Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 452 Show data context 550 Show data context 655 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,555 Show data context 1,603 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 171 Show data context 122 Show data context 163 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 467 Show data context 460 Show data context 504 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,241 Show data context 1,470 Show data context 1,892 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 3,504 Show data context 3,473 Show data context 3,390 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,127 Show data context 936 Show data context 761 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 273 Show data context 328 Show data context 246 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,478 Show data context 2,331 Show data context 1,627 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,380 Show data context 1,688 Show data context 1,484 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 736 Show data context 699 Show data context 650 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 1,052 Show data context 1,119 Show data context 1,426 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 28 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 41 Show data context 33 Show data context 15 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 103 Show data context 107 Show data context 92 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 3,129 Show data context 1,724 Show data context 155 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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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, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole 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