Over 95 per cent of the total number of both males ar employed in the shoe-manufacturing industry in this loc and write. Both the native whites born of native fathe native-born of foreign father show over 99 per cent of the as having ability to both read and write, as compared w cent of the foreign-born males and 95.7 per cent of the fo females who read only, and a slightly smaller proportion read and write. The proportion of the males, of each fo race who read ranges from 86.5 per cent of the Russians cent of the Canadians other than French, Germans, and Sw the proportion of females of each who read ranges from 54. of the Greek to 100 per cent of the Armenians, French Canadians other than French, English, Germans, Poles, an In the majority of cases the proportion who both read a slightly smaller than the proportion who read. CONJUGAL CONDITION. The table next presented shows by sex and general na race the percentage of the employees 20 years of age or ov conjugal condition. TABLE 103.-Per cent of employees 20 years of age or over in each conjugal sex and general nativity and race. (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.) [This table includes only races with 80 or more persons reporting. The totals, however, a emales V read nd the TABLE 103.—Per cent of employees 20 years of age or over in each conjugal condition, by sex and general nativity and race-Continued. FEMALE. 38 a Not computed, owing to small number involved. Of the 10,034 persons employed in the shoe-manufacturing industry in this locality, 55.4 per cent are married; 38.7 per cent single; and 5.9 per cent widowed. The native whites born of native father report a larger proportion than the foreign-born, who in turn shows a larger proportion than the native-born of foreign father, who are married. The positions of the nativity groups are reversed as regards those who are single, as the proportion who are widowed is relati The Greek and Russian Hebrew are the only races showin proportion single than married, each other race, except showing over 50 per cent, but under 75 per cent, of their nu are married. The Canadian other than French is the only showing a proportion as high as 10 per cent who are wi comparison between the male and female employees sl while a larger proportion of the males are married than si relatively small proportion widowed, the reverse is true the females. The same statement applies to each nativ The proportion of the females of each foreign-born rad single ranges from 84.3 per cent of the Russian Hebrews to 2 of the Greeks (the Armenians showing none), as compar range of from 72.7 per cent of the Greek males to 16 per c German males. The proportion of the females who are ranges from 18.8 per cent of the Canadians other than Fre per cent of the South Italians, the Armenians, Germans, a showing none. Among the males the range is from 8 per Germans to less than 1 per cent of the Russian Hebrews Italians. The Greeks, Lithuanians, Poles, and Russians re of their males widowed. The following table divides the totals of the table immed ceding and shows, by sex, age groups, and by general na race, the percentage of employees who were in each conjugal TABLE 104.-Per cent of employees in each conjugal condition, by sex an and by general nativity and race. (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.) [This table includes only races with 200 or more persons reporting. The totals, however, ely small g a large the Inst TABLE 104.-Per cent of employees in each conjugal condition, by sex and age groups and by general nativity and race-Continued. FEMALE. mber who ace group owed. i ows that. le and s s regards ty group. who are per cent with a nt of the widowed ch to 3.8 d Greeks nt of the and North ort none General nativity and race. Native-born of native Foreign-born, by race: Grand total................ Total native-born of for- Native born of native Irish.. Grand total. Total native-born of for- Total native-born. 4,794 61.7 36.9 1.4 3,742 20. 772.1 7.2 1,498 10.1 73. 1 16. 8 10, 034 38. 7 55.4 5.9 939 71.8 27.2 1.1 775 33.7 59.4 7.0 2,781 61.5 36.6 1.9 2,342 23.2 68.3 8.5 2, 013 61.9 37.3 .7 1,400 16.678.4 5.0 220 16.4 66. 8 16.8 1.027 11.6 70.6 17.8 471 7.0 78.6 14.4 1,934 50.244.6 5.2 6, 150 38.6 54. 4 7.1 3,884 39. 0.57.1 3.9 370.47.3 770.954 2.54.5 3 360.166 4.57.2 4 4530 15 75.7 1.3 a Not computed, owing to small number involved. Of the 10,034 persons 20 years of age or over employed in the shoemanufacturing industry in this locality, 55.4 per cent are married, 38.7 per cent single, and 5.9 per cent widowed. Comparing the total number in each age group, it is seen that the proportion who are single decreases and the proportion who are married, as well as the proportion who are widowed, increases with age. This is true of each nativity group, except the native-born of native father, which varies in that a slightly larger proportion of those who are from 30 с to 44 years of age than of those who are 45 years of age married. The same is true also of each foreign-born ra except the Canadian other than French, which varies in respect as does the native-born of native father. A c between the total number of male and female employees, years of age or over, shows that a larger proportion of are married than single. Comparing the total number of female employees in each age group, it is seen that while a portion of each who are from 20 to 29 years of age are s married, the reverse is true as regards those of each who a to 44 years of age, as well as those who are 45 years of a The proportion of widows in each age group is noticeably 1 the proportion of widowers. Particular attention is called t that the proportion of widows in. the 45 years of age or is larger than the proportion who are either married or s The most significant fact in connection with the conjugal of employees of foreign birth, especially those of recent im is found in the location of the wives of married males. large proportion of foreign-born shoe-manufacturing emp married, a considerable proportion, especially of recent in left their wives in their native lands when immigrating to t States. The following table shows, by race of husband, th age of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the Uni and percentage who report wife abroad. A TABLE 105.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the Unit 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, born.] From data secured from 1910 foreign-born husbands, it that 83 per cent report wives in the United States and 1 wives abroad. Bohemian and Moravian husbands show per cent and Greek husbands 60 per cent having wives abro is considerably in excess of the proportions ovhibited her |