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Indiana University Studies 



CHAPTEK XI 



PUBLIC SEP VICE PUPSUITS 

 §1. Specific Pursuits 



In Indiana in 1910, 10,368 persons were engaged in public 

 service pursuits, 10,028 being males and 340 females. On the 

 basis of the number of wage-earners, these pursuits ranked last in 

 importance, the percentage of the total being 1.0 per cent. 



The public service pursuits were as follows: 





Males 



ITeniales 



-LVHil 1 



(jruarcls, watcliiuen. aiicl doorkeepers... 





() 



1 ,808 



Offlciflls and insnpff at*; (JJ S 



1 AO^ 





i,.>01 









1,255 

 1,048 



Other laborers (public service) 



1.043 



5 



Firemen (fire department) 



1.039 





1,039 

 974 



Officials and inspectors (eonntv) 





.59 









967 

 943 



Officials and inspectors (citv) 



010 



33 









321 

 192 



Officials and inspectors (State) 



172 



20 



Sheriffs 







187 

 130 

 73 



Detectives 











1 



Garbagemen and scavengers (laborers, 



pnblic 













71 

 47 





39 



8 



I^ife-savers 







9 



Lighthonse keepers 



3 







Total 10,028 340 10,308 



Graph 18 shows the distrilnition of M^orkers in these pursuits. 



Graph 18 

 Workers in Public Service Pursuitw 



S.OOO 10,000 I500C 



I . ^ . , \ , : , ^1 , . . , I 



Guards, watchmen, etc.| 

 Officials, inspectors (U. S.) | 

 Policemen I 

 Other laborers! 

 Firemen (fire dep't) | 



Officials, inspectors (Co.) ^HI^^^HHI^^^H^^^^HI^^^ 

 Soldiers, and marines ^^^H^^^HHBHHii^^^^^^HH 



(city) I^I^HHi^^HHBHHHHH^ 



§2. Specific Work of A arious Age Groups 



The specific occupations of various age groups of males and 

 females are indicated in Table 38. 



