Newtown Vevay Town through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language

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Literacy by Gender

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Data for 1851	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	32	34
Able to read but not write	7	9
Unable to read or write	29	41

Data for 1861	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	53	59
Able to read but not write	23	31
Unable to read or write	19	13

Date	Source
1851	1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861	1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'

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While the 1841 Census of Great Britain made no attempt to classify occupations, and consequently listed occupations for the main towns only, the Irish Census of 1841 constructed a simple 8-way classification organised around different human needs, or "Wants". This enabled the Census to present occupational information for every parish. The same classification was used in 1851.

Newtown Vevay Town : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender