County Durham Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 491 Show data context 757 Show data context 742 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,049 Show data context 1,342 Show data context 1,587 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 79 Show data context 74 Show data context 121 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 415 Show data context 525 Show data context 594 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,671 Show data context 2,358 Show data context 2,469 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,973 Show data context 4,036 Show data context 3,969 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,289 Show data context 1,428 Show data context 997 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 934 Show data context 890 Show data context 546 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 7,451 Show data context 5,755 Show data context 3,753 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,702 Show data context 4,690 Show data context 3,301 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,279 Show data context 2,011 Show data context 1,617 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 465 Show data context 559 Show data context 843 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 133 Show data context 125 Show data context 69 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 176 Show data context 159 Show data context 104 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 256 Show data context 202 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 102 Show data context 75 Show data context 85 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,598 Show data context 1,970 Show data context 169 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, County Durham 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