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Table II
SELECTED WHITE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONS HELD
BY BLACKS
1940-1980
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Occupation
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1940
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%
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1950
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%
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1960
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%
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1970
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%
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1980
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%
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Managerial
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62,220
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33.2
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112,020
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37.5
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121,762
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25.7
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170,035
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21.8
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487,432
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31.1
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Self-Employed
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46,790
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24.9
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75,560
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25.3
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63,357
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13.4
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34,893
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4.5
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21,781
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1.4
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Private Salary
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10,940
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5.8
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32,580
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10.9
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44,318
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9.3
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87,765
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11.2
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282,488
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18.1
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Government
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1,240
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0.7
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5,250
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1.8
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12,282
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2.6
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46,388
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5.9
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181,847
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11.6
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Professional
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125,330
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66.8
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186,930
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62.5
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352,298
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74.3
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611,334
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78.2
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1,077,482
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68.9
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Clergy
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17,920
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9.6
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19,110
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6.4
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14,530
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3.1
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12,850
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1.6
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16,195
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1
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Engineers
|
300
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0.2
|
2,730
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0.9
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12,049
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2.5
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13,679
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1.8
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36,019
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2.3
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Lawyers
|
1,000
|
0.5
|
1,530
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0.5
|
2,970
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0.6
|
3,728
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0.5
|
15,277
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1
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Social Work
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2,270
|
1.2
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6,750
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2.3
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15,345
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3.2
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40,791
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5.2
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88,512
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5.7
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Teachers
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67,660
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36.1
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90,180
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30.2
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150,743
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31.8
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240,073
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30.7
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424,755
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27.1
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TOTAL
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187,550
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298,950
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474,060
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781,369
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1,564,914
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