Industrial Order (1931) by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Industrial Orders Male Female
Fishing 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 2,134 Show data context 104 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery, Glass 82 Show data context 1 Show data context
Chemicals 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Metals & Machines 222 Show data context 11 Show data context
Textiles 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Skins & Leather 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
Clothing 55 Show data context 65 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 185 Show data context 19 Show data context
Wood Working & Furniture 92 Show data context 4 Show data context
Paper Making, Stationery, Printing 29 Show data context 13 Show data context
Building 926 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Gas, Water, Electricity 97 Show data context 2 Show data context
Transport & Communication 297 Show data context 10 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 876 Show data context 263 Show data context
Public Administration, Defence 434 Show data context 141 Show data context
Professions 280 Show data context 337 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 67 Show data context 22 Show data context
Personal Service 1,688 Show data context 2,095 Show data context
Other or not stated 36 Show data context 2 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'

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This industrial classification was used in the Industry Reports of both the 1931 Census of England and Wales and the 1931 Census of Scotland, and it is always broken down by gender. The classification is defined in Census 1931: Classification of Industries (London: H.M.S.O., 1929), which notes "The Industrial Classification is based strictly on the nature of the product, or, in the case of non-manufacturing industries, on the type o service rendered, and no consideration of personal occupation enters int...


o it." (p. i). Some Orders were broken down into Sub-Orders, and all were then divided into "Groups", but the latter were listed only for counties and large towns.


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Date accessed: 07th October 2024