Sunderland Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 189 Show data context 285 Show data context 165 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 366 Show data context 369 Show data context 434 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 40 Show data context 32 Show data context 29 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 149 Show data context 130 Show data context 135 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 575 Show data context 691 Show data context 748 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,656 Show data context 1,585 Show data context 1,345 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 404 Show data context 576 Show data context 350 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 247 Show data context 208 Show data context 132 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,669 Show data context 2,205 Show data context 1,207 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,142 Show data context 1,161 Show data context 857 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 877 Show data context 824 Show data context 558 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 157 Show data context 146 Show data context 259 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 22 Show data context 35 Show data context 29 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 1,078 Show data context 1,189 Show data context 48 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, Sunderland Built-up Area 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