Table 1.

Distribution of the active population by socioeconomic status and economic activity, in whole France and in the geographical area covered by the ICARE study

	France (%)	Geographical area covered by ICARE (%)
Socioeconomic status
Farmers	2.7	2.8
Self-employed	6.6	6.4
Managers/professionals	13.1	11.2
Intermediate occupations	23.1	22.7
Clerical, sales and service workers	28.8	27.6
Blue collar workers	25.6	29.2
Economic activity
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	4.0	3.9
Fishing	0.1	0.3
Mining and quarrying	0.2	0.2
Manufacturing	17.3	20.8
Electricity, gas, and water supply	0.9	0.8
Construction	5.8	6.2
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods	13.2	13.3
Hotels and restaurants	3.5	3.5
Transport, storage and communication	6.4	5.6
Financial intermediation	3.0	2.3
Real estate, renting and business activities	11.2	10.0
Public administration	9.8	8.8
Education	7.3	7.4
Health and social work	11.6	11.9
Other service activities	4.4	3.9
Private households with employed persons	1.1	1.0
Extra-territorial organizations	0.1	0.1