Welwyn Garden City Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 86 Show data context 119 Show data context 103 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 76 Show data context 89 Show data context 150 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 114 Show data context 106 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 189 Show data context 210 Show data context 229 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 437 Show data context 407 Show data context 385 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 84 Show data context 95 Show data context 82 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 40 Show data context 72 Show data context 48 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 305 Show data context 293 Show data context 181 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 233 Show data context 285 Show data context 203 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 102 Show data context 97 Show data context 88 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 38 Show data context 48 Show data context 91 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 182 Show data context 182 Show data context 18 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, Welwyn Garden City 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