§ Mr. HANNONasked the Minister of Health how many persons were respectively classified as occupied and unoccupied in England and Wales and Scotland according to the Censuses of 1911 and 1921, showing separately men and women and young persons under the age of 18: and when he expects to publish the complete Census Returns of 1921?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYThe figures asked for are as follow:
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PERSONS CLASSIFIED AS OCCUPIED AND UNOCCUPIED IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND. — Occupied. Unoccupied. Males. Females. Males. Females. 1911. England and Wales— Aged 12–17 inclusive 1,206,570 842,836 830,098 1,207,169 Aged 18 and over 10,243,214 3,987,681 671,969 8,107,586 Aged 12 and over 11,449,787 4,830,517 1,502,067 9,314,755 Scotland Estimated. Aged 12–17 inclusive 151,775 109,296 136,139 173,286 Aged 18 and over 1,321,982 486,914 72,452 1,065,540 Aged 12 and over 1,473,757 593,210 208,591 1,238,826 1921. England and Wales— Aged 12–17 inclusive 1,154,294 855,924 1,013,649 1,317,721 Aged 18 and over 10,958,424 4,209,408 774,741 9,316,753 Scotland— Aged 12–17 inclusive 146,574 112,864 146,937 177,900 Aged 18 and over 1,396,603 523,228 81,114 1,153,141 12 and over 1,543,177 636,092 228,051 1,331,041 It should be borne in mind that the Census classification relates to persons ordinarily following a gainful occupation, and that the "unoccupied" comprise retired persons, pensioners, school children and others not ordinarily following a gainful occupation. In reply to the last part of the question, I understand that the whole of the Scottish Reports have been published. As regards England and Wales, the complete series of County Reports has been issued; while, of the remaining volumes, some are already in the Press, and it is expected that all, or nearly all, will be published during the current year.