Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 528,950 Show data context 54,506 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 860,770 Show data context 114,213 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 116,320 Show data context 12,646 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 436,740 Show data context 60,562 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 570,790 Show data context 81,328 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,844,980 Show data context 173,469 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 133,350 Show data context 14,382 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 481,690 Show data context 51,239 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 4,634,960 Show data context 429,417 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 2,152,980 Show data context 184,344 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,222,560 Show data context 107,411 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 496,550 Show data context 67,411 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 145,670 Show data context 10,648 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 144,360 Show data context 11,660 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 337,860 Show data context 20,359 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 296,920 Show data context 22,030 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 243,560 Show data context 25,171 Show data context
Date: Source:
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, Occupations County Leaflets, Table 5 , 'Socio-economic Group (Numbers and Proportions) of Economically Active Males and Economically Inactive Males (stating an occupation)', for 'AC, LAA, County Aggregates, Con, NT (10% sample)'
1971 Census of Population

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Occupational Data classified by Socio-Economic Group. This structure was used by the 1961 census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales Dep through time | Social Structure Statistics | Socio-Economic Group (males only), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024