TABLE 461.-Per cent of persons in each conjugal condition, by sex and age groups, and by general nativity and race of individual-Continued.

Of the 1,294 persons furnishing information for this table, 19.4 per cent are single, 77.6 per cent are married, and 3 per cent are widowed. In the group from 20 to 29 years of age 36.5 per cent are single, 62 per cent are married, and 1.5 per cent are widowed; of those who are from 30 to 44 years of age, 6.1 per cent are single, 91.7 per cent are married, and 2.2 per cent are widowed. Of the total number of persons 45 years or over, 2.8 per cent are single, 88.2 per cent are married, and 9 per cent are widowed. It is observed that of all persons 20 years of age or over, the foreign-born show the greatest proportion married, native-born of native father following, and native-born of foreign father showing only a slightly lower per cent than those native-born of native father. Persons native-born of native father show the highest per cent widowed, foreign-born and native-born of foreign father following in the order mentioned, the last named showing only a fraction of 1 per cent who are widowed. In the group from 20 to 29 years of age the foreignborn show the highest percentage married, the native-born of native father following in considerably smaller proportion, while the nativeborn of foreign father show only 36.7 per cent married.

In the group including persons from 30 to 44 years of age those of foreign birth have the highest percentage married, followed very closely by persons native-born of native father, while those nativeborn of foreign father report a much smaller proportion married than the other nativity groups. Persons native-born of foreign father exhibit the highest percentage married who are 45 years of age or over, followed by those native-born of native father in considerably smaller proportions, the foreign-born showing only a slightly lower per cent married than the native-born of native father.

The

Of the foreign-born, the South Italians have the highest percentage of persons married who are 20 years of age or over, Slovenians follow with slightly smaller proportions, this race being followed in turn by the Croatians, Germans, Magyars, and Servians, in the order named. In the group from 20 to 29 years of age Slovenians and South Italians exhibit somewhat larger proportions married than the other races, Croatians, Germans, Magyars, and Servians following in order named. Of persons from 30 to 44 years of age, the South Italians show 100 per cent married, the Slovenians, Servians, Croatians, Germans, and Magyars following in slightly decreasing ratio. percentage widowed in this age group is low, the Magyars showing none, and the Croatians, Slovenians, Germans, and Servians ranging between 2 and 3 per cent. In the group 45 years of age or over, Croatians have the highest per cent married, followed by Servians, Slovenians, South Italians, Germans, and Magyars in the order named. In this age group the percentage of persons widowed is very high, Magyars showing 30 per cent and Germans 14.8 per cent, with South Italians, Servians, and Slovenians following consecutively in decreasing proportions. Croatians alone show no persons widowed who are 45 years of age or over.

A comparison of males who are native-born of native father, native-born of foreign father, and foreign-born shows the latter with the highest percentage married in each age period up to 45 years of age or over. In the latter group, males native-born of foreign father exhibit 100 per cent married. Also in the totals for all males 20 years of age or over the foreign-born report the highest per cent married. In the group from 20 to 29 males native-born of years age of native father have a greater proportion married than those nativeborn of foreign father.

Of the several races the South Italian males have the highest percentage married 20 years of age or over followed by the Slovenians and Croatians. After the three races mentioned the Germans exhibit the highest percentage followed by the Magyars and Servians. Servians report the lowest per cent of married men who are from 20 to 29 years of age, Magyars the lowest percentage from 30 to 44 years of age, and Germans the smallest proportion of married men 45 years of age or over.

Foreign-born females show the highest percentage married of all females who were 20 years of age or over. In the group from 20 to 29 years of age foreign-born women have the largest proportion married, followed by those native-born of native father and native-born of foreign father. Of females who are from 30 to 44 years of age those of native birth and native father show the highest percentage married. Females native-born of foreign father exhibit the highest percentage married who are 45 years of age or over. Of the totals of foreignborn females, the Servians show the highest percentage married, followed by Slovenians, Germans, South Italians, Magyars, and Croatians, in the order mentioned. It is noticeable that in only one age period do foreign-born women show under 90 per cent married. Öf females who are 45 years of age or over Germans and South Italians show considerably under 90 per cent married. The percentage widowed is very high, however, South Italians having 33.3 per cent and Germans 20 per cent in this condition. Of all foreign-born

females 20 years of age or over, the Magyars show the highest per cent widowed, followed by Slovenians, South Italians, Germans, and Croatians, in slightly decreasing ratio, the Servians having no widowed females.

The following table shows the percentage of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States, and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband:

TABLE 462.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband.

This table shows that 53.7 per cent of the 1,209 foreign-born husbands report their wives in the United States; 46.3 per cent, wives abroad. The Germans, 83.6 per cent of whom report wives in the United States, show a slightly larger proportion than the South Italians, a considerably larger proportion than the Magyars, and a very much larger proportion than the Croatians or Servians, 25.6 per cent of the Servians reporting their wives in the United States.

The table next presented shows the per cent of foreign-born iron and steel workers who are married, but whose wives are not in this country. The exhibit is by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States:

TABLE 463.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. This table includes only races with 100 or more husbands reporting.]

This table shows that of the foreign-born husbands for whom information was obtained in this locality, a slightly larger proportion of Servians than of Croatians, a considerably larger proportion of Croatians than Magyars, and a very much larger proportion of Magyars than Germans, report wives abroad. That the percentage of wives abroad of each race decreases as the period of residence of the husbands increases is also apparent.

AGE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSE

HOLDS.

The following table shows the percentage of persons in the households studied within specified age groups. The exhibit is by sex and by general nativity and race of head of household:

TABLE 464.-Per cent of persons within each age group, by sex and by general nativity and

race of head of household.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more persons reporting. The totals, however, are for all races.]

TABLE 464.—Per cent of persons within each age group, by sex and by general nativity and race of head of household-Continued.

Of a total of 2,160 persons reporting complete data in the above table, the largest proportions are 27.3 per cent from 20 to 29 years of age, 22.8 per cent from 30 to 44, 16.6 per cent under 6, and 13.3 per cent from 6 to 13 years of age while the smallest proportions are 3.1 per cent, from 14 to 15 years of age; 7.2 per cent from 16 to 19 years of age, and 9.8 per cent 45 years of age or over.

The largest proportion of persons in households whose heads are foreign-born, are from 20 to 29 years of age, while the largest proportion, in households whose heads are native-born of foreign father, are 45 years of age or over. Over 50 per cent of the persons in households the heads of which are of each foreign-born race, except South Italian and Slovenian, are 20 years of age or over.

Considering that section of the table which shows the proportion of males and females of each specified age, it will be seen that the households, the heads of which are foreign-born, as well as the households the heads of which are native-born of foreign father, show over 50 per cent of both the males and females to be 20 years or over, while the households the heads of which are native-born of native father show over 50 per cent of the males to be 20 years of age or over, and over 50 per cent of the females to be under 20 years of age.

Over 50 per cent of the males in households the heads of which are of each foreign-born race, except the Slovenian, are 20 years of age or over, while over 50 per cent of the females in households the heads of which are of each foreign-born race, except South Italian and Slovenian, are 20 years of age or over.