APPENDIX V.
Reading edition
Table 1. Age of Women Employed in Restaurants, by Occupation.
Age Waitresses Cooks Helpers Total at each age
No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent
14 and under 16 years 2 .3 ... ... ... ... 2 .2
16 and under 21 years 77 15.0 38 21.0 130 48.0 245 25.0
21 and under 30 years 288 55.0 54 29.4 87 32.0 429 44.0
30 and under 40 years 127 24.0 46 25.1 35 13.0 208 21.2
40 and under 50 years 25 4.7 37 20.2 15 5.3 77 8.0
50 and under 60 years 4 1.0 8 4.3 3 1.0 15 1.4
60 years and over ... ... ... ... 2 .7 2 .2
Total 523 100.00 183 100.00 272 100.00 978[16] 100.00
Table 2. Age of Women Employed in Restaurants, by Nationality.
Nationality 14 and under 16 y’rs 16 and under 21 y’rs 21 and under 30 y’rs 30 and under 40 y’rs 40 and under 50 y’rs 50 and under 60 y’rs 60 y’rs and over Total in each Nationality
American ... 48 156 81 26 3 ... 314
Austro-Hungarian 1 155 137 55 18 4 ... 370
Danish ... ... 4 ... 1 ... ... 5
Dutch ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... 2
Eng. and Canadian ... ... 16 12 1 2 ... 31
French ... ... 1 1 2 1 ... 5
German 1 6 36 20 12 1 ... 76
Greek ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1
Irish ... 3 27 22 11 3 2 68
Italian ... ... 2 3 ... ... ... 5
Polish ... 8 9 3 ... ... ... 20
Russian ... 19 14 1 2 1 ... 37
Scandinavian ... 1 5 4 1 ... ... 11
Scotch ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... 2
Swiss ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... 2
West Indian ... ... 2 3 ... ... ... 5
Total 2 242 411 206 76 15 2 954[17]
Table 3. Age of Women Employed in Restaurants, by Conjugal Condition.
Age Single Married Widowed Separated or Divorced Total at each age
14 and under 16 years 2 ... ... ... 2
16 and under 21 years 226 12 2 1 241
21 and under 30 years 235 153 19 12 419
30 and under 40 years 42 97 53 14 206
40 and under 50 years 8 40 26 3 77
50 and under 60 years ... 4 9 2 15
60 years and over 1 ... 1 ... 2
Total 514 306 110 32 962[18]
Table 4. Age of Women Employed in Restaurants, by Living Condition.
Age Living with Total at each age
Family Relatives Friends Furnis’d Room Proprietor
14 and under 16 years 1 ... ... 1 ... 2
16 and under 21 years 82 78 59 18 6 243
21 and under 30 years 198 74 62 64 16 414
30 and under 40 years 92 37 24 36 10 199
40 and under 50 years 45 5 4 17 4 75
50 and under 60 years 11 2 ... 1 ... 14
60 years and over ... ... ... 2 ... 2
Total 429 196 149 139 36 949[19]
Table 5. Age of Women Employed in Restaurants, by Weekly Hours of Labor.
Weekly Hours of Labor 14 and under 16 y’rs 16 and under 21 y’rs 21 and under 30 y’rs 30 and under 40 y’rs 40 and under 50 y’rs 50 and under 60 y’rs 60 y’rs and over Total in each hour group
54 hours and under 2 77 193 109 27 6 1 415
55 and under 65 hours ... 67 85 22 12 3 ... 189
65 and under 75 hours ... 47 76 32 15 1 ... 171
75 and under 85 hours ... 41 58 34 14 4 1 152
85 and under 95 hours ... 5 14 10 5 ... ... 34
95 and under 105 hours ... 5 3 ... 2 1 ... 11
105 hours and over ... 3 ... 1 2 ... ... 6
Total 2 245 429 208 77 15 2 978[20]
Table 6. Weekly Hours of Labor of Women Employed in Restaurants by Occupation.
Weekly Hours of Labor Waitresses Cooks Helpers Total in each hour group
No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent
Under 15 hours 6 1.0 ... ... 1 .3 7 .7
15 and under 25 h’rs 75 14.0 1 .5 7 2.4 83 8.1
25 and under 35 h’rs 89 16.2 1 .5 22 7.5 112 11.0
35 and under 45 h’rs 45 8.2 7 4.0 13 4.5 65 6.3
45 and under 55 h’rs 100 18.2 17 9.0 42 15.0 159 16.0
55 and under 65 h’rs 78 14.2 34 18.0 85 30.1 197 19.3
65 and under 75 h’rs 68 12.4 51 27.0 64 23.0 183 18.0
75 and under 85 h’rs 73 13.3 49 26.0 36 13.0 158 15.5
85 and under 95 h’rs 11 2.0 15 8.0 9 3.1 35 3.4
95 and under 105 h’rs 2 .3 7 4.0 3 1.1 12 1.1
105 hours and over 1 .2 5 3.0 ... ... 6 .6
Total 548 100.0 187 100.0 282 100.0 1017 100.0
Table 7. Weekly Hours of Labor of Women Employed in Restaurants by Nationality.
Nationality 54 h’rs and under 55 and under 65 h’rs 65 and under 75 h’rs 75 and under 85 h’rs 85 and under 95 h’rs 95 and under 105 h’s 105 h’s and over Total in each Nationality
American 190 45 38 41 4 2 ... 320
Austro-Hungarian 83 88 97 81 18 6 6 379
Danish 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
Dutch 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2
Eng. and Canadian 19 7 1 3 2 1 ... 33
French 2 3 ... ... ... ... ... 5
German 36 14 15 9 2 ... ... 76
Greek 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Irish 44 5 7 12 1 1 ... 70
Italian 3 1 1 1 ... ... ... 6
Polish 5 8 2 2 3 ... ... 20
Russian 15 10 7 2 3 ... ... 37
Scandinavian 6 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 11
Scotch 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2
Swiss 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... 2
West Indian 2 1 1 ... 1 ... ... 5
Total 414 184 171 153 34 12 6 974[21]
Table 8. Weekly Wages of Women Employed in Restaurants by Occupation.
Weekly Wage Waitresses Cooks Helpers Total in each wage group
No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent No. Per Cent
Under $1 1 .1 ... ... ... ... 1 .1
$1 and under $2 1 .1 ... ... ... ... 1 .1
2 and under 3 10 1.8 ... ... ... ... 10 1.0
3 and under 4 74 14.0 1 .5 21 7.6 96 10.0
4 and under 5 107 20.2 4 2.1 19 7.0 130 13.2
5 and under 6 119 23.0 11 6.0 51 18.5 181 18.3
6 and under 7 107 20.2 15 8.1 119 43.4 241 25.0
7 and under 8 65 12.2 35 19.0 52 19.0 152 15.3
8 and under 9 26 5.0 36 20.0 7 2.5 69 6.0
9 and under 10 8 1.5 22 12.0 ... ... 30 3.0
10 and over 10 1.9 60 32.3 5 2.0 75 8.0
Total 528 100.0 184 100.0 274 100.0 986[22] 100.0
Table 9. Weekly Income of Women Employed in Restaurants by Occupation.
Weekly Income Waitresses Cooks Helpers Total
Under $1 2 ... ... 2
$1 and under $2 2 ... ... 2
2 and under 3 2 ... ... 2
3 and under 4 16 1 21 38
4 and under 5 24 4 19 47
5 and under 6 47 11 51 109
6 and under 7 51 15 119 185
7 and under 8 61 35 52 148
8 and under 9 59 36 7 102
9 and under 10 60 22 ... 82
10 and under 15 129 51 5 185
15 and under 25 73 9 ... 82
25 and over 7 ... ... 7
Total 533 184 274 991[23]
Table 10. Wages of Women employed in Restaurants Showing Length of Time Idle during Preceding Year by Reason of Slack Season, Change of Work, Vacation with or Without Pay, Illness or Other Causes.
Weekly Wage No time idle Under 2 weeks 2 weeks and under 1 month 1 month and under 2 months 2 months and under 3 months 3 months and under 4 months 4 months and under 5 months 5 months and under 6 months 6 months and over Total in each wage group
Under $2 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
$2 and under $3 1 1 1 2 2 ... ... ... ... 7
3 and under 4 25 10 10 8 4 7 1 2 8 75
4 and under 5 34 10 15 4 7 5 2 1 6 84
5 and under 6 45 13 14 14 7 6 1 1 5 106
6 and under 7 76 25 29 11 13 9 ... 6 5 174
7 and under 8 52 19 13 8 10 4 1 ... 7 114
8 and under 9 26 7 6 4 3 1 ... 1 1 49
9 and under 10 14 5 1 1 1 ... 1 1 ... 24
10 and over 36 6 8 5 ... 3 1 ... 6 65
Total 310 96 97 57 47 35 7 12 38 699[24]
Table 11. Weekly Wage of Women Employed in Restaurants by Nationality.
Nationality Under $1 $1 and under $2 $2 and under $3 $3 and under $4 $4 and under $5 $5 and under $6 $6 and under $7 $7 and under $8 $8 and under $9 $9 and under $10 $10 and over Total in each Nationality
American 1 1 6 45 49 78 54 35 16 7 15 307
Austro-Hungarian ... ... ... 22 24 40 115 70 34 20 47 372
Danish ... ... ... 2 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 5
Dutch ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 2
English and Canadian ... ... ... 4 10 7 6 1 3 ... 1 32
French ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 2 ... ... ... 5
German ... ... ... 11 14 10 13 15 2 1 8 74
Greek ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1
Irish ... ... 2 6 19 13 18 8 3 ... ... 69
Italian ... ... ... ... 1 1 3 1 ... ... ... 6
Polish ... ... ... 1 ... 3 6 9 ... 1 ... 20
Russian ... ... ... 1 1 9 15 2 5 1 3 37
Scandinavian ... ... ... 1 3 2 1 2 2 ... ... 11
Scotch ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 2
Swiss ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 2
West Indian ... ... ... ... 1 1 2 ... ... ... ... 4
Total 1 1 8 93 124 169 234 150 65 30 74 949[25]