Blackburn With Darwen Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 156 Show data context 194 Show data context 195 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 427 Show data context 441 Show data context 476 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 40 Show data context 28 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 145 Show data context 129 Show data context 168 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 455 Show data context 611 Show data context 625 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,173 Show data context 1,152 Show data context 1,032 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 308 Show data context 382 Show data context 242 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 201 Show data context 233 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,036 Show data context 1,653 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,317 Show data context 1,318 Show data context 954 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 752 Show data context 626 Show data context 343 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 323 Show data context 333 Show data context 358 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 11 Show data context 25 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,058 Show data context 805 Show data context 73 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, Blackburn With Darwen 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: 08th April 2026