The Social Work of the Salvation Army - Edwin Gifford Lamb

Nationality.	No.	Percentage.
American parentage	35	.461
Irish parentage	20	.263
English and Scotch parentage	9	.119
German parentage	8	.105
Other countries	4	.052

Married men	7	.095
Single men	69	.905
Worked a little in country	13	.169
Worked considerably in country	5	.065
Men with regular trades	26	.342	[56]
Union men	4	.052
Men who looked efficient	15	.197
Men who looked semi-efficient	14	.184
Men who looked inefficient	47	.619

Ages.
15-20	4	.052
20-30	42	.553
30-40	16	.211
40-50	6	.079
50-60	7	.092
60-70	1	.013

Length of time out of work.
Less than 1 mo.	12	.157
More than 1 mo.	13	.171
More than 2 mos.	11	.145
More than 3 mos.	40	.527

Nationality.	No.	Percentage.
American parentage	76	.411
Irish parentage	50	.270
German parentage	26	.141
English and Scotch parentage	18	.098
Italian parentage	4	.022
Swedish parentage	4	.038
Other countries, parentage	7	.20

Married men	24	.149
Single men	161	.851
Worked a little in country	29	.156
Worked considerably in country	12	.016
Men with regular trades	57	.309
Union men	10	.054
Men who looked efficient	53	.287
Men who looked semi-efficient	35	.189
Men who looked inefficient	97	.524

Ages.
15-20	6	.032
20-30	97	.525
30-40	39	.210
40-50	26	.140
50-60	50	.082
60-70	2	.011

Length of time out of work.
Less than 1 mo.	20	.108
More than 1 mo.	30	.163
More than 2 mos.	27	.145
More than 3 mos.	108	.584

[38] "How the Other Half Lives," p. 38.

[39] This differentiation is more pronounced in the United States, since the work has been extended here more than in other countries.

[40] For adverse criticism see "The Social Relief Work of the S. A.," p. 9.

[41] At the Burne St. Shelter, the largest in London, one large dormitory has 288 beds and another 265.