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TABLE 12. TOTAL NUMBER OF MALES IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS 

 AND NUMBER AND PER CENT AT WORK IN INDIANA, 1910 



Age Group. 



Males. 



Total 

 Number. 



Total at ! Per Cent 

 Work. j at Work. 



All over 10 years 



1,106,447 



880,979 



80.3 



10 to 13 years 



102,400 



8,116 



7.9 



14 to 15 years 



51,838 



19,572 



37.7 



16 to 20 years 



132,095 



101,951 



77.1 



21 to 44 years 



501,586 



487,047 



96.9 



45 years and over 



318,528 



264,293 



82.9 



Graph 6 

 Percentage of Males at Work 

 Qz \oz 10% 30% 40°/° 50°'^ 60°* 10°'^ 80"^ 90"^ lOO* 



Age groups— 

 10 to 13 years 

 14 to 15 years 

 16 to 20 years 

 21 to 44 years 



years over HH^IH^HjllHIiiil^H^^I^^IHI 



Concerning- the various age groups it is seen that of boys 10 

 to 13 years old, 7.9 per cent were at work; youths 14 to 15 years, 

 37.7 per cent; young men 16 to 20 years, 77.1 per cent; men 21 

 to 44 years, 96.9 per cent, and men 45 years and over, 82.9 per 

 cent. Under the detailed study of the groups of occupations in 

 subsequent sections, the specific pursuits in which the individuals 

 were engaged in each age g-roup are recorded. 



