the Isle of Wight Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 135 Show data context 231 Show data context 205 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 558 Show data context 583 Show data context 548 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 54 Show data context 48 Show data context 58 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 161 Show data context 147 Show data context 141 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 462 Show data context 702 Show data context 620 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,154 Show data context 974 Show data context 1,025 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 353 Show data context 332 Show data context 346 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 105 Show data context 274 Show data context 73 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 924 Show data context 832 Show data context 589 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 566 Show data context 537 Show data context 501 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 249 Show data context 309 Show data context 339 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 346 Show data context 346 Show data context 514 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 46 Show data context 47 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 31 Show data context 31 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 102 Show data context 82 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 35 Show data context 38 Show data context 23 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,042 Show data context 660 Show data context 63 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, the Isle of Wight Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026