STATISTICAL TABLES
ACCOMPANYING CHAPTER VIII
These tables comprise (1) _a.n.a.lysis of histories of cases at Bedford_; the histories in question were carefully compiled from the records and from personal conferences and in so far as possible they were revised and verified in the light of experience, outside inquiry, etc. (2) _Similar a.n.a.lysis of cases from seven inst.i.tutions in New York State and city other than Bedford_; this material was gathered in different ways. In some inst.i.tutions two trained investigators interrogated the girls, checking up their replies by the records of the inst.i.tution wherever possible; in two inst.i.tutions, information was obtained from the records alone; in one, from the girls alone. (3) _a.n.a.lysis of histories of street, hotel, and other cases_; these data were obtained by an experienced woman investigator who interviewed the girls under conditions as favorable as possible to her object.
In the matter of earnings, etc., where corroboration was in the nature of things impossible, no responsibility for the accuracy of the statements made by the girls is a.s.sumed.
TABLE I
BEDFORD CASES
BIRTHPLACE--a.n.a.lYSIS OF 647 CASES
_Foreign Born_ _Native Born White_ _Native Born Colored_ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Austria 15 New York City 263 New York City 27 Canada 1 Other parts Other parts N. Y. State 39 N. Y. State 3 Cuba 2 Colorado 1 Alabama 1 England 14 Connecticut 5 Connecticut 1 France 8 District of Columbia 1 District of Columbia 2 Finland 2 Florida 1 Florida 1 Germany 26 Illinois 5 Georgia 2 Holland 2 Iowa 2 Kentucky 1 Hungary 12 Kansas 1 Louisiana 2 India 1 Maine 2 Maryland 2 Ireland 17 Maryland 4 Ma.s.sachusetts 3 Italy 7 Ma.s.sachusetts 16 Minnesota 1 Mexico 1 New Jersey 23 New Jersey 2 Norway 1 Michigan 2 North Carolina 10 Nova Scotia 1 Minnesota 1 Pennsylvania 5 Poland 5 Missouri 1 South Carolina 1 Roumania 3 North Carolina 2 Tennessee 1 Russia 32 Ohio 4 Virginia 18 Scotland 2 Oregon 1 Washington 1 Sweden 1 Pennsylvania 22 Unknown 1 Switzerland 2 Texas 1 Wales 1 Vermont 1 Virginia 5 West Virginia 2 Unknown 1 ---- ---- ---- TOTAL 156 = 24.11% TOTAL 406 = 62.75% TOTAL 85 = 13.14%
[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE I]
[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE II]
TABLE II
BEDFORD CASES
NATIONALITY OF PARENTS IN DETAIL
A. _White_
I. Both parents foreign, born in the same country Austria (18 Jews) 22 Bohemia 3 Canada 2 Denmark 2 England 11 Finland 3 France 9 Germany (11 Jews) 67 Holland 3 Hungary 12 India 1 Ireland 65 Italy 12 Norway 1 Nova Scotia 2 Poland 6 Roumania (1 Jew) 2 Russia (57 Jews) 60 Scotland 3 Sweden 2 Switzerland 1 Wales 1 290
II. Both parents foreign, born in different countries
_Birthplace of father_ _Birthplace of mother_
Australia England 1 Austria Germany 1 Canada England 1 Cuba Spain 1 Denmark England 1 England Denmark 1 England Germany 1 England Ireland 4 England Wales 1 France England 1 France Germany 1 France Irish 1 Germany Bohemia 1 " Denmark 1 " France 1 " (Jew) Hungary (Jew) 3 " Russia 1 " Switzerland 1 Hungary German 1 Ireland England 3 " Scotland 1 " Wales 1 Italy Roumania 1 Norway Ireland 1 Roumania Russia 1 Russia Austria 1 Scotland England 1 " Ireland 1 Spain Portugal 1 Wales Mexico 1 37 327 --------
III. Father of foreign birth, mother, United States
Belgium United States 1 Canada " " 4 England " " 6 Finland " " 1 Germany " " 10 Ireland " " 10 Scotland " " 2 34 --
IV. Father born in U. S., mother, foreign
United States Bohemia 1 " " Canada 2 " " England 3 " " Germany 4 " " Ireland 15 " " Italy 1 " " Norway 1 " " Roumania 1 28 --
V. Father of foreign birth, mother unknown
Austria 1 Germany 3 Ireland 2 Scotland 1 7 --
VI. Father unknown, mother of foreign birth
England 2 France 2 Germany 2 Ireland 1 7 -------- TOTAL NUMBER WITH ONE FOREIGN PARENT KNOWN 76
VII. Both parents born in the U. S. 120
VIII. Father born in the U. S., mother unknown 5
IX. Father unknown, mother born in U. S. 5
X. Both parents unknown 25 -------- TOTAL WHITE 558
_B. Colored_
I. Both parents of foreign birth _Father"s birthplace_ _Mother"s birthplace_ Jamaica Jamaica 1 Cuba Cuba 1 West Indies South America 1
II. One parent of foreign birth
Ireland United States 1 West Indies " " 1 United States England 1 " " Ireland 1
III. Both parents born in U. S. 68
IV. Father unknown, mother born in U. S. 4
V. Birthplaces of both parents unknown 10 -------- TOTAL COLORED 89 TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 647
TABLE III
BEDFORD CASES
NATIONALITY OF PARENTS
_Summary_
-----------------------------------------------------------Born inWhite 290Both parentsthe same-----------foreigncountryColored 2292-----------------------------------Born inWhite 37different-----------countriesColored 13833051. % ------------------------------------------------------MotherWhite 34U. S.-----------Colored 236One parent------------------------------------------- foreignFatherWhite 28U. S.-----------Colored 230-----------------------------MotherunknownWhite7-----------------------------FatherunknownWhite78012.37% ------------------------------------------------------- Both parents bornWhite 12018.54%in the U. S.-----------Colored 6810.5218829.06% ------------------------------------------------------- One parentMotherWhite 5born in theU. S.-----------U. S., theColored 49other-----------------------------------unknownFatherWhite52.30%U. S.14 }-----------------------------------------------}-------White 255.27%}7.57% Both parents unknown-----------}Colored 1035 }--------------------------------------------------------TOTAL647-----------------------------------------------------------
TABLE IV
COMPARISON AS TO PARENTAGE OF NATIVE POPULATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND AMONG PROSt.i.tUTES AT BEDFORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Population ofNo. ofPercentageBedfordNo. ofPercentage of New YorkIndividualsof TotalCasesIndividualsof Total City[311] inPop.647Cases 1912------------------------------------------------------------------------ Native white921,13019.3%Native white12018.5 of nativeof knownparentsnativeparentageNative white1,820,37438.2Native white32750.5 of foreignof knownparentsforeignparentageNegro--91,7021.92Negro--8913.64 parentagetotalunspecifiednumber------------------------------------------------------------------------