Rossendale District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 94 Show data context 98 Show data context 144 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 196 Show data context 291 Show data context 374 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 20 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 53 Show data context 73 Show data context 86 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 180 Show data context 298 Show data context 419 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 453 Show data context 516 Show data context 519 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 116 Show data context 141 Show data context 111 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 110 Show data context 105 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,103 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 624 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 616 Show data context 571 Show data context 365 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 348 Show data context 237 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 147 Show data context 196 Show data context 218 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 353 Show data context 158 Show data context 34 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, Rossendale District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026