| Abstract: | The census occupation statistics are the most complete source of information on the employment of the population during the past century. The Official Guide to the Census Reports1 traces the development of the occupation inquiries and gives details of the major classification changes (pp. 27-43). These changes are considered in relation to each census year, but little attempt has been made to examine their effect on the comparability of the data. In addition, certain points which are of interest to research workers in this field have been omitted from the Guide. |
