Sheffield Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 571 Show data context 760 Show data context 733 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 1,104 Show data context 1,350 Show data context 1,396 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 94 Show data context 90 Show data context 139 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 547 Show data context 575 Show data context 763 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,594 Show data context 2,152 Show data context 2,356 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 4,684 Show data context 4,317 Show data context 3,602 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,067 Show data context 1,356 Show data context 893 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 670 Show data context 715 Show data context 348 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 6,661 Show data context 5,463 Show data context 2,878 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 3,667 Show data context 4,162 Show data context 2,360 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 2,550 Show data context 2,053 Show data context 1,351 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 713 Show data context 690 Show data context 940 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 26 Show data context 38 Show data context 29 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,370 Show data context 1,652 Show data context 145 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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Date accessed: 09th April 2026