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BULLETIN 1220, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
somewhat larger percentages of the latter reported having engaged 
in common labor, unskilled agricultural, industrial and business work 
both in their lifetime and recently. 
occupations o 
PER CENT ENGAGED 
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 
AGRICULTURE 
UNSKILLED 
AGRICULTURE 
SKILLED 
INDUSTRY 
UNSKILLED 
INDUSTRY 
SKILLED 
SKILLED WORK 
ANY TYPE 
SKILLED WORK 
OTHER THAN 
AGRICULTURE 
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Occupation. 
Part of occupational history and num- 
bers and percentages in each occupa- 
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Lifetime: 
American born, 212 cases— 
30 
14.2 
36 
19.7 
66 
16.7 
13 
6.1 
26 
14.2 
39 
9.9 
189 
89.2 
179 
97.8 
368 
93.2 
184 
86.8 
176 
96.2 
360 
91.1 
56 
26.4 
31 
16.9 
87 
22.0 
47 
22.2 
30 
10.4 
19.5 
67 
31.6 
95 
51.9 
162 
41.0 
41 
19.3 
74 
40.4 
115 
29.1 
43 
20.3 
12 
6.6 
55 
13.9 
24 
11.3 
8 
4.4 
32 
8.1 
23 
10.8 
9 
4.9 
32 
8. 1 
13 
6.1 
3.8 
20 
5. 1 
5 
2.4 
2 
1.1 
1.8 
2 
0.9 
1 
0.5 
3 
0.8 
31 
14.6 
10 
5.5 
41 
10.4 
29 
13.7 
9 
4.9 
38 
9.6 
5 
2.4 
1 
0.5 
6 
1.5 
2 
0.9 


2 
0.5 
4 
Per cent of all (212) cases- - » 
Foreign born, 183 cases— 
1.9 
5 
Per cent of all ( 183) cases 
All farm workers, 395 cases— 
2.7 
9 
Per cent of all (395) cases 
Recent history (Jan., 1918, to summer of 
1921): 
American born, 212 cases— 
2.3 
4 
Per cent of all (212) cases 
Foreign born, 183 cases— 
1.9 
5 
Per cent of all (183) cases 
All farm workers, 395 cases — 
2.7 
9 
Per cent of all (395) cases 
2.3 
^5^ 223 LIFETIME Y777X RECENT 
Fig. 4. — Percentage of 395 farm employees ever engaged in certain occupations or groups of occupations. 
Table 7. — Comparative life-time and recent occupational history of American-born and 
foreign-bom farm workers. 
[Numbers and percentages ever engaged in certain occupations.] 
