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A data dump of the occupations and ethnic origins of SF Mensa members
6.1% of SF Mensa members identify themselves as other than White European
Area.
Private Industry
41.93%
1,076
Government
Federal
5.38
138
State
2.49
64
Local
2.57
66
Total Government
10.44
268
Non-Profit
Charitable
0.47
12
Education
5.96
153
Health Service
3.20
82
Religious or Church
0.31
8
Total Non-Profit
9.94
255
Self-employed
5.85
150
Other areas
3.35
86
Not employed
9.98
256
Information not provided
18.51
475
Professional, Technical arid Managerial Occupations
Architects
0.39%
10
Art
0.82
21
Data Processing & Computer Technology
10.83
278
5.03
129
Engineers
7.87
202
Entertainment and Recreation
0.58
15
Law and Jurisprudence
3.58
92
Life and Social Sciences
2.68
68
Managers and Administrators
11.11
285
Mathematics and Physical
Sciences
1.56
40
Medicine and Health
4.32
ill
Miscellaneous Professional or
Technical Occupations
3.82
98
Museum, Library and Archival
Professionals
owners of Businesses
2.45
63
Religion (Clergy)
0.11
3
Writing
3.23
83
Clerical and Sales Occupations
Computing, Keypunch and
Account-Recording
0.50%
13
Information and Message
Distribution, Mailroom
0.27
7
Merchandising, excluding
Salespersons
0.16
Miscellaneous Clerical
1.21
31
Sales - Services
0.62
16
Sales - Commodities
Secretarial and Stenography
1.05
27
Service Occupations
Amusement and Recreation
Services
0.11%
Bankers and Stock Investment
Brokers
0.86
22
Building Services, Janitorial,
Custodial, etc.
Food and Beverages Preparation
and Service
0.50
Housewife or Homemaker
1.17
30
Miscellaneous Services, not
classified elsewhere
0.66
17
Protective Services
1.32
34
Real Estate
1.48
38
Wholesale Supply and Service
0.08
2
Farming, Fishery, Forestry
Trade, Manufacturing and
Processing Production Worker
Bench Work and Technical
0.97%
25
Construction
Machine Trade
0.43
11
Manufacturing and Processing
0.39
Other Specific Trades
0.35
9
Miscellaneous Occupations
Amusement, Recreation and Motion Pictures, not elsewhere classified
0.23%
6
Graphic Arts
0.23
Motor Freight and Transportation
Utilities Products and Distribution
Occupations not classified above
5.53%
142
95
3.70%
Programmers
87
3.39
Miscellaneous Professional and Technical occupations
77
3.00
Electrical Engineers
Lawyers
2.46
Business Owners
62
2.42
System Analysts
60
2.34
58
2.26
Data Processing and Computer Technologists
44
1.71
Accountants and Auditors
20
0.78
Amerind
19
0.74
Black
1,878
73.19
White European
0.97
Latin/Spanish American
Middle Eastern
South Asian
Oriental
Other Asian
1
0.04
Polynesian/Melanesian/Oceanic
Other origins
531
20.70
Not known
This month's article contains the last bits of information that Ken Uhland squeezed out of the Mensa roster tape. His computer is now convalescing.
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