
Timber, Furniture 3,830 Show data context 470 Show data context
Paper, Printing 3,660 Show data context 1,230 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 720 Show data context 520 Show data context
Construction 29,450 Show data context 1,490 Show data context
Gas, Electricity, Water 5,340 Show data context 770 Show data context
Transport 17,520 Show data context 2,540 Show data context
Distributive Trades 26,650 Show data context 26,270 Show data context
Finance 5,740 Show data context 5,180 Show data context
Professionals 16,970 Show data context 26,830 Show data context
Miscellaneous Services 22,160 Show data context 26,940 Show data context
Public Administration & Defence 33,030 Show data context 5,800 Show data context

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A University of Aberdeen project directed by Clive Lee systematically re-worked county-level occupation/industry data from all censuses 1841-1971 to the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification, distinguishing males and females. Lee calculated two alternative sets of data, Series A and Series B. Series A is for all individual Registration Counties and follows the nineteenth century censuses approach of grouping distributive workers with those involved in manufacturing the same items. Series B is for Administrative C...


ounties and is closely modeled on employment classifications used in the 1970s so sector 23 ('Distributive Trades') is much larger. Not all individual administrative county data are listed. Scottish counties were aggregated to the 1975-1996 regions and Welsh counties were grouped into 'Glamorgan and Monmouthshire' and 'North and West Wales'. As these are derived data, we hold Lee's data only for actual counties and nations already in our system.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devon Administrative County (pre-1974) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standardised Industrial Classification (1968) by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10152896/cube/SIC1968_SEX

Date accessed: 01st August 2026