Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 13

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 in White 290 Both parents the same ----------- foreign country Colored 2 292 ----------- ----------- ------- ------ Born in White 37 different ----------- countries Colored 1 38 330 51. % ------------ ----------- ----------- ------- ------ ------- Mother White 34 U. S. ----------- Colored 2 36 One parent ----------- ----------- ------- ------ -------- foreign Father White 28 U. S. ----------- Colored 2 30 ----------- ----------- ------- Mother unknown White 7 ----------- ----------- ------- Father unknown White 7 80 12.37% ------------------------ ----------- ------- ------ ------- Both parents born White 120 18.54% in the U. S. ----------- Colored 68 10.52 188 29.06% ------------------------ ----------- ------- ------ ------- One parent Mother White 5 born in the U. S. ----------- U. S., the Colored 4 9 other ----------- ----------- ------- ------ unknown Father White 5 2.30% U. S. 14 } ------------------------ ----------- ------- -----} ------- White 25 5.27%} 7.57% Both parents unknown ----------- } Colored 10 35 } ------------------------ ------------------- ------ ------- TOTAL 647 -----------------------------------------------------------

TABLE IV

COMPARISON AS TO PARENTAGE OF NATIVE POPULATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND AMONG PROSt.i.tUTES AT BEDFORD

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Population of No. of Percentage Bedford No. of Percentage of New York Individuals of Total Cases Individuals of Total City[311] in Pop. 647 Cases 1912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Native white 921,130 19.3% Native white 120 18.5 of native of known parents native parentage Native white 1,820,374 38.2 Native white 327 50.5 of foreign of known parents foreign parentage Negro-- 91,702 1.92 Negro-- 89 13.64 parentage total unspecified number ------------------------------------------------------------------------