Stoke on Trent Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 246 Show data context 358 Show data context 312 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 512 Show data context 555 Show data context 712 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 22 Show data context 24 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 150 Show data context 164 Show data context 176 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 583 Show data context 786 Show data context 843 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,126 Show data context 1,956 Show data context 1,858 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 507 Show data context 609 Show data context 414 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 409 Show data context 458 Show data context 286 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 5,635 Show data context 4,627 Show data context 3,190 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,035 Show data context 2,155 Show data context 1,736 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,526 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 811 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 418 Show data context 378 Show data context 646 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,120 Show data context 1,220 Show data context 86 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, Stoke on Trent 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