St Albans District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 307 Show data context 612 Show data context 561 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 541 Show data context 563 Show data context 867 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 61 Show data context 78 Show data context 108 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 414 Show data context 511 Show data context 481 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 817 Show data context 1,040 Show data context 1,178 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,340 Show data context 1,428 Show data context 1,285 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 313 Show data context 344 Show data context 224 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 117 Show data context 153 Show data context 73 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 971 Show data context 773 Show data context 488 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 569 Show data context 509 Show data context 371 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 276 Show data context 235 Show data context 228 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 198 Show data context 247 Show data context 352 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 21 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 41 Show data context 34 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 654 Show data context 409 Show data context 60 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Albans 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