Socio-Economic Group (males only)

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Socio-Economic Groups 1961 1971
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 380 Show data context 36 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 900 Show data context 96 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 60 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 440 Show data context 71 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 600 Show data context 84 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,570 Show data context 136 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 160 Show data context 14 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 260 Show data context 16 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 3,700 Show data context 312 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,320 Show data context 113 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,200 Show data context 70 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 570 Show data context 75 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 30 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 40 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 110 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 580 Show data context 56 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 100 Show data context 29 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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Date accessed: 01st October 2024