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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2014 Feb 15;107:154–161. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.015

Table 2.

Fitness of cohort and survival of medical examinations for New Zealand men aged 19–45 in World War II

Fitness grade Service eligibility Per cent of overall cohort Medical exams retained after military service
I Active service in any theater 62.6 Yes
II Home defence or base work 13.3 No
III Unfit for military service. Capable of essential clerical or industrial work 19.9 No
IV Not fit enough at any time for military or essential civilian industries 4.3 No

Source: (Stout & Duncan, 1958; National Service Department, 1946)