Identifier: studyofoccupatio00bawd (find matches)
Title: Study of occupations in the cloak, suit, and skirt industry of Greater New York and an apprenticeship plan for cutters ...
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Bawden, William T. (William Thomas), 1875-1960.
Subjects: Clothing trade Manual training Technical education Apprentices
Publisher: New York city
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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27 4 52 13 24 6 4 A comparison of age groups, Table R, discloses the following facts:Of 28 pressers under 30 years of age, 23, or 82.1 per cent, have had atleast 5 years of schooling in Europe, as against 26 out of 50 cutters,52 per cent. Of the same groups, no pressers have had 5 years ofschooling in the United States, as against 16 cutters, or 32 per cent;10 pressers under 30 years of age have had one year or more of even-ing school, 35.7 per cent, as against 26 cutters, 52 per cent. Of those30 years of age or over, 67 out of 72 pressers, or 93.1 per cent, have hadat least 5 years of schooling in Europe, as against 28 out of 50 cutters,56 per cent. Of the same groups, no presser has had any day school-ing in the United States, as against 18 cutters, 36 per cent ; 11 pressers,or 15.3 per cent, have had one year or more of evening school, asagainst 21 cutters, 42 per cent. OCCUPATIONS IN CLOAK INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK CITY. 163Chart 24.—SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OF 100 PRESSERS AND 100 CUTTERS.
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164 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table B.—SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, BY AGE GROUPS. Age group (years). Total. Num-ber re-port-ingnoschool-ing. Number reporting given number of yearsof day schooling. Number reporting givennumber of years of even-ing schooling in UnitedStates. In Europe. In United States. 0yrs. 1 to 4yrs. 5 to 9 yrs. 10 yrs.andover. 0yrs. lto4yrs. 5 to 9yrs. 10 yrs.andover. 0yrs. 1 yr. 2yrs. 3yrs. 4yrs.andover. PRESSERS. Under 18 ) S t o 20 21 to 24 8201527 911 10 2212 5131017787 44 8222 7 18152791010 11 4131223 510in 44 233 25 to 29 1 21 30 to 34 35 to 39 1 40 to 44 1 45 to 49 1 50 and over 1 Total 100 2 8 67 23 96 2 77 16 4 1 CUTTERS. Under 18 18 to 20 4212517121146 368655 1 1010 86324 1111610 7644 375523 31011 86626 1 484331 21 to 24 4311 1 42 2412 1 423211 221 .1 121 9t to 90 30 to 34 111 35 to 39 40 to 44 1 1 2 45 to 49 50 and over 2 2 Total 100 1 35 10 44 10 59 9 27 4 52 13 24 6 4 COMMAND OF LANGUAGE. The last section of the schedule consisted of question

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