Maidstone District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 259 Show data context 358 Show data context 335 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 429 Show data context 651 Show data context 975 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 41 Show data context 49 Show data context 74 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 218 Show data context 256 Show data context 269 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 552 Show data context 739 Show data context 897 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,373 Show data context 1,627 Show data context 1,500 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 292 Show data context 288 Show data context 254 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 144 Show data context 147 Show data context 115 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,095 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 730 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 571 Show data context 615 Show data context 558 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 426 Show data context 320 Show data context 313 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 226 Show data context 298 Show data context 505 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 57 Show data context 49 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 46 Show data context 38 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 169 Show data context 165 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 61 Show data context 65 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 789 Show data context 497 Show data context 66 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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Date accessed: 10th April 2026