Wolverhampton District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 394 Show data context 384 Show data context 334 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 632 Show data context 724 Show data context 821 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 54 Show data context 53 Show data context 57 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 306 Show data context 256 Show data context 256 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 787 Show data context 956 Show data context 1,066 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,399 Show data context 2,237 Show data context 1,910 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 507 Show data context 694 Show data context 419 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 353 Show data context 352 Show data context 237 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,755 Show data context 3,068 Show data context 2,016 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,198 Show data context 2,385 Show data context 1,735 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,185 Show data context 958 Show data context 694 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 337 Show data context 422 Show data context 563 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,535 Show data context 1,460 Show data context 129 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, Wolverhampton District 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