TABLE 63.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 40 or more husbands reporting. The total, however, is for all foreign born.]

The proportion of foreign-born husbands for whom information is contained in this table reporting wives in the United States is 94.5 per cent. All of the Canadian other than French and a considerably larger proportion of the Dutch, German, and Swedish husbands than of the Polish and Lithuanian husbands report wives in this country.

The extent of the disposition on the part of the husbands of foreign birth who came to this country without their wives and to send back for them after designated periods of residence may be understood from the table next presented. This table shows, by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States, the percentage of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad.

TABLE 64.—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.]

From the above table it appears that the proportion of Dutch, Polish, and Swedish husbands reporting wives abroad is largest among husbands who have been in the United States under five years, ranks second among those who have been here from five to nine years, and smallest among those who have been here ten years

or over. In other words, the proportion of husbands of these races reporting wives abroad decreases with years of residence in the United States. Of the German husbands, 14.3 per cent of those who have been here from five to nine years and none of those who have been here ten years or over report wives abroad.

VISITS ABROAD.

The extent to which employees of foreign birth return to their native country for long or short periods appears from the following table. This table shows, by years in the United States and race, the visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees.

TABLE 65.— Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years in the United States and race.

(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 males reporting. The total, however, is for all foreign-born.]

From the data presented in the above table it appears that 6.1 per cent of the foreign-born male employees who have been in the United States under five years have made one or more visits abroad, as compared with 17.2 per cent of those who have been here from five to nine years, and 13.1 per cent of those who have been here ten years or over. Among the Dutch, Germans, Lithuanians, Poles, and Swedes, the proportion of individauls who have made visits abroad is largest for those who have been here from five to nine years. The Dutch, Germans, Lithuanians, and Swedes have a larger proportion of employees who have been in the United States ten years or over than of employees who have been here under five years who have made visits abroad. The proportion of Poles who have made visits abroad is larger in the case of employees who have been here under five years than in the case of employees who have been here ten years

or over.

AGE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSE

HOLDS.

The age characteristics of the persons in the households studied may be seen from the table next presented. This table shows, by sex and general nativity and race of head of household, the percentage of persons in the households studied who are within each specified age group.

TABLE 66.-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.]

Of the 1,745 persons studied above, 23.8 per cent are 6 to 13 years of age, and lower proportions 30 to 44 and under 6. The same relative proportions are true of the native-born of foreign father and of the foreign-born, but the largest proportion of the native-born of native father are 30 to 44 years of age. The majority of the Swedish females and of the native-born of native father, whether male or female, are 20 years of age or over, the majority of each sex in every

other race being less than 20. The majority of the Lithuanians and Poles, indeed, are less than 15 years of age. The totals merely confirm these statements.

The next presented table shows, by general nativity and race, the percentage of male employees within each specified age group:

TABLE 67.—Per cent of male employees within each age group, by general nativity and race. (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 40 or more males reporting. The totals, however, are for all races.]

It appears from the data presented in the above table that none of the male employees for whom information was secured are under 14 years of age; 11.4 per cent are from 14 to 19; 14.7 per cent are from 20 to 24; 13.6 per cent are from 25 to 29; 12.2 per cent are from 30 to 34; 21.1 per cent are from 35 to 44; 15.7 per cent are from 45 to 54, and 11.3 per cent are 55 or over. The proportion of individuals from 20 to 34 years of age is largest for the native-born of foreign father and slightly larger for the foreign-born than for the native-born of native father, and the proportion of individuals from 35 to 44, from 45 to 54, and 55 or over, respectively, is largest for the foreign-born, second in rank for native-born of native father, and smallest for the native-born of foreign father. Of the foreignborn, the Lithuanians, Poles, and South Italians have the largest, and the Germans and the Canadians other than French have the smallest proportion of individuals from 20 to 24, from 25 to 29, and from 30 to 34, respectively. The proportion of individuals from 35 to 44, from 45 to 54, and 55 or over, respectively, is largest for the Germans, Canadians other than French, Dutch, and Swedes.

CHARITY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

The following table shows the number and percentage of persons involved in cases assisted in Grand Rapids, Mich., by general nativity and race of head of case:

TABLE 68.-Number and per cent of persons involved in cases assisted in Grand Rapids, Mich., by general nativity and race of head of case.

Of 1,252 persons involved in cases assisted in this locality, the largest proportion, or 43.1 per cent, are native whites born of native father, and the smallest proportion, or 1.1 per cent, are native negroes born of native father, 36.8 per cent and 19.8 per cent being foreignborn and native-born of foreign father, respectively. Of the foreignborn races showing a proportion in excess of 1 per cent, the Poles show the largest and the Canadian French the smallest.