East Hertfordshire District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 236 Show data context 417 Show data context 428 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 441 Show data context 650 Show data context 885 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 45 Show data context 57 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 262 Show data context 299 Show data context 349 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 523 Show data context 649 Show data context 917 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,137 Show data context 1,237 Show data context 1,340 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 258 Show data context 276 Show data context 228 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 123 Show data context 145 Show data context 110 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 879 Show data context 825 Show data context 593 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 543 Show data context 500 Show data context 422 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 290 Show data context 251 Show data context 220 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 194 Show data context 246 Show data context 465 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 41 Show data context 36 Show data context 20 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 21 Show data context 22 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 124 Show data context 85 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 505 Show data context 308 Show data context 45 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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Hertfordshire District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026