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Table 5.5 Male occupational structure (primary, secondary and tertiary) from Anglican
baptism registers in Zone B, Southern (Champion) Country 1813-40 (as % of entries
showing fathers’ occupations)
1813-40 1813-20 1821-30 1831-40
Primary including labourers * 78.2 79.1 78.3 77.4
Primary without labourers 13.3 13.4 14.6 11.9
Secondary including labourers * 18.5 17.7 18.6 19.1
Secondary without labourers 16.5 15.6 16.5 17.0
Tertiary 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5
Total baptisms (n) 3877 1087 1360 1430
* Labourers allocated to primary or secondary sectors using information from the 1831 census.
From 1813 information from baptism registers provides a more inclusive picture
of adult male occupational structure. The inclusion of agricultural labourers in Table 5.5
confirms the dominance of the primary sector.
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