Brentwood District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 209 Show data context 209 Show data context 225 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 422 Show data context 549 Show data context 536 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 38 Show data context 32 Show data context 53 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 207 Show data context 181 Show data context 139 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 426 Show data context 528 Show data context 621 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 968 Show data context 956 Show data context 868 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 174 Show data context 194 Show data context 127 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 84 Show data context 91 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 514 Show data context 469 Show data context 274 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 325 Show data context 311 Show data context 198 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 166 Show data context 136 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 110 Show data context 144 Show data context 263 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 27 Show data context 36 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 347 Show data context 318 Show data context 31 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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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brentwood 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