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The Blind And The Deaf, 1900

Creator:		Alexander Graham Bell (author)
Date:		1906
Publisher:		Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Source:		Available at selected libraries

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TABLE 46. -- NUMBER AND PER CENT OF THE DEAF 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER ENGAGED IN EACH SPECIFIED GROUP OF OCCUPATIONS, BY AGE AND PERIOD OF LIFE WHEN DEAFNESS OCCURRED: 1900.

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OCCUPATION.	TOTAL.	PERIOD OF LIFE WHEN DEAFNESS OCCURRED.			AGE WHEN DEAFNESS OCCURRED.
		Childhood (under 20).	Adult life (20 and over).	Unknown.	Under 20.
					Birth.	After birth, under 2.
Number:
The deaf --
All occupations	32,142	18,073	13,172	897	4,086	2,053
Agricultural pursuits	14,068	7,073	6,613	382	1,871	809
Professional service	1,080	566	484	30	59	44
Domestic and personal service	5,316	3,323	1,806	187	856	336
Trade and transportation	2,236	1,044	1,131	61	129	76
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	9,442	6,067	3,138	237	1,171	788
Totally deaf
All occupants	12,678	11,126	1,350	202	3,510	1,655
Agricultural pursuits	4,761	4,078	616	67	1,542	610
Professional service	387	327	51	9	50	35
Domestic and personal service	2,395	2,123	213	59	730	266
Trade and transportation	552	444	101	7	111	59
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	4,583	4,154	369	60	1,077	685
Partially deaf --
All occupations	19,464	6,947	11,822	695	576	398
Agricultural pursuits	9,307	2,995	5,997	315	329	199
Professional service	693	239	433	21	9	9
Domestic and personal service	2,921	1,200	1,593	128	126	70
Trade and transportation	1,684	600	1,030	54	18	17
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	4,859	1,913	2,769	177	94	103
Per cent distribution:
The deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agricultural pursuits	43.8	39.1	50.2	42.6	45.8	39.4
Professional service	3.4	3.1	3.7	3.3	1.4	2.1
Domestic and personal service	16.5	18.4	13.7	20.9	20.9	16.4
Trade and transportation	6.9	5.8	8.6	6.8	3.2	3.7
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	29.4	33.6	23.8	26.4	28.7	38.4
Totally deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agricultural pursuits	37.6	36.7	45.6	33.2	43.9	36.9
Professional service	3.0	2.9	3.8	4.5	1.4	2.0
Domestic and personal service	18.9	19.1	15.8	29.2	20.8	16.1
Trade and transportation	4.4	4.0	7.5	3.4	3.2	3.6
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	36.1	37.3	27.3	29.7	30.7	41.4
Partially deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agricultural pursuits	47.8	43.1	50.7	45.3	57.1	50.0
Professional service	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.0	1.6	2.2
Domestic and personal service	15.0	17.3	13.5	18.4	21.9	17.6
Trade and transportation	8.6	8.6	8.7	7.8	3.1	4.3
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	25.0	27.5	23.4	25.5	16.3	25.9

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TABLE 46. -- NUMBER AND PER CENT OF THE DEAF 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER ENGAGED IN EACH SPECIFIED GROUP OF OCCUPATIONS, BY AGE AND PERIOD OF LIFE WHEN DEAFNESS OCCURRED: 1900 (continued).

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OCCUPATION.		AGE WHEN DEAFNESS OCCURRED.
	Under 20					20 and over
	2 and under 5.	5 and under 10.	10 and under 15.	15 and under 20.	Not stated.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and over.	Not stated.
Number:
The deaf --
All occupations	4,003	3,105	2,118	2,098	610	7,227	3,579	1,756	116	494
Agricultural pursuits	1,324	1,116	853	838	262	3,287	1,937	1,071	82	236
Professional service	127	144	94	70	28	288	120	56	4	16
Domestic and personal service	720	588	369	345	109	1,095	444	170	11	86
Trade and transportation	206	187	171	226	49	661	304	117	6	43
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	1,626	1,070	631	619	162	1,896	774	342	13	113
Totally deaf --
All occupants	2,857	1,702	723	500	179	916	304	75	7	48
Agricultural pursuits	826	541	282	215	62	400	154	36	5	21
Professional service	89	95	40	14	4	31	13	6	-	1
Domestic and personal service	516	337	140	92	42	157	39	6	1	10
Trade and transportation	109	75	45	37	8	69	21	6	-	5
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	1,317	654	216	142	63	259	77	21	1	11
Partially deaf --
All occupations	1,146	1,403	1,395	1,598	431	6,311	3,275	1,681	109	446
Agricultural pursuits		575	571	623	200	2,887	1,783	1,035	77	215
Professional service	38	49	54	56	24	257	107	50	4	15
Domestic and personal service	204	251	229	253	67	938	405	164	10	76
Trade and transportation	97	112	126	189	41	592	283	111	6	38
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	309	416	415	477	99	1,637	697	321	12	102
Per cent distribution:
The deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agricultural pursuits	33.1	36.0	40.3	40.0	43.0	45.5	54.1	61.0	70.7	47.8
Professional service	3.2	4.6	4.4	3.3	4.6	4.0	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.2
Domestic and personal service	18.0	18.9	17.4	16.4	17.9	15.2	12.4	9.7	9.5	17.4
Trade and transportation	5.1	6.0	8.1	10.8	8.0	9.1	8.5	6.7	5.2	8.7
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	40.6	34.5	29.8	29.5	26.5	26.2	21.6	19.5	11.2	22.9
Totally deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	*	*	*
Agricultural pursuits	28.9	31.8	39.0	43.0	34.6	43.7	50.7	*	*	*
Professional service	3.1	5.6	5.5	2.8	2.2	3.4	4.3	*	-	*
Domestic and personal service	18.1	19.8	19.4	18.4	23.5	17.1	12.8	*	*	*
Trade and transportation	3.8	4.4	6.2	7.4	4.5	7.5	6.9	*	-	*
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	46.1	38.4	29.9	28.4	35.2	28.3	25.3	*	*	*
Partially deaf --
All occupations	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agricultural pursuits	43.5	41.0	40.9	39.0	46.4	45.7	54.4	61.6	70.6	48.2
Professional service	3.3	3.5	3.9	3.5	5.6	4.1	3.3	3.0	3.7	3.4
Domestic and personal service	17.8	17.9	16.4	15.8	15.5	14.9	12.4	9.7	9.2	17.0
Trade and transportation	8.4	8.0	9.0	11.8	9.5	9.4	8.6	6.6	5.5	8.5
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	27.0	29.6	29.8	29.9	23.0	25.9	21.3	19.1	11.0	22.9

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