Lapas attēli
PDF
ePub

Of employees who have been in the United States ten years or over the Croatians, English, Poles, and Swedes have a larger proportion of fully naturalized individuals in the Middle West than in the East and a larger proportion of individuals having first papers only in the East than in the Middle West. The Germans and Slovenians, upon the other hand, have a larger proportion of fully naturalized individuals in the East than in the Middle West, and a larger proportion of individuals having the first papers only in the Middle West than in the East. The proportion of all employees in the United States ten years or over who are fully naturalized is largest in the Middle West, second largest in the South, and smallest in the East, while the proportion having first papers only is largest in the Middle West and slightly larger in the East than in the South.

From the percentages for all employees who have been in the United States five years or over, it appears that the English, Germans, Poles, and Swedes have a larger proportion of fully naturalized individuals, and the Croatians, Germans, Poles, and Slovenians a larger proportion of individuals who have first papers only, in the Middle West than in the East. Upon the other hand, the Croatians and Slovenians have a larger proportion of fully naturalized individuals, and the English and Swedes a larger proportion of individuals who have first papers only in the East than in the Middle West. The proportion of all individuals in the United States five years or over who are fully naturalized is largest in the South, ranks second in the Middle West, and is smallest in the East, and the proportion having first papers only is largest in the Middle West, ranks second in the East, and is smallest in the South.

The following table shows, by locality and by race of individual, the present political condition of foreign-born males who have been in the United States five years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming to this country:

TABLE 122.-Present political condition of foreign-born males who have been in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, by locality and by race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[This table includes only races with 20 or more males reporting in each of two or more localities. The total, however, is for all foreign-born.]

[blocks in formation]

a Community A and Community B are included in the Pittsburg district.
Not computed, owing to small number involved.

The proportion of individuals for whom information was secured who were fully naturalized is largest in Pennsylvania, Community C of the East, and larger in the two remaining sections of the East than in the South or Middle West. The proportion of persons having first papers only is largest in New York, Community D of the East, second largest in the Middle West, and smallest in the South. The Croatians, South Italians, and Poles show much smaller proportions fully naturalized in the Pittsburg district of the East than in the other eastern localities. This is true also of these races in the proportions having first papers only. The Magyars alone report in the Middle West, none being fully naturalized and about the same proportion having first papers as are in this class in the East. The South Italians are the only race reporting in the South, very small proportions of their number being in either of the two political conditions, as compared with those in the other localities.

ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH.

The following table sets forth, by sex and general nativity and race of individual, the number and percentage of persons of nonEnglish-speaking races, in the households studied, who were 6 years of age or over and who were able to speak English:

TABLE 123.-Per cent of persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by sex and general nativity and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more persons reporting. The totals, however, are for all non-English-speaking races.]

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][subsumed][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

Of the total number of 7,774 persons for whom information was secured, 37.7 per cent were able to speak English, the proportion of females able to speak English being only a fraction of 1 per cent lower than that of the males. A comparison of persons native-born of foreign father with the foreign-born shows the proportion of the former to be very much larger than that of the latter, 87.1 per cent of the total number of persons native-born of foreign father being able to speak English as compared with only 29.8 per cent of those of foreign birth, the percentage of males with English-speaking ability being slightly higher in each instance than that of the females.

All of the Bohemians and Moravians and Slovenians who were native-born of foreign father can speak English. Of the total number of Slovaks of the second generation, 94.8 per cent are able to speak English. The Magyars, Germans, South Italians, Croatians, and Poles follow the Slovaks in the order named in decreasing ratio, the last-named race showing only 71.9 per cent with ability to speak English. Croatians alone of the several races of native birth and of foreign father have a higher per cent of females with Englishspeaking ability than of males.

Among the foreign-born only three races show more than one-half of their total number who speak English, the Slovenians having the highest proportion, followed by the Bohemians and Moravians and the Germans in the order named. Of the races which exhibit less than 50 per cent of their number able to speak English, the French have the largest proportion, followed in the order named by North Italians and Slovaks, all of which races show over 40 per cent who can speak English. Croatians, Roumanians, Poles, and South Italians exhibit slightly over 30 per cent of their number with Englishspeaking ability, Magyars and Ruthenians between 20 and 25 per cent, while Servians, Macedonians, Greeks, and Bulgarians, in the order mentioned, show between 7 and 15 per cent of their number able to speak English.

The French show a slightly higher per cent of females than of males speaking English. All the other races of the table exhibit a higher percentage of males than of females speaking English, this condition being specially marked among the Slovenians, Roumanians, Bohemians and Moravians, Slovaks, Germans, Croatians, North Italians, and Poles.

The following table and its accompanying chart show, by race, the per cent of foreign-born male employees of non-English-speaking races studied who were able to speak English:

TABLE 124.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only non-English-speaking races with 40 or more males reporting. The total, however, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

[blocks in formation]

Information was obtained in this industry for 42,117 foreign-born male employees, of which number more than one-half, or 51.8 per cent, speak English.

As a general proposition it may be stated that a much larger proportion of those born in northern than in southern or southeastern Europe speak English. As regards those races whose proportions with ability to speak English are in excess of the proportion shown in the total for all employees, it will be noted that the Norwegians, with 99 per cent, show a slightly larger proportion than do the Swedes or Danes, and a considerably larger proportion than is shown by the Germans or French, the last named reporting 83.9 per cent. Following the French are the Dutch, who show a slightly larger proportion with ability to speak English than do the Hebrews, other than Russian. Of those reporting proportions with ability to speak English below that shown in the total, the Lithuanians, with 50.3 per cent, show a slightly larger proportion than do the Finns, South Italians, or Croatians, and a very much larger proportion than the Bulgarians or Macedonians, the last two named reporting 19.3 and 12.9 per cent, respectively.

[graphic]

Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race.

[This chart shows only non-English-speaking races with 100 or more employees reporting. The total, however, is for all non-English-speaking races.]

« iepriekšējāTurpināt »