| PER CENT OF CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE[[238]] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| At Home | At School | At Work | At Home | At School | At Work | |
| Native-born white of native father | 5.4 | 90.9 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 90.5 | 2.6 |
| Native-born of foreign father | 10.2 | 83.9 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 83.5 | 3.9 |
| Foreign-born | 13.2 | 77.0 | 9.9 | 19.1 | 73.6 | 7.3 |
[237]. The Survey, Feb. 4, 1911, p. 767.
[238]. Rept. Imm. Com., Imms. in Mfg. and Min., Abs., pp. 194–195.
Among the following races the following per cent of foreign-born male children of the specified age were at work: German, 13.9; south Italian, 13.3; Lithuanian, 14.3; Portuguese, 15.7; Ruthenian, 14.6; Scotch, 19.0; Syrian, 22.6.
The following table, showing the per cent of literacy of the employees studied in these industries, is based on information for 500,329 employees, and hence has a remarkable trustworthiness:
| LITERACY OF EMPLOYEES IN MINING AND MANUFACTURING[[239]] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIVITY | MALES | FEMALES | ||
| Per Cent who | Per Cent who | |||
| Read | Read and Write | Read | Read and Write | |
| Native-born white of native father | 98.2 | 97.9 | 98.8 | 98.4 |
| Native-born of foreign father | 99.0 | 98.7 | 99.0 | 98.8 |
| Foreign-born | 85.6 | 83.6 | 90.8 | 89.2 |
[239]. Ibid., pp. 162–165.
Foreign-born male employees of the following races have the following literacy, as shown by the per cent who can read and write: south Italian, 67.6; Macedonian, 67.1; Portuguese, 46.1; Ruthenian, 63.6; Servian, 69.5; Turkish, 54.1.
From the foregoing table it appears that in respect to literacy the native-born employees of foreign fathers are superior to the native-born whites of native fathers, and that the foreign-born females are superior to the foreign-born males.
The important matter of ability to speak English is forcibly portrayed in the following table: