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Numbers and percentages of the population 10 years of age or over in gainful occupations, classified according to age and sex, census years 1921 and 1931
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| Gainfully occupied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| number | % | |||||
| 1921 Census | ||||||
| 10 to 15 | 73,208 | 58,074 | 15,134 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 2.8 |
| 16 to 19 | 346,616 | 244,821 | 101,795 | 54.4 | 76.4 | 32.2 |
| 20 to 24 | 450,328 | 324,102 | 126,226 | 63.4 | 92.4 | 35.1 |
| 25 to 34 | 775,547 | 663,919 | 111,628 | 58.0 | 96.2 | 17.2 |
| 35 to 64 | 1,389,565 | 1,266,936 | 122,629 | 55.8 | 94.4 | 10.7 |
| 65 or older | 137,905 | 125,167 | 12,738 | 32.9 | 58.5 | 6.2 |
| Total | 5,173,169 | 3,683,919 | 490,159 | 47.6 | 77.5 | 15.3 |
| 1931 Census | ||||||
| 10 to 15 | 52,630 | 43,995 | 8,635 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| 16 to 19 | 409,260 | 284,274 | 124,986 | 49.1 | 67.5 | 30.3 |
| 20 to 24 | 618,354 | 429,018 | 189,336 | 67.9 | 92.6 | 42.4 |
| 25 to 34 | 914,962 | 759,361 | 155,601 | 61.3 | 97.7 | 21.7 |
| 35 to 64 | 1,750,878 | 1,580,936 | 169,942 | 57.1 | 93.9 | 12.0 |
| 65 or older | 181,146 | 163,787 | 17,359 | 31.5 | 55.7 | 6.2 |
| Total | 3,927,230 | 3,261,371 | 865,859 | 48.1 | 76.7 | 17.0 |
| 1. Includes a few persons of "not stated" age. In 1921 such persons were included in the age group 35 to 64 years. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | ||||||
