Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

by George J. Kneeland

Cannot read or write any language—15 American born		50		7.72%
Reads and writes a foreign language—5 read a little Eng.		32		4.83%
Read and write a little, no further education		192		29.67%
Did not finish primary grades		70		10.82%
Reached but did not finish grammar grades		257		39.72%
Graduated from grammar grades		25		3.86%
Entered, but did not finish high school		13		2.00%
Graduated from high school		4		.77%
One year in normal school		3		.46%
Eight months at college		1		.15%
Total Number of Cases		647		100.00%

GRAPH ILLUSTRATING TABLE VIII

Table IX
BEDFORD CASES

Earnings

I Wages before entering prostitution
			$.50	.75	1.00	1.25	1.50	2.00	2.50	3.00	3.50	4.00	4.50	5.00	5.50	6.00	7.00	8.00	9.00	10
Wages of trades excluding Domestic Service	{	High 110 cases	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	11	5	14	7	13	12	15	5	6
		Low 110 cases	.	.	1	.	.	3	3	13	9	24	4	23	1	11	3	6	1	4
																	7.50
Wages of Domestic Service	{	High 52 cases	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	4	5	5	13	9	5	6	1	.	.	.
		Low 52 cases	.	.	.	1	1	6	8	13	9	10	3	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
I Wages before entering prostitution. (Continued)
			$11	12	13	14	15	18	20	22	25	30	Highest Wage		Lowest Wage		Average		Mode
Wages of trades excluding Domestic Service	{	High 110 cases	2	6	.	1	5	1	1	1	2	1	$30.00		$3.50		$8.11		$8.00
		Low 110 cases	.	.	.	.	3	.	.	.	1	.	25.00		1.00		5.21		4.00
Wages of Domestic Service	{	High 52 cases	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	7.50		2.50		4.30		4.50
		Low 52 cases	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	5.00		1.25		3.14		3.00

GRAPHS ILLUSTRATING TABLE IX

Wages in Trades excluding Domestic Service—110 Cases