Reigate and Banstead District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 284 Show data context 388 Show data context 397 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 717 Show data context 773 Show data context 858 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 82 Show data context 71 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 360 Show data context 339 Show data context 312 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 674 Show data context 818 Show data context 919 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,519 Show data context 1,573 Show data context 1,313 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 363 Show data context 341 Show data context 284 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 100 Show data context 120 Show data context 78 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 835 Show data context 689 Show data context 424 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 484 Show data context 527 Show data context 365 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 258 Show data context 232 Show data context 218 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 225 Show data context 260 Show data context 436 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 31 Show data context 28 Show data context 19 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 26 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 755 Show data context 439 Show data context 55 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Reigate and Banstead District 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