TABLE 51.—Ability to speak English of foreign-born male employees, by age at time of coming to the United States and race.

TABLE 52.—Ability to speak English of foreign-born male employees, by years in the

United States and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. This table includes only non-English-speaking races.]

LIST OF TEXT TABLES.

PART I-THE TEMPORARY LABOR SUPPLY AND ITS DISTRIBUTION.

CHAPTER I. The temporary labor supply:

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Table 1.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general
nativity and race. (Study of employees).....

332

Table 2.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States
each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees).

332

PART II-GENERAL STATISTICAL SURVEY OF LABORERS EMPLOYED IN RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK.

CHAPTER I.-Introduction:

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Table 3.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..

347

Table 4.-Race of male employees for whom information was secured, by locality. (Study of employees)....

348

CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements:

Table 5.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States
each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees)..
Table 6. Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States
each specified number of years, by locality and by race. (Study of
employees)....

349

Table 7.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)......

Table 8.-Race of male employees for whom information was secured, by locality. (Study of employees)...

352, 353

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CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

Table 9.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified occupation before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees)...

357

Table 10.—Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

Table 11.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning $2 or over per day, by locality and by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..

Table 12.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning $1.50 or over per day, by locality and by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)......

Table 13.-Per cent of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age earning each specified amount per day, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..

Table 14.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees).

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Table 15.-Comparative earnings per day of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees)..

363

CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics:

Table 16.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read and write, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).....

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CHAPTER IV.-Salient characteristics-Continued.

Table 17.-Per cent of male employees who read, by locality and by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)....

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368

Table 18.-Per cent of male employees 20 years of age or over in each conjugal condition, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)... 367 Table 19.-Per cent of male employees in each conjugal condition, by age groups and general nativity and race. (Study of employees).. Table 20.-Per cent of male employees 20 years of age or over who are married, by locality and by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

Table 21.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband. (Study of employees)....

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Table 22.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by locality and by race of husband. (Study of employees)...... Table 23.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States. (Study of employees)..

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Table 24.-Visits abroad made by foreign-born employees, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees)....

Table 25.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees reporting one or more visits abroad, by locality and by race. (Study of employees). Table 26.-Per cent of male employees within each age group, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

CHAPTER V.-General progress and assimilation:

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Table 27.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who have been in the United States five years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, by race. (Study of employees).. 377 Table 28.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming to the United States, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees).. Table 29.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race. (Study of employees).......

378

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Table 30.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by locality and by race. (Study of employees).. Table 31.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race. (Study of employees)..

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380

Table 32.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees)....

381

PART III-DETAILED STUDY OF RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUC TION WORK IN THE EAST.

CHAPTER I.-Introduction:

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Table 33.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).....................

386

CHAPTER II-Racial displacements:

Table 34.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees).......... Table 35.-Male employees for whom information was secured, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).........................

387

388

CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

Table 36.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified occupation before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees)...

389

Table 37.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)...

Table 38.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees).

CHAPTER III.-Economic status-Continued.

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Table 39.-Comparative earnings per day of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees).

392

CHAPTER V.-Salient characteristics:

Table 40.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read and
write, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)....
Table 41.-Per cent of male employees 20 years of age or over in each con-
jugal condition, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).........
Table 42. Per cent of male employees in each conjugal condition, by age
groups and by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..
Table 43.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United
States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband. (Study
of employees).

Table 44.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by
race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States.
(Study of employees)..

Table 45.-Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees)..

Table 46.-Per cent of male employees within each age group, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..

CHAPTER VI.-General progress and assimilation:

Table 47.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who
have been in the United States five years or over and who were 21 years
of age or over at time of coming, by race. (Study of employees)..
Table 48.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who
were 21 years of age or over at time of coming to the United States, by
years in the United States and race. (Study of employees).
Table 49.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by
race. (Study of employees)..

Table 50.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race. (Study of employees) Table 51.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees).......

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PART IV. DETAILED STUDY OF RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE WEST.

CHAPTER I.-Introduction:

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Table 52.-Male employees of each race for whom information was secured. (Study of employees).

420

CHAPTER II.-Racial displacements:

Table 53.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United States
each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees).
Table 54.-Male employees of each race for whom information was secured.
(Study of employees)..

421

422

CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

Table 55.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified occupation before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees) Table 56.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..

423

424

Table 57.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees)..

424

CHAPTER V. Salient characteristics:

Table 58.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read and
write, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)..
Table 59.-Per cent of male employees 20 years of age or over in each con-
jugal condition, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)....

433

434

CHAPTER V.-Salient characteristics-Continued.

Table 60.-Per cent of male employees in each conjugal condition, by age groups and general nativity and race. (Study of employees).. Table 61.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband. (Study of employees)..

Table 62.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States. (Study of employees).

Table 63.-Visits abroad made by foreign-born male employees, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees).. Table 64.-Per cent of male employees within each age group, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

436

437

CHAPTER VI.-General progress and assimilation:

Table 65.-Present political condition of foreign-born male employees who have been in the United States five years or over and who were 21 years of age or over at time of coming, by race. (Study of employees)... Table 66.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by race. (Study of employees)....

439

440

Table 67.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by age at time of coming to the United States and race. (Study of employees)..

440

Table 68.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees who speak English, by years in the United States and race. (Study of employees)....

441

PART V.-DETAILED STUDY OF RAILROAD AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE SOUTH.

CHAPTER I.-Introduction:

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Table 69.-Male employees of each race for whom information was secured. (Study of employees)....

446

CHAPTER 11-Racial displacements:

Table 70.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in the United
States each specified number of years, by race. (Study of employees).. 447
Table 71.-Male employees of each race for whom information was secured.
(Study of employees)..

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CHAPTER III.-Economic status:

448

Table 72.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees in each specified occupation before coming to the United States, by race. (Study of employees) 449 Table 73.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).

Table 74. Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per day, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees)..

450

451

Table 75.-Comparative earnings per day of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over, by race and length of residence in the United States. (Study of employees)..

CHAPTER V.-Salient characteristics:

451

461

Table 76.-Per cent of male employees who read and per cent who read and write, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees).... Table 77.-Per cent of male employees 20 years of age or over in each conjugal condition, by general nativity and race. (Study of employees)... 462 Table 78.-Per cent of male employees in each conjugal condition, by age groups and general nativity and race. (Study of employees).... Table 79.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife in the United States and per cent who report wife abroad, by race of husband. (Study of employees)..

Table 80.-Per cent of foreign-born husbands who report wife abroad, by race of husband and by years husband has been in the United States. (Study of employees)..

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464