Braintree District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 144 Show data context 247 Show data context 255 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 337 Show data context 558 Show data context 738 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 62 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 147 Show data context 140 Show data context 172 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 366 Show data context 529 Show data context 697 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 899 Show data context 1,132 Show data context 1,273 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 252 Show data context 299 Show data context 219 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 106 Show data context 149 Show data context 112 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 942 Show data context 991 Show data context 741 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 571 Show data context 611 Show data context 610 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 298 Show data context 343 Show data context 294 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 202 Show data context 337 Show data context 536 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 66 Show data context 53 Show data context 39 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 32 Show data context 30 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 213 Show data context 130 Show data context 90 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 39 Show data context 50 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 551 Show data context 400 Show data context 50 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, Braintree District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10204653/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 09th April 2026