Wiltshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 391 Show data context 848 Show data context 849 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,120 Show data context 1,351 Show data context 2,080 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 108 Show data context 139 Show data context 177 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 404 Show data context 563 Show data context 631 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,365 Show data context 1,879 Show data context 2,435 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,959 Show data context 3,400 Show data context 3,638 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,142 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 871 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 390 Show data context 447 Show data context 346 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,903 Show data context 2,871 Show data context 2,304 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,886 Show data context 2,005 Show data context 1,964 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,141 Show data context 1,063 Show data context 1,006 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 703 Show data context 889 Show data context 1,417 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 319 Show data context 283 Show data context 191 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 174 Show data context 173 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 619 Show data context 525 Show data context 363 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1,539 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 782 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,839 Show data context 1,394 Show data context 202 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, Wiltshire 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: 10th April 2026