Ownership of homes-Status of children in the households studied-Citizenship- OWNERSHIP OF HOMES. Home ownership by families, the heads of which were of foreign birth, may be considered a strong indication of permanent settlement, and the facts in this connection relative to the families, the heads of which were employed in the shoe industry, are set forth in the following table according to general nativity and race of head of family: Table 79.-Number and per cent of families owning home, by general nativity and race of head of family. Of the total number of families shown in the above table 14.3 per cent own homes. Families native-born of foreign father show the highest percentage owning homes, closely followed by those nativeborn of native father, while foreign-born report somewhat smaller proportions than native-born of native father. Of the foreign-born races the Irish show 53.7 per cent of their families owning homes, which is a proportion far higher than that of any of the other races given in the table. Syrians and English follow with 20 and 19.4 per cent, respectively, while South Italians, with 3.4 per cent of families owning homes, show the smallest proportion of the foreign-born races. STATUS OF CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLDS STUDIED. The status of children in the households studied may be se the following table, which shows, by general nativity and ra individual, the percentage of children 6 and under 16 years who were at home, at school, and at work: TABLE 80.-Per cent of children 6 and under 16 years of age at home, at school, work, by sex and general nativity and race of individual. (STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.) [This table includes only races with 40 or more children reporting. The totals, however, are for a ! Ninety per cent are at school of the total number of children 6 and under 16 years of age for whom data were obtained. Six per cent are at work; 4 per cent are at home. The native-born of native father show the maximum proportion, 98.9 per cent, at school; the foreign-born, the minimum proportion, 84.9 per cent. The foreign-born have a comparatively large proportion of children at work. A slightly greater proportion of males are at school than of females. The latter sex, on the contrary, has a larger proportion at work and at home. Moreover, in each class of children, by general nativity, the proportion of children at school is largest among the males, and the proportion of female children at work is greater than the proportion of male children. The table next presented shows, by general nativity and race of father and by birthplace of child, the number and percentage of children in the households studied, 6 and under 16 years of age, who were at home, at school, and at work. TABLE 81-Number and per cent of children 6 and under 16 years of age at home, at school, and at work, by general nativity and race of father and by birthplace of child. (STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.) [This table includes only races with 20 or more children born in the United States and also 20 or more children born abroad. The native-born of native father are shown for comparative purposes.] In comparing the first and second generations of Hebrews and South Italians it will be noted that a greater proportion of the children born in the United States, of each race are in school than of the children born abroad. A larger proportion of the children born abroad of the Hebrew and South Italian races are at home and at work than of the children of these races born in the United States. The difference between the groups of South Italian children again is most marked. CITIZENSHIP. The table next presented shows, by race, the present political condition of foreign-born male employees who had 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. 48296°-VOL 12-11- -21 TABLE 82.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who ha in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at coming, by race. (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.) [By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States.] a Not computed, owing to small number involved. Of 829 foreign-born male employees who have been in the U States five years or over, and who were 21 years of age or over time of coming, 33.1 per cent are fully naturalized and 20.5 per have first papers only. German employees exhibit over 80 per and English and Irish employees show over 50 per cent who are naturalized. French Canadian, Russian Hebrew, and North I employees follow in the order mentioned, but in very much percentages, while Lithuanian, South Italian, and Slovak empl show considerably under 20 per cent of males who are fully natura Russian Hebrew, North Italian, and Irish employees show the hi proportion having first papers only and German and French Can the lowest. The disposition to acquire citizenship after designated peric residence in this country is set forth in the table next presented shows, by years in the United States and race, the present po condition of foreign-born male employees who were 21 years or over at time of coming to the United States. TABLE 83.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming to the United States, 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.] Of 829 foreign-born male employees who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming to the United States, and who have been in this country five years or over, 33.1 per cent are citizens and 20.5 per cent have declared their intention of becoming naturalized. Of 403 employees who have been in the United States from five to nine years only 7.2 per cent are fully naturalized and 26.8 per cent have first papers only. Of the 426 employees shown in the table who have been in this country ten years or over, 57.5 per cent are citizens and 14.6 per cent have first papers. In the group of employees who have been in the United States from five to nine years, the South Italians show a somewhat smaller percentage fully naturalized and having first papers only, than is exhibited in the totals for all foreign-born employees. South Italians also show a smaller percentage fully naturalized in the group including employees with a residence of ten years or over, and also in the group of employees who have been in the United States five years or over than is shown in the totals for all employees. South Italian employees, however, report a higher percentage having first papers only in the group including persons with a residence of ten years or over than is shown for all employees. The table next presented shows, by race of individual, the present political condition of foreign-born males, in the households studied, who had 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. |