Herefordshire Unitary Authority (County/UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 169 Show data context 244 Show data context 216 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 454 Show data context 697 Show data context 829 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 56 Show data context 63 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 127 Show data context 173 Show data context 155 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 500 Show data context 675 Show data context 817 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,187 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 1,256 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 466 Show data context 393 Show data context 297 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 135 Show data context 154 Show data context 125 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,101 Show data context 1,181 Show data context 945 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 792 Show data context 830 Show data context 814 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 503 Show data context 417 Show data context 360 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 288 Show data context 427 Show data context 678 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 253 Show data context 213 Show data context 146 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 275 Show data context 226 Show data context 180 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 494 Show data context 391 Show data context 267 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 155 Show data context 133 Show data context 109 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 974 Show data context 646 Show data context 91 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, Herefordshire Unitary Authority (County/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