TABLE 76.- Visits abroad made by foreign-born employees, by sex, years in the States, and race-Continued.

Of a total of 4,115 foreign-born individuals in the shoe ind 21.8 per cent have made one or more visits abroad; 7.1 per c those who have been in the United States under five years, 19 cent from five to nine years, and 35.9 per cent of those who have in the United States ten years or over have made one or more abroad. It is noted that a very high proportion of both the Can French and Canadian other than French have made visits al which is doubtless due to the fact that they are so convenient to native homes. Of the other races, the more recent races, with t ception of the Russian Hebrews, show higher proportions makin or more visits abroad in each period, generally speaking. Of males 20.2 per cent have made one or more visits abroad. A shown by the totals, the percentage of visits abroad increase i longer periods of residence. The Russian Hebrews show the 1 proportion who have made visits. Among the other races, exclus the Canadian French and Canadian Other, the older immigrant or German and Irish, show considerably lower proportions in period than do the more recent immigrants. Among 626 fem somewhat larger proportion, or 30.8 per cent, have made visits a than of the males. As in the case of the males, the Canadian show very high proportions in every period as having made abroad, but of the other races the Germans alone show a perce for those who have been here under five years as having made abroad. The Greeks, Russian Hebrews, and South Italians ar only races employed in which none of the females reporting have one or more visits abroad.

AGE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THI HOUSEHOLDS.

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

TABLE 77.-Per cent of persons within each age group, by sex and 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.]

Upon information secured from 3,628 persons in the pr table, 34.7 per cent are under 16 years of age, while 57.1 per 20 years of age or over, the remainder, or 8.2 per cent, being fro 19 years of age. The group native-born of foreign father s higher proportion of young persons than either the nativenative father or the foreign-born, the proportions who are u years of age being 46.5 per cent, 29.7 per cent, and 43.9 pe respectively. Among the foreign-born races the Armenian, Canadian, and South Italian show over 50 per cent of their nur be 20 years or over; over 50 per cent of the English and Irish years of age or over and over 50 per cent of the Greek, Lith Polish, and Syrian are 20 and under 45 years of age. The He the only race showing as high as 50 per cent of their number u years of age.

The table next presented shows by sex and general nativi race the percentage of employees within each specified age

TABLE 78.-Per cent of employees within each age group, by sex and general nat

race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

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

TABLE 78.-Per cent of employees within each age group, by sex and general nativity and race-Continued.

FEMALE.

General nativity and race

Number reporting

Per cent within each specified age group.

d

Ireland.

0.

Scotland.

The preceding table compiled from data secured from 19,946 F employed in this industry shows that 27.9 per cent are from 14 23.9 per cent are from 20 to 24, 15.1 per cent are from 25 to 2 per cent are from 30 to 34, 13.4 per cent are from 35 to 44, cent are from 45 to 54 and 2.7 per cent are 55 years of age o In the group of employees from 14 to 19 years of age those born of foreign father show the highest percentage, closely follow the native whites born of native father, while the foreign-bori comparatively small proportions. Among the employees from 24, 25 to 29, 30 to 34, and 35 to 44 years of age, the foreign-bor the highest percentage followed by the native-born of foreign and the native whites born of native father. Among the emp from 45 to 54 and 55 years of age or over the foreign-born co to show the largest proportion followed by the native whites of native father and the native-born of foreign father, in the named. Among the employees who were native-born of f father, those whose fathers were born in Italy show the highes centage who are from 14 to 19 years of age. The employees fathers were born in Canada show the highest percentage who from 20 to 24 years of age and those whose fathers were b Ireland the highest percentage from 25 to 29 years of age. employees whose fathers were born in Scotland show the h percentage who are from 30 to 34, from 35 to 44, and 55 years of over, and the employees whose fathers were born in England sho highest percentage who are from 45 to 54 years of age. Amor foreign-born, the Greek employees show the highest percentage 14 to 19 years of age, the Russian Hebrew employees the h percentage who were from 20 to 24, the Lithuanian employed highest percentage from 25 to 29, the Swedish employees the h percentage from 30 to 34 and also from 35 to 44 years of age, the German employees show the highest percentage from 45 and 55 years of age or over. It is particularly noticeable tha older immigrant races show a much higher percentage of empl of an advanced age than the races from southern and eastern Eu In comparing the males and the females in the preceding table be observed that a greater proportion of female employees than male employees are from 14 to 19 and from 20 to 24 years of The male employees show a greater proportion of persons wh from 25 to 55 years of age or over than the females.