Glenrothes and Thornton Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 48 Show data context 109 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 53 Show data context 56 Show data context 154 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 46 Show data context 40 Show data context 59 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 109 Show data context 181 Show data context 247 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 235 Show data context 331 Show data context 448 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 53 Show data context 87 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 55 Show data context 81 Show data context 68 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 339 Show data context 477 Show data context 389 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 202 Show data context 370 Show data context 380 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 101 Show data context 135 Show data context 149 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 20 Show data context 28 Show data context 76 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 73 Show data context 142 Show data context 8 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, Glenrothes and Thornton 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: 10th April 2026