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The Blind And The Deaf, 1900

Creator:		Alexander Graham Bell (author)
Date:		1906
Publisher:		Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
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TABLE 13 THE BLIND, BY DEGREE OF BLINDNESS, COLOR, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND PERIOD OF LIFE AND AGE WHEN BLINDNESS OCCURRED, FOR CONTNENTAL UNITED STATES: 1900.(continued)

DEGREE OF BLINDNESS, COLOR, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE	AGE WHEN BLINDNESS OCCURRED
Under 20.					20 and over.
1 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 19	Not stated.	20 to 39.	40 to 59.	60 to 79.	80 and over.	Not stated.
The totally blind	1,883	2,219	1,685	1,423	355	6,104	7,154	7,821	1,697	193
White	1,649	1,923	1,444	1,171	300	5,097	6,120	6,785	1,323	147
Attended school	1,105	1,352	996	761	210	1,968	1,565	1,302	205	26
Special	947	1,094	665	409	179	429	74	16	1	2
Other	108	176	215	248	23	961	904	765	132	18
Both	2	12	15	13	-	14	4	-	-	-
Not specified	48	70	101	91	8	564	583	521	72	6
Did not attend school	477	474	362	341	71	2,644	3,383	3,452	606	44
Not stated	67	97	86	69	19	485	1,172	2,031	512	77
Colored	234	296	241	252	55	1007	1,034	1,036	374	46
Attended school	91	116	105	98	25	225	126	65	18	2
Special	71	81	52	23	16	18	4	1	1	-
Other	16	24	37	47	6	119	62	25	6	-
Both	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not specified	4	10	15	27	3	88	60	39	11	2
Did not attend school	130	166	126	139	23	734	820	839	302	32
Not stated	13	14	10	15	7	48	88	132	54	12
The partially blind	1,520	1,571 1,173	971	535	4,866	5,337	5,972	1,314	742
White	1,377	1,413	1,027	850	472	4,312	4,746	5,439	1,196	677
Attended school	834	926	669	461	332	1,717	1,554	1,378	280	148
Special	422	413	216	92	175	74	26	11	1	1
Other	323	384	357	252	119	938	838	795	176	71
Both	1	8	7	3	-	5	-	2	-	-
Not specified	88	121	89	114	38	700	690	570	103	76
Did not attend school	458	402	266	298	96	1,921	2,165	2,377	460	173
Not stated	85	85	92	91	44	674	1,027	1,684	456	356
Colored	143	158	146	121	63	554	591	533	118	65
Attended school	57	80	75	55	35	175	122	68	10	6
Special	22	26	19	7	15	5	4	1	2	-
Other	32	47	41	34	16	103	62	22	6	2
Both	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not specified	3	7	15	14	4	67	56	45	2	4
Did not attend school	81	70	62	55	25	335	411	404	90	38
Not stated	5	8	9	11	3	44	58	61	18	21

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TABLE 14 -- NUMBER AND PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY CLASS OF OCCUPATIONS OF THE BLIND 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, BY DEGREE OF BLINDESS IN RELATION TO AGE WHEN BLINDNESS OCCURRED , FOR CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES: 1900.

A. -- NUMBER IN EACH CLASS OF OCCUPANTS.
CLASS OF OCCUPANTS	TOTAL	PERIOD OF LIFE WHEN BLINDESS OCCURRED			AGE WHEN BLINDNESS OCCURRED
					Under 20
		Childhood (Under 20).	Adult Life (20 and over).	Unknown	Birth.	Under 1.
The blind
All occupations	12,506	4,478	7,525	503	851	413
Agricultural pursuits	5,273	1,170	3,849	254	240	54
Professional service	1,404	993	387	24	210	174
Domestic and personal service	1,783	594	1,097	92	119	34
Trade and transportation	1,671	594	1,017	60	105	45
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	2,375	1,127	1,175	73	177	106
The totally blind --
All occupations	5,581	2,354	3,122	105	311	262
Agricultural pursuits	1,424	231	1,165	28	32	11
Professional service	1,010	763	236	11	133	133
Domestic and personal service	642	207	413	22	33	10
Trade and transportation	1,040	376	646	18	44	32
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	1,465	777	662	26	69	76
The partially blind --
A. -- NUMBER IN EACH CLASS OF OCCUPANTS.
All occupants	6,925	2,124	4,403	398	540	151
Agricultural pursuits	3,849	939	2,684	226	208	43
Professional service	394	230	151	13	77	41
Domestic and personal service	1,141	387	684	70	86	24
Trade and transportation	631	218	371	42	61	13
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	910	350	513	47	108	30
B. -- PERCENT IN EACH CLASS OF OCCUPATIONS
The blind:
Agricultural pursuits	42.2	26.1	51.1	50.5	28.2	13.1
Professional service	11.2	22.2	5.2	4.8	24.7	42.1
Domestic and personal service	14.2	13.3	14.6	18.3	14.0	8.2
Trade and transportation	13.4	13.3	14.6	18.3	14.0	8.2
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	19.0	25.1	15.6	14.5	20.8	25.7
The totally blind --
Agricultural pursuits	25.5	9.8	37.3	26.6	10.3	4.2
Professional service	18.1	32.4	37.3	26.6	10.3	4.2
Domestic and personal service	11.5	8.8	13.2	21.0	10.6	3.8
Trade and transportation	18.6	16.0	20.7	17.1	14.1	12.2
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	26.3	33.0	21.2	24.8	22.2	29.0
The partially blind --
Agricultural pursuits	55.6	44.2	61.0	56.7	38.5	28.4
Professional service	5.7	10.8	3.4	3.3	14.3	27.2
Domestic and personal service	16.5	18.2	15.5	17.6	15.9	14.9
Trade and transportation	9.1	10.3	8.4	10.6	11.3	8.6
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	13.1	16.5	11.7	11.8	20.0	19.9

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A. -- NUMBER IN EACH CLASS OF OCCUPANTS.

					20 and over
	1 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 19	Not stated.	20 to 39.	40 to 59.	60 to 79.	80 and over.	Not stated.
The blind
All occupations	694	883	779	739	119	3,229	2,264	1,714	221	97
Agricultural pursuits	166	217	203	253	37	1,307	1,213	1,099	161	69
Professional service	181	179	142	91	16	209	97	76	3	2
Domestic and personal service	83	107	123	100	28	522	340	206	16	13
Trade and transportation	86	126	109	108	15	594	297	110	13	3
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	178	254	202	187	23	597	317	223	28	10
The totally blind --
All occupations	393	514	446	393	35	1,543	837	635	94	13
Agricultural pursuits	29	47	48	62	2	353	343	393	67	9
Professional service	145	141	125	73	13	150	53	33	-	-
Domestic and personal service	38	43	42	39	2	222	103	77	9	2
Trade and transportation	50	88	83	73	6	414	183	41	7	1
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	131	195	148	146	12	404	155	91	11	1
The partially blind --
All occupants	301	369	333	346	84	1,686	1,427	1,079	127	84
Agricultural pursuits	137	170	155	191	35	954	870	706	94	60
Professional service	36	38	17	18	3	59	44	43	3	2
Domestic and personal service	45	64	81	61	26	300	237	129	7	11
Trade and transportation	36	38	26	35	9	180	114	69	6	2
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	47	59	54	41	11	193	162	132	17	9
B. -- PERCENT IN EACH CLASS OF OCCUPATIONS
The blind:
Agricultural pursuits	23.9	24.6	26.1	34.2	31.1	40.4	53.6	64.1	72.8	71.1
Professional service	26.1	20.3	18.2	12.3	13.5	6.5	4.3	4.5	1.4	2.1
Domestic and personal service	12.0	12.1	15.8	13.6	23.5	16.2	15.0	12.0	7.2	13.4
Trade and transportation	12.0	12.1	15.8	13.6	23.5	16.2	15.0	12.0	7.2	13.4
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	25.6	28.7	25.9	25.3	19.3	18.5	14.0	13.0	12.7	10.3
The totally blind --
Agricultural pursuits	7.4	9.2	10.8	15.8	5.7	22.9	41.0	69.9	71.3	69.2
Professional service	7.4	9.2	10.8	15.8	5.7	22.9	41.0	61.9	71.3	69.2
Domestic and personal service	9.7	8.4	9.4	9.9	5.7	14.4	12.3	12.1	9.6	15.4
Trade and transportation	12.7	17.1	18.6	18.6	17.2	26.8	21.9	6.5	7.4	7.7
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	33.3	37.9	33.2	37.1	34.3	26.2	18.5	14.3	11.7	7.7
The partially blind --
Agricultural pursuits	28.4	45.5	46.1	46.6	55.2	41.6	56.6	60.9	65.4	74.0
Professional service	12.0	10.3	5.1	5.2	3.6	3.5	3.1	4.0	2.4	2.4
Domestic and personal service	14.9	17.3	24.3	17.6	31.0	17.8	16.6	12.0	5.5	13.1
Trade and transportation	12.0	10.3	7.8	10.1	10.7	10.7	8.0	6.4	4.7	2.4
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits	15.6	16.0	16.2	11.9	13.1	11.4	11.4	12.2	13.4	10.7

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