West Northamptonshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 363 Show data context 732 Show data context 780 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 808 Show data context 1,075 Show data context 1,853 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 66 Show data context 75 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 329 Show data context 423 Show data context 533 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 816 Show data context 1,478 Show data context 1,962 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 2,447 Show data context 2,962 Show data context 3,291 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 625 Show data context 696 Show data context 645 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 365 Show data context 407 Show data context 324 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,101 Show data context 2,848 Show data context 2,250 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,707 Show data context 1,930 Show data context 1,776 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 789 Show data context 781 Show data context 735 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 474 Show data context 669 Show data context 1,046 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 107 Show data context 112 Show data context 67 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 96 Show data context 96 Show data context 65 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 212 Show data context 168 Show data context 120 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 88 Show data context 131 Show data context 81 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,216 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 139 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, West Northamptonshire 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: 09th April 2026