APPENDIX
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TABLE 1.—SOURCES FROM WHICH THE NAMES OF THE 294 BOYS STUDIED WERE OBTAINED
Source Names
1909 Court list 202
Big Brother Movement 43
Special club studies 10
Charity Organization Society 8
Additional children of interest in families visited 20
Known through investigators on other topics 6
Known through other children 2
School 1
Church 1
Settlement 1
Total 294
TABLE 2.—AGES OF BOYS
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Age BOYS
Number Per Cent
Less than 8 years 1 .3
8 years and less than 10 years 3 1.0
10 years and less than 12 years 24 8.2
12 years and less than 14 years 71 24.3
14 years and less than 16 years 102 35.0
16 years and more 91 31.2
Total 292 100.0
TABLE 3.—LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN THE DISTRICT OF 183 FAMILIES
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Year in District FAMILIES
Number Per Cent
Less than 5 years 13 7.1
5 years and less than 10 years 31 16.9
10 years and less than 15 years 25 13.7
15 years and less than 20 years 26 14.2
20 years and more 88 48.1
Total 183 100.0
TABLE 4.—COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF PARENTS
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Country of birth Fathers Mothers
United States 81 92
Ireland 64 72
Germany 27 18
Italy 17 15
Scotland 7 8
England 6 4
Sweden 4 4
France 4 2
Austria 3 2
Russia 1 3
Dalmatia 2 2
Roumania 2 1
Armenia 1 1
Switzerland 1 1
West Indies 1 1
Portugal .. 1
Denmark 1 ..
Total 222 227
TABLE 5.—NATIONALITY OF AMERICAN-BORN PARENTS
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Nationality Fathers Mothers
German 28 28
Irish 21 25
American 15 18
English 3 2
Total 67 73
TABLE 6.—TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS OCCUPIED
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Persons in household FAMILIES OCCUPYING All families
One room Two rooms Three rooms Four rooms Five rooms Six rooms Seven rooms Eight rooms
Two 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 4
Three 1 3 13 7 1 1 .. .. 26
Four .. 1 7 11 6 2 .. .. 27
Five 1 3 11 10 2 .. .. .. 27
Six .. 3 12 12 10 4 .. .. 41
Seven .. .. 4 11 8 1 .. 1 25
Eight .. .. 4 17 5 2 .. .. 28
Nine .. .. 2 5 3 1 2 .. 13
Ten or eleven .. .. .. 1 4 1 .. .. 6
Twelve and less than 15 .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 3
Total 3 10 54 75 41 14 2 1 200
TABLE 7.—LIVING CHILDREN IN 231 FAMILIES
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Number of living children FAMILIES
Number Per cent
One 12 5.2
Two 28 12.1
Three 28 12.1
Four 34 14.7
Five 44 19.0
Six 36 15.6
Seven 24 10.4
Eight 17 7.4
Nine 5 2.2
Ten 2 .9
Eleven 1 .4
Total 231 100.0
TABLE 8.—STATUS OF MOTHERS IN 222 FAMILIES
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Status of mother MOTHERS
Number Per cent
Living and earning wages 87 39.2
Living and not earning wages 103 46.4
Dead 32 14.4
Total 222 100.0
TABLE 9.—CONJUGAL CONDITIONS OF PARENTS IN 233 FAMILIES
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Conjugal condition of parents FAMILIES
Number Per cent
Parents living together 133 57.1
Father dead, mother livingb 53 22.7
Mother dead, father livingc 20 8.6
Both parents living, but separated 15 6.4
Both parents dead 12 5.2
Total 233 100.0
TABLE 10.—RELIEF RECORDS OF 241 FAMILIES
Record FAMILIES
Number Per cent
Known to have received aid:
From relief societies 73 30.3
In form of institutional care for children 17 7.1
From other sources 15 6.2
Total 105 43.6
Deducting duplicatesa 19 7.9
Total 86 35.7
Known not to have received aid 144 59.7
Relief record unknown 11 4.6
Grand total 241 100.0
TABLE 11.—DURATION OF RELIEF RECORDS OF 73 FAMILIES KNOWN TO HAVE RECEIVED AID FROM RELIEF SOCIETIES
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Duration of record FAMILIES
Number Per cent
Less than 1 year 15 20.5
1 year and less than 2 years 11 15.1
2 years and less than 5 years 10 13.7
5 years and less than 10 years 19 26.0
10 years and less than 15 years 11 15.1
15 years and less than 20 years 4 5.5
20 years and less than 25 years 3 4.1
Total 73 100.0
TABLE 12.—COURT DISPOSITION OF CASES INVOLVING 454 ARRESTS AFFECTING 259 BOYS AND 221 FAMILIES
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Disposition of cases Arrests Boys affected Families affected
Boy let go 260 197 176
Boy paroled 95 83 76
Boy sent up 99 75 67
TABLE 13.—FINAL DISPOSITION OF 92 WEST SIDE PAROLED CASES AND OF 1,492 PAROLED CASES DISPOSED OF BY THE MANHATTAN COURT IN 1909
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Final disposition of case WEST SIDE CASES ALL CASES
Number Per cent Number Per cent
Discharged or sentence suspended 78 84.8 1,264 89.5
Committed to institutions 14 15.2 148 10.5
Total 92 100.0 1,412 100.0
TABLE 14.—TRUANCY RECORDS OF 215 BOYS, CLASSIFIED AS DELINQUENT OR NOT DELINQUENT
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Extent of truancy BOYS Total
Delinquent Not delinquent
No truancy 41 43 84
Occasional truancy 17 .. 17
Serious truancy 109 1 110
Boy physically disqualified for school attendance 4 .. 4
Total 171 44 215
TABLE 15.—STATUS OF 163 BOYS NOT GAINFULLY EMPLOYED
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Status Boys
Less than 14 years of age 99
14 years of age or more:
Attending school 31
In institutions 8
Out of work and out of school 25
Total 163
TABLE 16.—OCCUPATION AND WAGES OF 100 BOYS GAINFULLY EMPLOYED
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Occupation BOYS EARNING Boys whose earnings are not available All boys
$2 and less than $3 $3 and less than $4 $4 and less than $5 $5 and less than $6 $6 and less than $7 $7 and less than more
Errand boy 3 2 3 5 2 1 6 22
Office boy .. .. 2 6 1 2 4 15
Piano factory worker .. 1 3 2 1 4 3 14
Driver or driver’s helper .. .. .. 2 2 3 .. 7
Stock boy .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 5
Printer’s apprentice .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 4
Plumber’s apprentice .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 4
Worker in factory other than piano factory .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3
Cashboy .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 3
Tailor’s helper .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3
Farmhand .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2
Checkboy .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2
Messenger boy .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2
Bakery worker .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
Moving picture show worker .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Freight checker .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Packer .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Garage helper .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Plasterer’s helper .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Water boy, Metropolitan Railroad .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Engineer’s helper .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Newspaper boy .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Furnace company worker .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
Water works worker .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Clerk .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Prisoner in navy prison .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Total 3 9 12 21 11 19 24 99