NORDELPH BY NUMBERS 4

On the previous page, we looked at how we travel to work. On this page, we find out what it is that we work at.

There were 158 workers in 2001, 96 men and 57 women. That these subtotals leave us one person of indeterminate gender adrift is something we can't readily explain. Possibly this is a result of an application of the principle stated on our copy of the figures, that 'the figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data' -- that is, to avoid identifying individuals because they would be 'obvious' as the only person in a particular category. Or maybe it's just one of the imponderables caused by people not correctly completing the form.

These figures are broken down by industry. Here you'll see the same inexplicable discrepancies. The percentages are of the appropriate total:158 workers, 96 men or 57 women. 'Wholesale & Retail' includes the motor trade -- including repairs.

Industry of employment
All
Male
Female
Agriculture
21 (13%)
16 (17%)
5 (9%)
Manufacturing
21 (13%)
15 (16%)
6 (11%)
Construction
26 (16%)
22 (23%)
4 (7%)
Wholesale & Retail
26 (16%)
10 (10%)
16 (28%)
Hotels & Catering
3 (2%)
-
3 (5%)
Transport & Communication
13 (8%)
9 (9%)
4 (7%)
Financial Services
3 (2%)
-
-
Real Estate
16 (10%)
11 (11%)
5 (9%)
Public Administration
6 (4%)
5 (5%)
-
Education
5 (3%)
-
4 (7%)
Health & Social Work
9 (6%)
3 (3%)
6 (11%)
Other
9 (6%)
5 (5%)
4 (7%)


There are no real surprises here: agriculture is the most common male occupation, wholesale and retail the most common female one. It's slightly disappointing that the figures don't show how many of us work in -- for example -- offices, shops, factories or the open air. We were tempted to compare the distribution with the national figures, but on reflection this would tell us little that isn't obvious -- that the fishing industry is under represented in the Fens, for example!

 

Source: 2001 census, by permission of Controller HMSO

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