TABLE 149.-Per cent of persons in each conjugal condition, by sex, age groups, and by general nativity and race of individual.

(STUDY OF HOUSEHOLDS.)

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

The preceding table shows that of the 836 persons 20 years of age or over in this locality, for whom information was obtained, 15 per cent are single, 83.1 per cent married, and 1.9 per cent widowed. Of those from 20 to 29 years of age, 32.2 per cent are single and 67.5 per cent married, as compared with 4.8 and 94.9 per cent single and married, respectively, of those from 30 to 44 years of age, and no per cent and 92.9 per cent single and married, respectively, of those 45 years of age or over. Of the males 20 years of age or over 17 per cent are single and 81.4 per cent married-those from 20 to 29 reporting 41.8 per cent single and 58.2 per cent married, as compared with 5.2 per cent single and 94.8 per cent married of those from 30 to 44 years of age, while those of 45 years of age or over, none are single and 93.7 per cent are married. With the exception of a considerably smaller proportion single and a correspondingly larger proportion married, from 20 to 29 years of age among the native whites born of native father, the proportions of the native whites born of native father, native-born of foreign father, and foreign-born, in each conjugal condition in the several age groups, vary little from the proportions shown in the total for all males. Both the foreignborn Magyars and Poles show much larger proportions single and Correspondingly lower proportions married among those from 20 to 29 years of age than do the Poles of the second generation or the native white of native father. With this and with the additional exception that the second generation of Poles show a considerably larger proportion single among those from 30 to 44 years of age than is shown by any other race, the proportions of each race, in each conjugal condition, vary only slightly from the proportions shown in the total for all males. As regards the females 20 years of age or over, 12.7 per cent of whom are single and 85 per cent married, it will be noted that of those from 20 to 29 years of age 24.1 per cent are single and 75.4 per cent married, as compared with 4.1 and 95 per cent single and married, respectively, of those from 30 to 44 years of age, while of those 45 years of age or over none are single and 91.9 per cent married. The foreign-born, among those from 30 to 44 years of age, report no proportion single, and only 3.8 per cent in this conjugal condition, among those from 20 to 29 years of age, while the native-born of native father, white, show a considerably larger proportion single and a considerably smaller proportion married among those from 20 to 29 years of age, and the native-born of foreign father report a considerably larger proportion single and a considerably smaller proportion married among those from 20 to 29 and 30 to 44 years of age, than are shown in the total for all females. With these exceptions, the proportions of native whites born of native father, native-born of foreign father, and foreign-born, in each conjugal condition in the several age groups, vary little from the proportions shown for all females. Among the foreign-born, no Magyars, as compared with 10.5 per cent of the Poles, are single, and all Magyars, as compared with 84.2 per cent of the Poles, among those from 20 to 29 years of age, are married. All Germans, Magyars, and Poles, among those from 30 to 44 years of age, are married. Of those 45 years of age or over, the Germans show a slightly larger proportion married and a slightly smaller proportion widowed than do the Poles, neither race reporting a proportion of females single. As regards the Poles, native-born of foreign father, it will be seen that

the proportion single is considerably above, and the proportion married considerably below, that shown for the foreign-born Poles from 20 to 29 years of age.

AGE CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDS STUDIED.

The age characteristics of the members of the households studied are exhibited by the following table, which shows, by sex and general nativity and race of head of household, the percentage of persons within each age group:

TABLE 150.-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.

Of the 1,548 persons in this locality concerning whom information was obtained, 20.9 per cent are under 6 years of age, 15.6 per cent from 6 to 13, 9.5 per cent from 14 to 19, 22.3 from 20 to 29, and 19 per cent from 30 to 44, while 12.7 per cent are 45 years of age or over. No very great difference is noted in the proportions shown for those households, the heads of which are native whites born of native father, native-born of foreign father, and foreign-born, from the proportions shown in the total for all persons in the various age groups. This same general statement applies to both the males and females. Among males in households whose heads are foreign-born, it will be noted that in Hebrew households the proportions under 6 and from 6 to 13 years of age are larger than in households the heads of which are of any other race, the smallest proportion under 6 years of age being in German households and the smallest proportion from 6 to 13 years of age in Magyar households. No males from 14 to 15 and 16 to 19 years of age are in Hebrew, and only small proportions are in households the heads of which are of any other race. The small proportions of males 45 years of age or over in Hebrew and Magyar households are in striking contrast with the proportion in German households, and are considerably below the proportion in Polish households. In Polish households the heads of which are native-born of foreign father, the proportion of males 45 years of age or over is considerably below the proportion under 6, and from 20 to 29 years of age considerably above, while the proportion in each of the other age groups is but slightly below the proportions shown in Polish households the heads of which are foreign-born. Considering the females, it will be noted that in households the heads of which are foreign-born, the Magyar households with 29 per cent under 6 years of age show a slightly larger proportion than do the Hebrew or Polish and a much larger proportion than do the German households. The Magyar households again show the largest proportion of females from 16 to 19 and from 20 to 29 years of age, the Hebrew households showing the smallest proportion from 16 to 19 and the Polish households the smallest proportion from 20 to 29 years of age. The proportion of females in Hebrew households from 30 to 44 years of age exceeds the proportion in German, Magyar, or Polish households in the order named, while the proportions of females in Hebrew and Magyar households 45 years of age or over are slightly below the proportion in Polish and much below the proportion in German households. In Polish households the heads of which are nativeborn of foreign father, no females are from 16 to 19 years of age. The proportions under 6 and from 30 to 44 years of age are slightly above, the proportion from 20 to 29 considerably above, and the proportion 45 years of age or over is considerably below the proportions shown in Polish households the heads of which are foreign-born.

CRIMINALITY.

The principal criminal offenses committed by the immigrants in the community are drunkenness, fighting, carrying concealed weapons, and petty larceny. The Magyars and Belgians are the most conspicuous for drunkenness, fighting, and carrying concealed weapons; the Poles (chiefly among the children) for petty larceny. The Danes

and Swedes are given to drunkenness, while the Norwegians are seldom arrested for this offense. The few Italians in the city give no trouble to the authorities. Among the other races found in the community no criminal peculiarities are to be found beyond those found in the average city of the size of Community A. A judge of the city court, in discussing the Magyars, stated that they would always pay their fines rather than go to jail if they possibly could keep from it. This judge claimed that when a Magyar was brought into court and fined for some offense he either produced the money himself or some of his friends came forward and "paid him out" immediately.