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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 7.
Published in final edited form as: Hist Methods. 2017 Jan 17;50(2):79–95. doi: 10.1080/01615440.2016.1250022

Table 4.

Occupation of Veterans’ Sons, by Birth Order

Age in 1900: 20-29 Age in 1900: 30-39
Occupation in 1900 1st
Son
2nd
Son
3rd
Son
1st
Son
2nd
Son
3rd
Son
Laborer 33% 41% 43% 29% 25% 29%
Farmer (owner/operator) 21% 18% 23% 20% 29% 31%
Trade/Craft/Clerical 40% 36% 32% 40% 40% 36%
Manager/Professional 6% 5% 3% 11% 6% 4%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
N= 349 253 160 159 164 107