ABSTRACT
Table 2.1 The breakdown of the working population according to economic sectors in 1925 in selected Ruhr towns and in the Rheinprovinz
and Westphalia (by row %)14 Agriculture 1ndustry Trade & forestry & crafts & transport Other
Barmen -Langerfeld 0.9 68.6 19.4 lLl Essen 1.2 62.1 21.9 14.8 Hamborn 0.7 77.0 11.2 lLl Mettmann 12.0 61.7 13.7 12.6 Mörs 7.2 60.9 18.5 13.4 Mülheim/Ruhr 2.4 61.5 23.5 12.6 Oberhausen 0.7 67.4 19.4 12.5 Rheinhausen 4.3 75.3 13.1 7.3 Reg.-Bez. Düsseldorf 7.7 60.7 19.2 12.4 Reg.-Bez. Arnsberg 10.8 61.4 16.2 11.6 Reg.-Bez. Münster 27.1 49.5 11.8 11.6 Rheinprovinz 19.3 50.0 18.6 12.1 Westphalia 19.8 54.8 14.2 11.2 Prussia 29.5 40.9 17.1 12.5 Germany 30.5 41.4 16.5 11.6
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THE WESTERN Rl'HR, 192.1-6
Table 2,2 The social and occupational structure of the membership of various NSDAP branches in the western Ruhr, 1925-6 (by %)44
(1 ) (2) Essen Langer/eid
Class Occupational subgroup (1925) (1925) LOWER 1. Agricultural workers 0 0 CLASS 2, Unskilled workers 14.4 14.8
3. Skilled (craft) workers 29.1 50.0 4. Other skilIed workers 4.0 0 5. Domestic workers 0 0
Sub total 47.5 64.8 Lower-6. Master craftsmen 0.7 0 & 7. Non-academic professionals 4.7 1.8 middle-8. White-collar employees 24.4 3.7 MIDDLE 9. Lower civil servants 8.0 5.5 CLASS 10. Merchants 6.0 13.0
11. Farmers 0.7 0 Sub total 44.5 24.0 Upper-12. Managers 0 0 MIDDLE 13. Higher civil servants 0 0 CLASS & 14. University students 0 0 UPPER 15. Academic professionals 0.7 1.8 CLASS 16. Entrepreneurs 0.3 0 Sub total 1.0 1.8 STATUS 17. Non-university students 1.3 1.8 UNCLEAR 18. Pensioners/retired 0.7 0
19. Wives/widows 0.3 0 20. Military personnel 0 0 21. Illegible/no da ta 4.7 7.4
Subtotal 7.0 9.2 TOTAL (%) 100 100 Frequency (N) 299 54
Table 2.2 continued
(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Mörs Mülheiml Ruhr Oberhausen Barmen Essen (1925) (1925) (1925) (1926) (1926)
0 0 0 0 0 12.5 13.0 10.0 5.2 25.0 16.6 41.3 16.0 37.7 25.8 0 2.2 2.0 1.9 4.0 0 0 0 0 0.8
29.1 56.5 28.0 44.8 55.6 4.2 0 2.0 0 0.8
12.5 4.3 4.0 2.6 2.4 12.5 23.9 32.0 15.6 24.2 8.3 2.2 8.0 2.6 5.6
12.5 10.9 6.0 12.3 2.4 0 0 0 0.6 0
50.0 41.3 52.0 33.7 35.4 4.2 0 2.0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.4 0 2.0 1.2 0 4.2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.8 0 2.2 8.0 4.0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 8.3 0 6.0 16.2 4.8
12.5 2.2 18.0 20.2 8.8 100 100 100 100 100 24 46 50 154 124
HITLER'S FOLLOWERS
Table 2.2 continued
(8) (9) Rheinhausen Essen
Class Occupational subgroup (1926) (1925-6) LOWER L Agricultural workers 0 0 CLASS 2. U nskilled workers 7.7 17.5
3. SkilIed (craft) workers 53.8 28.1 4. Other skilled workers 15.4 4.0 5. Domestic workers 0 0.2
Sub total 76.9 49.8 Lower-6. Master craftsmen 0 0.7 & 7. Non-academic professionals 0 4.0 middle-8. White-collar employees 0 24.3 MIDDLE 9. Lower civil servants 0 7.3 CLASS 10. Merchants 15.4 5.0
11. Farmers 0 0.5 Subtotal 15.4 41.8 Upper-12. Managers 0 0 MIDDLE 13. Higher civil servants 0 0 CLASS & 14. University students 0 0 UPPER 15. Academic professionals 0 0.5 CLASS 16. Entrepreneurs 0 0.2 Subtotal 0 0.7 STATUS 17. Non-university students 0 0.9 UNCLEAR 18. Pensioners/retired 0 0.7
19. Wives/widows 0 1.2 20. Military personnel 0 0 21. Illegible/no data 7.7 4.7
Sub total 7.7 7.5 TOTAL(%) 100 100 Frequency (N) 13 423
Table 2.2 continued
(10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) Hamborn Hammerthai Mettmann Rheinhausen Western Party
Ruhr officials (1925-6) (1925-6) (1925-6) (1926-7) (1925-6) (1925-6)
0 0 2.9 0 0.1 0 15.8 18.4 11.8 18.2 13.9 4.6 44.7 34.2 35.3 40.9 32.5 18.6
2.6 5.3 0 9.1 3.1 4.6 0 0 0 0 0.1 0
63.1 57.9 50.0 68.2 49.7 27.8 2.6 2.6 0 0 0.8 0 5.3 0 0 0 3.5 7.0
21.0 18.4 26.5 0 20.9 25.6 0 2.6 5.9 0 5.5 9.3 7.9 10.5 0 22.7 7.7 25.6 0 2.6 5.9 0 0.7 0
36.8 36.7 38.3 22.7 39.1 67.5 0 0 0 0 0.3 4.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0
0 2.6 0 0 1.0 4.6 0 2.6 8.8 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 9.1 6.4 0 0 2.6 11.7 9.1 9.8 0
100 100 100 100 100 100
38 38 34 22 874 43
master craftsmen hardly feature in the membership, while the almost totally urban nature of the membership (see Table 2.6) accounts for the virtual absence of agricultural workers and farmers within the ranks of the NSDAP in the western Ruhr.
