Northumberland Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 365 Show data context 662 Show data context 660 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 833 Show data context 948 Show data context 1,134 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 90 Show data context 102 Show data context 114 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 320 Show data context 420 Show data context 428 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 967 Show data context 1,582 Show data context 1,744 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,273 Show data context 2,494 Show data context 2,651 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 923 Show data context 918 Show data context 610 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 462 Show data context 576 Show data context 275 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,639 Show data context 3,095 Show data context 1,895 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,536 Show data context 2,008 Show data context 1,690 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,048 Show data context 1,002 Show data context 972 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 331 Show data context 459 Show data context 662 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 220 Show data context 204 Show data context 131 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 173 Show data context 161 Show data context 131 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 469 Show data context 431 Show data context 249 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 71 Show data context 158 Show data context 100 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,455 Show data context 931 Show data context 130 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, Northumberland 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