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ORDER XXXII. OTHER PERSONS (retired or not gainfully employed).



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The occupations falling under this category are not included in the Dictionary.

The following codes and occupations are listed under this heading in the original documentation for the 1921 Census.

990.—Students (over 18 years and not elsewhere enumerated).

991.—Persons following an Occupation outside the United Kingdom.

"Persons who return their place of work in column (m) of the Schedule as situated outside the United Kingdom are to be coded 991 (Persons following an occupation outside the United Kingdom) irrespective of their occupation, unless they are members of the Imperial Naval, Military or Civil Services. Members of the Civil Services of India and the Self-Governing Dominions who are not actually serving in this country, are also to be regarded as working outside the United Kingdom and coded accordingly-Members of the Indian Army do not come under this rule."
(From the Appendix to the 1921 Census classifications. )

992.—Retired from previous Gainful Occupation (not Naval or Military).

"Persons returned as 'retired' or 'pensioned' or as having formerly followed an occupation are to be coded to their former occupation and the code number is to be prefixed by the letter Y..."
(From the Appendix to the 1921 Census classifications. )

998.—Ex-Commissioned Officers, Naval or Military (not otherwise described).

The following Naval ranks are now obsolete, and any persons so returned must be coded, to this heading:—

The following ranks in the Army are now obsolete, and any persons so returned must be coded to this heading:—

999.—Ex-Other Ranks and Ratings, Naval or Military (not otherwise described).

X.—Other Persons (not Retired and not Gainfully Occupied).