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1.0), but there were 6 males in school for every 4 females. Among the non-

white population in this age group, there were 93 males and 110 females (a

ratio of 0.85 to 1.00), but approximately the same number of each sex was still

in school (57 males and 54 females).

 Tables 8 and 9 show the distribution of the population 14 years of

age and older by sex, race, and physical capacity for work. Some 19 percent

of the population placed some limitation on their physical capacity. About

7 percent were "unable to work," and 12 percent said they could do "light

work only." Physical limitations were more prevalent among males than among

females. By races, limitations were somewhat more severe among nonwhite than

among white males. Limitations were relatively more serious as well as more

frequent among nonwhite than among white females.


TABLE 8.--Number of persons 14 years of age and older by physical capacity for
work and by sex and race, 730 rural households, North and West Florida, 1956


 : Population 14 years of age and older

 Physical :
 capacity :Total :White Nonwhite
 for work :

 :Total: Male: Female: Total: Male: Female: Total: Male: Female


 :No. No. No. No. No, No. No. No. No.

No limitation : 1,420 658 762 948 451 497 472 207 265

Light work only : 236 124 112 153 88 65 83 36 47

Unable to work : 127 78 49 83 52 31 44 26 18

Not reported : 129 58 71 90 45 45 39 13 26

 Total : 1,912 918 994 1,274 636 638 638 ?82 356