Aberdeen City Council (City) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 285 Show data context 382 Show data context 473 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 585 Show data context 661 Show data context 786 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 67 Show data context 73 Show data context 104 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 271 Show data context 446 Show data context 630 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,015 Show data context 1,206 Show data context 1,541 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,116 Show data context 2,540 Show data context 2,322 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 669 Show data context 858 Show data context 521 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 223 Show data context 289 Show data context 250 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,113 Show data context 2,220 Show data context 1,500 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,439 Show data context 1,279 Show data context 1,047 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,173 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 807 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 197 Show data context 222 Show data context 283 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 36 Show data context 21 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 62 Show data context 45 Show data context 22 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 43 Show data context 31 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 747 Show data context 624 Show data context 71 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, Aberdeen City Council (City) 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