Wyken Ward : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 34 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 21 Show data context 48 Show data context 46 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 26 Show data context 38 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 63 Show data context 95 Show data context 88 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 163 Show data context 192 Show data context 144 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 38 Show data context 59 Show data context 28 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 209 Show data context 197 Show data context 107 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 104 Show data context 153 Show data context 123 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 35 Show data context 44 Show data context 45 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 33 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 77 Show data context 55 Show data context 10 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 using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wyken Ward 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