CHAPTER V.-Housing and living conditions-Continued. Table 263.-Number of households of each specified number of persons, by Table 265.-Persons per room, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. Table 266.-Persons per sleeping room, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households). Table 267.-Number of households regularly sleeping in all except each specified number of rooms, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. Page. 286 286 287 288 289 CHAPTER VI.-Salient characteristics: Table 268.-Literacy of persons 10 years of age or over, by sex and general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households). Table 269.-Literacy of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over, by sex, years in the United States, and race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 270.-Literacy of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over, by sex, age at time of coming to the United States, and race of individual. (Study of households). 290 291 292, 293 293, 294 295-298 Table 271.-Conjugal condition, by sex, age groups, and general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 272.-Number of persons within each age group, by sex and by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. 299, 300. CHAPTER VII.-General progress and assimiliation: 301 302-304 Table 273.-Number of families owning home, renting, boarding, etc., by Table 276.-Ability to speak English of persons 6 years of age or over, by Table 278.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over, by sex, years in the United States, and race of individual. (Study of households).. 305 306 307 308 CONTENTS. PART I-THE TEMPORARY LABOR SUPPLY AND ITS DISTRIBUTION. PART II-GENERAL STATISTICAL SURVEY OF LABORERS EMPLOYED IN RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK. CHAPTER I. Introduction: Explanation of study. Employees for whom information was secured... Page. 347 347 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees. 349 354 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United States... 357 PART III-DETAILED STUDY OF RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUC TION WORK IN THE EAST. CHAPTER I. Introduction: Explanation of study. Employees for whom information was secured.. Description of localities studied. CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees... CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Principal occupation of immigrant employees before coming to the United Page. 385 385 386 387 387 389 390 391 |