Shetland Islands Council : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 14 Show data context 56 Show data context 39 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 71 Show data context 59 Show data context 109 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 54 Show data context 99 Show data context 113 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 104 Show data context 166 Show data context 179 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 29 Show data context 99 Show data context 48 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 9 Show data context 39 Show data context 44 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 113 Show data context 235 Show data context 145 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 111 Show data context 128 Show data context 142 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 83 Show data context 116 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 54 Show data context 66 Show data context 64 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 62 Show data context 47 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 86 Show data context 45 Show data context 11 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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Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shetland Islands Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168326/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026