Rugby Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 68 Show data context 89 Show data context 91 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 122 Show data context 188 Show data context 244 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 111 Show data context 155 Show data context 119 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 217 Show data context 322 Show data context 331 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 520 Show data context 643 Show data context 564 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 118 Show data context 147 Show data context 111 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 49 Show data context 85 Show data context 55 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 578 Show data context 534 Show data context 402 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 329 Show data context 371 Show data context 334 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 161 Show data context 163 Show data context 152 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 67 Show data context 110 Show data context 126 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 251 Show data context 178 Show data context 28 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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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rugby 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