East Sussex Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 633 Show data context 1,012 Show data context 937 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 2,370 Show data context 2,389 Show data context 2,597 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 226 Show data context 253 Show data context 263 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 698 Show data context 723 Show data context 658 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,149 Show data context 2,608 Show data context 2,899 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,571 Show data context 4,706 Show data context 4,069 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,560 Show data context 1,244 Show data context 935 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 351 Show data context 427 Show data context 281 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,677 Show data context 2,497 Show data context 1,818 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,630 Show data context 1,850 Show data context 1,563 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 965 Show data context 890 Show data context 985 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,271 Show data context 1,255 Show data context 1,982 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 223 Show data context 198 Show data context 111 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 172 Show data context 114 Show data context 102 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 411 Show data context 308 Show data context 218 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 121 Show data context 116 Show data context 36 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 4,024 Show data context 2,437 Show data context 216 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Sussex Modern (post-1974) County 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