Chelmsford District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 256 Show data context 462 Show data context 518 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 443 Show data context 682 Show data context 977 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 38 Show data context 61 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 368 Show data context 413 Show data context 434 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 564 Show data context 946 Show data context 1,137 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,661 Show data context 1,856 Show data context 2,018 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 303 Show data context 269 Show data context 297 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 122 Show data context 161 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 970 Show data context 984 Show data context 729 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 675 Show data context 726 Show data context 559 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 327 Show data context 330 Show data context 284 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 214 Show data context 277 Show data context 557 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 52 Show data context 37 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 27 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 117 Show data context 93 Show data context 75 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 637 Show data context 402 Show data context 33 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chelmsford 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