Forest of Dean District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 69 Show data context 139 Show data context 129 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 196 Show data context 294 Show data context 405 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 17 Show data context 23 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 68 Show data context 94 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 211 Show data context 314 Show data context 397 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 434 Show data context 581 Show data context 585 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 155 Show data context 164 Show data context 115 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 82 Show data context 102 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 809 Show data context 707 Show data context 494 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 414 Show data context 487 Show data context 413 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 264 Show data context 233 Show data context 205 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 104 Show data context 189 Show data context 326 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 57 Show data context 51 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 75 Show data context 81 Show data context 50 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 92 Show data context 98 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 29 Show data context 34 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 427 Show data context 333 Show data context 45 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, Forest of Dean District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026