Grantham Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

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Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 33 Show data context 59 Show data context 49 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 58 Show data context 87 Show data context 128 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 78 Show data context 114 Show data context 154 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 238 Show data context 262 Show data context 295 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 74 Show data context 81 Show data context 74 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 22 Show data context 40 Show data context 35 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 322 Show data context 337 Show data context 241 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 173 Show data context 267 Show data context 220 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 102 Show data context 121 Show data context 94 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 38 Show data context 63 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 6 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 170 Show data context 100 Show data context 14 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Grantham 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