Outer London 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 8,370 Show data context 11,280 Show data context 11,996 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 19,851 Show data context 21,276 Show data context 23,965 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,717 Show data context 1,799 Show data context 2,357 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 9,441 Show data context 8,883 Show data context 8,884 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 21,121 Show data context 26,158 Show data context 29,019 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 70,171 Show data context 63,205 Show data context 50,969 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 10,474 Show data context 10,645 Show data context 8,186 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 5,664 Show data context 5,362 Show data context 3,060 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 39,863 Show data context 32,727 Show data context 20,272 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 25,583 Show data context 23,576 Show data context 15,219 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 12,878 Show data context 10,791 Show data context 8,082 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 9,337 Show data context 10,326 Show data context 14,363 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 122 Show data context 75 Show data context 51 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 82 Show data context 46 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 357 Show data context 240 Show data context 192 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1,172 Show data context 965 Show data context 511 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 28,489 Show data context 20,711 Show data context 2,381 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Outer London 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/10202620/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 01st June 2026