TABLE 2.
Common Occupations for Natives and Foreign-Born in Matched Sample, 1920
| Natives |
Foreign-Born |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Frequency | Percent | HISCLASS | Occupation | Frequency | Percent | HISCLASS |
| Farmer | 282 | 25.99 | 8 | Farmer | 3,141 | 18.43 | 8 |
| Manager | 89 | 8.20 | 9 | Manager | 1,863 | 10.93 | 9 |
| Laborer | 83 | 7.65 | 12 | Laborer | 1,616 | 9.48 | 12 |
| Salesman | 58 | 5.44 | 5 | Operative | 1,020 | 5.99 | 5 |
| Operative | 54 | 4.98 | 9 | Foreman | 576 | 3.38 | 3 |
| Clerical | 43 | 3.96 | 5 | Mine operative | 575 | 3.37 | 9 |
| Carpenter | 36 | 3.32 | 7 | Machinist | 550 | 3.23 | 9 |
| Machinist | 35 | 3.23 | 9 | Carpenter | 493 | 2.89 | 7 |
| Farm laborer | 33 | 3.04 | 12 | Salesman | 444 | 2.61 | 5 |
| Foreman | 21 | 1.94 | 3 | Clerical | 314 | 1.84 | 5 |
| Total (top 10) | 714 | 65.81 | 10,278 | 60.31 | |||
| Outside top 10 | 371 | 34.19 | 6,763 | 39.69 | |||
Note.—See the note to table 1 for sample restrictions. HISCLASS is a 12-part classification system indicating the social class of each occupation (van Leeuwen and Maas 2005).