The Occupations of the People of Indiana 



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and negative worth. Thus, in a community of 11,000 workers, 

 10,000 of which are engaged in the manufacture of alcoholic 

 beverages and 200 in the manufacture of shoes, the work of the 

 10,000 represents in no wise the most important community activity 

 as the product is of negative importance and worth. The same 

 might hold if the 10,000 were engaged in any of the tobacco manu- 

 facturing activities. The work of the 200 group is of unquestioned 

 social worth, and as such takes priority over the larger group 

 engaged in producing alcoholic beverages. Even though an occupa- 

 tion engages the full time of a majority of the people, and the 

 monetary value of the product be great, if the product does not 

 meet a vital human need and contribute to the well-being of 

 the community, the occupation cannot be considered of primal 

 importance. 



These measures, then, may be applied to various occupations, 

 in order to determine their relative importance and worth : 



1. The number of people engaged in the occupation. 



2. The monetary value of the product. 



3. The value added to the raw material by the process of manufac- 



turing. 



4. Amount of capital invested. 



5. Amount of wages paid. 



G. The social worth of the pursuit of the occupation. 



§2. The Distribution of AVorkeis in the Nine Groups of Occupations 

 to the Communities 



The United States census classifies productive activity of males 

 and females as follows : 



1. Agricultural. 



2. Manufacturing and mechanical. 



3. Trade. 



4. Domestic and personal service. 



5. Transportation. 



6. Professional service. 



7. Clerical pursuits. 



8. Extraction of minerals. 



9. Public service. 



Table 11 show^s the number and per cent of males and females 

 in each of the nine groups in Indiana and Graph 3 illustrates 

 these facts. 



