| Inmates of Ingleside Model Camp | Inmates of all almshouses of the United States 1903- 4[264] | General population of California, 15 years of age and over, 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number considered | 1,156 | 163,176 | 1,095,222 |
| Per cent: | |||
| Single | 41.1 | 52.1 | 41.2 |
| Married | 12.5 | 16.0 | 49.3 |
| Widowed | 33.2 | 27.8 | 8.1 |
| Divorced, separated or deserted | 2.4 | 1.3 | .8 |
| Unknown | 10.8 | 2.8 | .6 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
[264] The figures given relate to paupers in almshouses December 31, 1903, and to paupers admitted during the year 1904.
The percentage of single persons at Ingleside was about one-fifth less than in the almshouses of the country at large. This difference is due probably to the fact that the Ingleside Camp did not admit children.[265] Under no one of the three classifications was the number of single persons shown to be less than 41 per cent. The percentage of widowed persons at Ingleside was about one-fifth more than in the almshouses at large, and four times as great as in the general population of the state. The discrepancy between the number of widowed and married persons at Ingleside in comparison with the almshouses of the United States may be accounted for by the fact that a number of so-called “widowed” persons reported at Ingleside were separated or deserting partners.
[265] A few children were at Ingleside with their mothers for a short period while awaiting the completing of plans, but they are not included in the 1,156 cases upon which this table is based.
[Table 115] shows the ages of the inmates as compared with those of inmates of the San Francisco almshouse and of all almshouses during the periods specified.
TABLE 115.—AGE DISTRIBUTION OF INMATES OF INGLESIDE MODEL CAMP, COMPARED WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION OF INMATES OF SAN FRANCISCO ALMSHOUSE DURING A TEN-YEAR PERIOD, AND OF INMATES OF ALL ALMSHOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN 1903-1904
| Age period | INMATES OF INGLESIDE MODEL CAMP | INMATES OF SAN FRANCISCO ALMSHOUSE 1894-1906[266] | INMATES OF ALL ALMSHOUSES OF UNITED STATES 1903-1904[267] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Per cent | Number | Per cent | Number | Per cent | |
| Less than 10 years | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,151 | 4.4 |
| 10 years and less than 20 years | 2 | .2 | 17 | .2 | 5,706 | 3.5 |
| 20 years and less than 30 years | 22 | 1.9 | 159 | 2.1 | 13,835 | 8.5 |
| 30 years and less than 40 years | 67 | 5.8 | 386 | 5.1 | 16,402 | 10.1 |
| 40 years and less than 50 years | 114 | 9.9 | 775 | 10.3 | 21,358 | 13.1 |
| 50 years and less than 60 years | 226 | 19.6 | 1,457 | 19.4 | 26,448 | 16.2 |
| 60 years and less than 70 years | 412 | 35.6 | 3,008 | 40.1 | 31,810 | 19.5 |
| 70 years and less than 80 years | 235 | 20.3 | 1,446 | 19.3 | 26,237 | 16.0 |
| 80 years and less than 90 years | 49 | 4.2 | 231 | 3.1 | 9,715 | 6.0 |
| 90 years and over | 5 | .4 | 20 | .3 | 1,344 | .8 |
| Age unknown | 24 | 2.1 | 9 | .1 | 3,170 | 1.9 |
| Total | 1,156 | 100.0 | 7,508 | 100.0 | 163,176 | 100.0 |
[266] Figures for ten years. No report was published for the year 1900-1901.
[267] The figures given relate to paupers in almshouses, December 31, 1903, and to paupers admitted during the year 1904.
As Ingleside Model Camp was established to house the aged, the infirm, the handicapped, and the convalescent, it was to be expected that as many as 92 per cent of the inmates should be over forty years of age, 82 per cent over fifty, and 62 per cent over sixty years of age.