Preston Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 63 Show data context 80 Show data context 74 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 171 Show data context 174 Show data context 226 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 56 Show data context 65 Show data context 87 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 203 Show data context 253 Show data context 269 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 831 Show data context 750 Show data context 624 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 201 Show data context 220 Show data context 156 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 111 Show data context 107 Show data context 66 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,124 Show data context 819 Show data context 492 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 768 Show data context 762 Show data context 510 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 573 Show data context 451 Show data context 335 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 196 Show data context 139 Show data context 184 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 759 Show data context 397 Show data context 37 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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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Preston 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: 01st June 2026