Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 251 Show data context 296 Show data context 366 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 753 Show data context 903 Show data context 897 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 93 Show data context 84 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 217 Show data context 288 Show data context 280 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 739 Show data context 938 Show data context 1,179 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,743 Show data context 1,897 Show data context 1,838 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 670 Show data context 679 Show data context 512 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 245 Show data context 291 Show data context 233 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,199 Show data context 2,301 Show data context 1,724 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,062 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 1,004 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 778 Show data context 744 Show data context 708 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 379 Show data context 545 Show data context 737 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 202 Show data context 190 Show data context 134 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 393 Show data context 279 Show data context 216 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 261 Show data context 228 Show data context 187 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 35 Show data context 36 Show data context 36 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,012 Show data context 693 Show data context 104 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, Westmorland and Furness 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: 08th April 2026