Edinburgh Council (City) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 870 Show data context 1,375 Show data context 1,134 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,445 Show data context 1,158 Show data context 1,838 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 241 Show data context 223 Show data context 279 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 1,113 Show data context 1,215 Show data context 1,422 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 2,544 Show data context 3,292 Show data context 3,438 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 6,550 Show data context 6,011 Show data context 4,893 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,402 Show data context 1,601 Show data context 1,080 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 456 Show data context 521 Show data context 303 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,588 Show data context 3,616 Show data context 1,985 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,230 Show data context 2,242 Show data context 1,488 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,207 Show data context 1,844 Show data context 1,215 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 510 Show data context 572 Show data context 760 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 80 Show data context 58 Show data context 40 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 240 Show data context 156 Show data context 103 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,759 Show data context 1,422 Show data context 155 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, Edinburgh Council (City) 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