Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 202 Show data context 322 Show data context 396 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 363 Show data context 482 Show data context 714 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 30 Show data context 49 Show data context 66 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 269 Show data context 306 Show data context 353 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 651 Show data context 826 Show data context 937 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,345 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 1,389 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 297 Show data context 318 Show data context 268 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 131 Show data context 172 Show data context 110 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,295 Show data context 1,202 Show data context 793 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 723 Show data context 823 Show data context 664 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 490 Show data context 461 Show data context 273 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 225 Show data context 260 Show data context 410 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 52 Show data context 43 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 42 Show data context 35 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 119 Show data context 82 Show data context 41 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 80 Show data context 38 Show data context 27 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 677 Show data context 414 Show data context 76 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bedford Unitary Authority (UA) 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