Essex Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 1,847 Show data context 2,942 Show data context 3,064 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 4,478 Show data context 6,188 Show data context 7,329 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 345 Show data context 374 Show data context 598 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 2,085 Show data context 2,098 Show data context 2,099 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 4,483 Show data context 6,369 Show data context 7,782 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 12,442 Show data context 14,091 Show data context 14,375 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 2,596 Show data context 2,718 Show data context 2,311 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 1,314 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 1,053 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 9,951 Show data context 9,699 Show data context 6,927 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 5,975 Show data context 6,523 Show data context 5,247 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 3,018 Show data context 2,928 Show data context 2,633 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 2,223 Show data context 3,130 Show data context 5,030 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 432 Show data context 327 Show data context 257 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 249 Show data context 183 Show data context 131 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 1,148 Show data context 824 Show data context 523 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 546 Show data context 415 Show data context 219 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 6,107 Show data context 4,897 Show data context 476 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Essex Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10197284/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026