Socio-economic Groups (Hansard, 27 November 1974)

HC Deb 27 November 1974 vol 882 c161W 161W

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the membership in Scotland, numerically and as a proportion of the population, of each of the five socio-economic groups.

§ Mr. William Ross
The latest available figures for the five social classes, derived from the 1971 Census, are given in the table below.

SCOTLAND—CENSUS 1971

ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE AND RETIRED PERSONS, AGED 15 AND OVER, GROSSED UP FROM 10 PER CENT. SAMPLE FIGURES

Social Class Persons Per cent.

I … 80,810 2.9

II … 414,650 15.0

III … 1,219,620 44.1

IV … 549,080 19.8

V … 256,680 9.3

Not classified … 245,460 8.9

Total, 15 and over … 2,766,300 100.0

SCOTLAND—CENSUS 1971
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE AND RETIRED PERSONS, AGED 15 AND OVER, GROSSED UP FROM 10 PER CENT. SAMPLE FIGURES
Social Class	Persons	Per cent.
I	…	80,810	2.9
II	…	414,650	15.0
III	…	1,219,620	44.1
IV	…	549,080	19.8
V	…	256,680	9.3
Not classified	…	245,460	8.9
Total, 15 and over	…	2,766,300	100.0