Trafford District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 444 Show data context 536 Show data context 489 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 953 Show data context 1,080 Show data context 1,147 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 83 Show data context 102 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 531 Show data context 475 Show data context 509 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,000 Show data context 1,357 Show data context 1,471 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,081 Show data context 3,009 Show data context 2,361 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 622 Show data context 653 Show data context 465 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 308 Show data context 311 Show data context 164 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,177 Show data context 1,793 Show data context 1,145 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,355 Show data context 1,337 Show data context 847 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 711 Show data context 647 Show data context 439 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 347 Show data context 443 Show data context 557 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 31 Show data context 24 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 8 Show data context 25 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,265 Show data context 794 Show data context 104 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: 08th April 2026