Industrial Order (1931) by Sex

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Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Industrial Orders Male Female
Fishing 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 14,577 Show data context 691 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 19,001 Show data context 197 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery, Glass 4,606 Show data context 920 Show data context
Chemicals 2,959 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
Metals & Machines 166,129 Show data context 61,892 Show data context
Textiles 5,440 Show data context 11,521 Show data context
Skins & Leather 1,093 Show data context 1,325 Show data context
Clothing 6,116 Show data context 13,283 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 14,146 Show data context 8,914 Show data context
Wood Working & Furniture 8,867 Show data context 2,435 Show data context
Paper Making, Stationery, Printing 8,122 Show data context 6,404 Show data context
Building 32,084 Show data context 461 Show data context
Other Manufacturing 9,444 Show data context 7,670 Show data context
Gas, Water, Electricity 8,144 Show data context 320 Show data context
Transport & Communication 30,577 Show data context 1,167 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 63,989 Show data context 32,070 Show data context
Public Administration, Defence 29,094 Show data context 12,970 Show data context
Professions 8,810 Show data context 9,129 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 3,417 Show data context 1,971 Show data context
Personal Service 17,035 Show data context 46,199 Show data context
Other or not stated 927 Show data context 344 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries 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: 14th November 2024