CHAPTER VI.-General standard and cost of living: Page. Table 622.-Weekly and daily expenditures for meat and groceries of a group of 8 Bulgarians in Community E, by articles..... CHAPTER VII.-Salient characteristics: 84-86 Table 623.-Per cent of persons 10 years of age or over who read and per cent who read and write, by sex and general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 624.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over who Table 625.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over who Table 627.-Per cent of persons within each age group, by sex and by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).... CHAPTER IX.-General progress and assimilation: Table 628.-Number and per cent of families owning home, by general Table 630.-Per cent of persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, Table 631.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race of individual. (Študy of households)............. Table 632.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by years in the United States and race of individual. (Study of households).. PART IV. THE IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN 101 101 102 103 104 115 116 117 117 118 THE SOUTH. GENERAL SURVEY. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Page. Table 633.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..... 122 CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: Table 634.-Number of iron and steel workers in the South, by nativity and State, 1900.. 125 Table 635.-Number of iron and steel workers in the South, by nativity and State, 1890.. 126 Table 636.-Number of iron and steel workers in the South, by nativity and State, 1880.... Table 637.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States under 1 year, 1 year, 2 years, etc., by race. (Study of employees)..... Table 638.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees)............ Table 639.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).... CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Table 640.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified occupation before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees) Table 641.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per week, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).. Table 642.-Per cent of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age, earning each specified amount per week, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)...... 126 128 129 130 133 134 135 CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics: Table 643.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read Table 647.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by Table 648.-Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation: Table 650.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees Table 652.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, Page. 137 138 139 140 141 141 143 145 146 147 Table 653.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, 148 THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT. CHAPTER I.-Introduction: Table 654.-Households studied, by general nativity and race of head of Table 655.-Persons in households studied and persons for whom detailed Table 656.-Sex of persons for whom detailed information was secured, by CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements: 154 155 156 157 158 Table 659.-Population of Birmingham, Ala., by place of birth, 1890 and 1900. 159 Table 660.-Number of families and number of persons of each race in each 160 Table 661.-Number of families and number of persons of each race, in the 161 Table 662.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States 164 165 Table 664.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general 166 CHAPTER III.-Economic status: Table 665.-Industrial condition before coming to the United States of 167 Table 666.-Occupation before coming to the United States of foreign-born females who were 16 years of age or over at time of coming, by race of individual. (Study of households)..... 168 Table 667.-Industrial condition before coming to the United States of foreign-born males who were 16 years of age or over at time of coming, by race of individual. (Study of households).... 169 CHAPTER III.-Economic status-Continued. page. Table 668.-Occupation before coming to the United States of foreign-born males who were 16 years of age or over at time of coming, by race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 669.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified Table 670.-General occupation of females 16 years of age or over, by gen- Table 672.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each Table 673.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per week, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees). Table 674.-Husbands at work, by general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 675.-Earnings per year of male heads of families, by general nativity and race. (Study of households)....... Table 676.-Yearly earnings (approximate) of males 18 years of age or over by general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households).... Table 677.-Per cent of families having a total yearly income of each specified amount, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).. Table 678.-Wives at work, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).. Table 679.-Yearly earnings (approximate) of females 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households).. Table 680.-Number of families in which wife has employment or keeps boarders or lodgers, by yearly earnings of husband, and by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).......... Table 681.-Per cent of families in which wife has employment or keeps boarders or lodgers by yearly earnings of husband, and by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).. Table 682.-Per cent of families having an income within the year from husband, wife, children, boarders or lodgers, and other sources, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).. Table 683.-Source of family income in detail, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households). 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 180 181 181 182 Table 684.-Per cent of total family income within the year, from husband, wife, children, boarders or lodgers, and other sources, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households).. 183 CHAPTER IV.-Working conditions: Table 685.-Months worked during the past year by males 16 years of age or over employed away from home, by general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households)... 186 Table 686.-Affiliation with trade unions of males 21 years of age or over who are working for wages, by general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households) 195 CHAPTER VII.-Housing and living conditions: Table 687.-Average rent per month, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. 234 Table 688.-Per cent of households paying each specified rent per month per apartment, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. Table 689.-Per cent of households paying each specified rent per month per room, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. Table 690.-Per cent of households paying each specified rent per month per person, by general nativity and race of head of household. * (Study of households).. Table 691.-Number and per cent of households keeping boarders or lodgers, by general nativity and race of head of household. (Study of households).. 235 235 236 237 CHAPTER VII-Housing and living conditions-Continued. Table 692.-Average number of boarders or lodgers per household, by gen- Table 694.-Per cent of households of each specified number of persons by Table 696.-Persons per room, by general nativity and race of head of Table 697.-Persons per sleeping room, by general nativity and race of Table 698.-Number and per cent of households regularly sleeping in all Page. 238 239 240 241 242 243 CHAPTER VIII.-Salient characteristics: Table 699.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read Table 701.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over who Table 702.-Per cent of foreign-born persons 10 years of age or over who 244 245 246 247 248 249 249 250, 251 Table 706.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the Table 707.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by Table 708.-Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years 252 252 253 Table 709.-Per cent of persons within each group, by sex and by general 254 255 CHAPTER IX.-General progress and assimilation: 257 258 Table 711.-Number and per cent of families owning home, by general nativity and race of head of family. (Study of households)... Table 712.-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). Table 713.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who have been in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, by race. (Study of employees). 258,259 Table 714.-Present political condition of foreign-born males who have been in the United States 5 years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, by race of individual. (Study of households). Table 715.-Per cent of persons 6 years of age or over who speak English, by sex and general nativity and race of individual. (Study of households) ... Table 716.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race. (Study of employees).. 259 260 261 48296°-VOL 9-11-47 CHAPTER IX.-General progress and assimilation-Continued. 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