Table:
1996
2016

workers
proportion of workers aged 55 and over
median age
ratio of younger workers to older workers
workers
proportion of workers aged 55 and over
median age
ratio of younger workers to older workers

number
percent
years
ratio
number
percent
years
ratio

occupation

financial auditors and accountants
64,100
13.8
41.9
2.06
85,200
30.7
46.3
0.88

secondary school teachers
76,200
11.8
46.3
2.41
66,000
21.1
45.2
0.88

other financial officers
20,400
16.6
42.7
2.52
62,300
25.4
44.4
1.15

lawyers and quebec notaries
40,200
13.3
43.4
1.52
50,400
36.7
48.5
0.71

mechanical engineers
24,100
11.8
39.0
3.39
47,200
19.8
42.1
1.41

civil engineers
28,600
14.2
40.9
3.27
45,400
25.2
44.5
1.53

elementary school and kindergarten teachers
42,500
6.5
44.2
7.68
44,800
14.6
41.8
3.45

professional occupations in business management consulting
22,600
20.4
44.4
0.79
44,500
29.3
46.3
0.45

college and other vocational instructors
44,400
15.4
45.1
1.14
40,100
34.0
49.9
0.36

electrical and electronics engineers
29,800
9.2
38.7
4.23
39,800
21.3
44.2
1.73

university professors and lecturers
31,500
29.2
49.1
0.38
37,600
36.8
50.1
0.32

business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
13,700
11.8
40.2
3.78
31,000
19.4
40.9
1.67

professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
9,100
12.0
40.3
2.16
29,900
16.3
38.3
1.77

general practitioners and family physicians
26,100
25.4
45.8
1.87
29,800
37.9
49.7
0.71

financial and investment analysts
11,000
7.9
37.5
3.25
28,400
12.1
37.3
7.61

Statement: the median age of university professors and lecturers was about 49.1 years in 1996.
Question: what was the median age of university professors and lecturers in 1996?
Answer: [49.1]