Table 4 Number of Social Workers (1952-1978)

Persons at Year End Average Yearly Number of Persons
Social
Workers
Employees in
State and
Collective
Sectors
All
Employees
Individual
Workers
in Cities
and Towns
Collectives'
Employees
and Individual
Workers in
Rural Areas
All Employees
State Firm
Employees
Collectives'
Employees
in Cities and
Towns
State Firm
Employees
Collectives'
Employees
in Cities and
Towns
Total
Industry DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Construction and Resource Exploration DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Agriculture, Forestry, Water Conservation,
and Meteorology
DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Transportation and Communications DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Commerce, Catering, Services and Goods
Purchasing and Selling
DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Urban Public Utilities DD DD
Scientific Research, Culture, Education, Health,
and Social Welfare
DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Banking and Insurance DD DD
The Party Organization, Public Administration and
Social Groups
DD DD DD DD DD
Management Departments DD DD DD DD
Others DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD
Material Production Sector DD DD
Non-material Production Sector DD DD
Primary Sector DD
Secondary Sector DD
Tertiary Sector DD


Sources: SBC, Labor and Wage Statistics in China: 1949-1985 (Beijing, 1986).

Notes: DD indicates that the figures can be derived directly from the data source (classified by ownership).