TaBLE 14 (Continued)

PusLic LiBRARY REGISTRANTS AND ADULT Users IN DIFFERENT OccUPATIONAL (GROUPS
ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS STUDIES

PERCENTAGES

USERS

Flexner
& Cole®
Hopkins 1948:
1941: Cole Occupa- Van Hoesen, 1948
Readers 1943: tion of Field & Berel- * REFERENCE REFERENCE
Occupation Advisory  Krieg  Refer- Montclair bread- Quinly Wwylie  Peacock son MAIN BraNcH  SRC
Services 1939 ence 1945 1947 winner 1948 1948 1948 1948 LIBRARIES LIBRARIES 1948

Professional &

managerial 38 . 27 27 24 48 9 S 33
White-collar 19 15 11 31 16 13
Skilled &

semi-skilled 8 o 4 £ 15 9
Unskilled 11 5 3
Students 32 37 32 17 i~ 25
Housewives 14 33 e RE SN S 15
Other 38 A 13 13 5

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

1,252 1,083 7,404 159 711 389
“Students excluded. *““Employed.”