Table XLVII
STREET CASES
CAUSES OF FIRST SEXUAL OFFENSE
| Love | 441 | 39.87% | ||||||||||
| Pay | { | Married | { | Living with husband | 51 | |||||||
| Separated from husband | 41 | |||||||||||
| Widow | 33 | |||||||||||
| Put on street by husband | 28 | 153 | 13.84% | |||||||||
| Single | 116 | 269 | 10.49% | |||||||||
| Force by | { | Relative | 26 | 2.35% | ||||||||
| Lover | 1 | .09% | ||||||||||
| Playmate | 2 | .18% | ||||||||||
| Stranger | 32 | 2.89% | ||||||||||
| Weakness (yielded to importunities) | 34 | 3.07% | ||||||||||
| Physical predisposition | 84 | 7.60% | ||||||||||
| Unknown | 217 | 19.62% | ||||||||||
| Total Number Cases | 1106 | |||||||||||
Table XLVIII
STREET CASES
CAUSES. REASONS GIVEN BY THE GIRL
| A. | In connection with her family | |||||
| 1. | Neglect or abuse | 20 | ||||
| 2. | Immorality of parents | 36 | ||||
| 3. | Over strictness | 52 | ||||
| 4. | Over indulgence | 11 | ||||
| 5. | Poverty | 36 | ||||
| 6. | Incompatibility (quarrels, nagging, etc.) | 20 | ||||
| 7. | No mother or no father, or neither | 12 | ||||
| 8. | Father, mother or near relative put girl in the life | 10 | ||||
| 9. | Turned out of the house | 21 | 218 | |||
| B. | In connection with married life | |||||
| 1. | Incompatibility | 31 | ||||
| 2. | Non-support | 34 | ||||
| 3. | Immorality (including cruelty or criminality) | 39 | ||||
| 4. | Desertion | 34 | ||||
| 5. | Death | 14 | ||||
| 6. | Put girl in the life | 61 | 213 | |||
| C. | Personal reasons | |||||
| 1. | Ruined anyway | 32 | ||||
| 2. | Lover put girl in the life | 144 | ||||
| 3. | Desertion by lover | 40 | ||||
| 4. | White slave (put in life by force) | 6 | ||||
| 5. | Bad company | 61 | ||||
| 6. | Dances and shows | 1 | ||||
| 7. | Love of excitement or a good time | 103 | ||||
| 8. | Lazy, won’t work | 49 | ||||
| 9. | Love of money (a business enterprise) | 50 | ||||
| 10. | Idle or lonely | 19 | ||||
| 11. | Ashamed to go home after first escapade | 13 | ||||
| 12. | “Born bad”—enjoys the life | 116 | ||||
| 13. | Previous use of drugs or drink | 1 | ||||
| 14. | Stage environment | 36 | ||||
| 15. | Tired of drudgery (usually housework) | 42 | ||||
| 16. | “Easy money” | 58 | ||||
| 17. | Love of clothes | 85 | 866 | |||
| D. | Economic reasons | |||||
| 1. | Can’t support herself | 33 | ||||
| 2. | Can’t support herself and children or parents | 55 | ||||
| 3. | Out of work | 42 | ||||
| 4. | Ill health or defect | 9 | 139 | |||
| Total | 1436 | |||||
In many cases, more than one reason was given, which explains the large total.
Table XLIX