According to the statistics in 1883, only 37.6% of about 418,000 former warriors could become a government employee (including a military man) or an eligible voter who could vote for prefectural assemblies (person who could pay tax of more than 5 yen).
1883年の統計によると、全士族約41.8万人のうち現職官公吏（軍人含む）もしくは府県議会の選挙権を持つ有権者（地租5円以上で非官公吏）の合算が全体の37.6％であったという。