West Suffolk District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 114 Show data context 188 Show data context 326 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 339 Show data context 593 Show data context 653 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 30 Show data context 43 Show data context 59 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 116 Show data context 145 Show data context 199 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 403 Show data context 568 Show data context 756 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 824 Show data context 1,216 Show data context 1,335 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 312 Show data context 359 Show data context 300 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 118 Show data context 155 Show data context 150 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 983 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 925 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 601 Show data context 875 Show data context 808 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 361 Show data context 381 Show data context 407 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 237 Show data context 317 Show data context 494 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 85 Show data context 79 Show data context 39 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 45 Show data context 46 Show data context 33 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 335 Show data context 284 Show data context 213 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 444 Show data context 575 Show data context 366 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 595 Show data context 495 Show data context 97 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, West Suffolk District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026