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Socio-economic status: applicants and accepted applicants as percent (%)

Applicants

Socio-economic status

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Higher managerial and professional occupations

18.74%

17.68%

17.00%

16.95%

15.66%

Lower managerial and professional occupations

26.66%

24.74%

24.51%

24.86%

23.77%

Intermediate occupations

11.37%

12.69%

12.15%

12.22%

11.79%

Small employers and own account workers

5.57%

6.11%

6.00%

5.97%

5.71%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

4.83%

3.87%

4.03%

3.88%

3.68%

Semi-routine occupations

9.42%

10.82%

10.94%

11.08%

11.37%

Routine occupations

5.37%

4.95%

4.69%

4.68%

4.59%

Unknown

18.04%

19.14%

20.68%

20.36%

23.43%

Total

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100.00%

Accepted Applicants

Socio-economic status

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Higher managerial and professional occupations

19.85%

18.52%

17.81%

17.85%

16.56%

Lower managerial and professional occupations

27.18%

25.16%

24.89%

25.32%

24.18%

Intermediate occupations

11.38%

12.69%

12.15%

12.20%

11.72%

Small employers and own account workers

5.49%

6.05%

5.99%

5.95%

5.74%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations

4.83%

3.87%

4.03%

3.92%

3.73%

Semi-routine occupations

9.02%

10.44%

10.56%

10.62%

10.79%

Routine occupations

5.14%

4.78%

4.55%

4.55%

4.46%

Unknown

17.12%

18.49%

20.03%

19.59%

22.82%

Total

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