The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-14
FACTS ABOUT YOUNG MEN OF THE
UNITED STATES.

An interesting statistical stUG
the conditions prevailing ar
American young men between
ages of sixteen and thirty-fv|
elusive, has lately been made.
method adopted was TO select cei
representative cities, towns
rural districts in different parts
the country, and ~in"averAge" blocks
of representative CITY wards to make
a house-to house canvass Uniform
question blanks % used, and in
this way much important infOrma-
ton was secured. Taking as a basis
for his computations figures fur
nished by Chief S~tatisciAn Huat, Of
the Census Bureau, Mr.. G. G MlCh,
enor presents, in Association Men"
for November, the following data:
"Sixty-stx per cent. of the young
men of the United States are IN
married, while "a per cent. +
married. The average age at which
these young men married was
twenty-five years.
"FIfty.fve per cent. of the young
mel of the United States live at
home, while IS per cent. ire board
ing.
"Only Is per cent. of the young
men are in business for themselves,
while IS per cent. r employed by
others.
Twenty two per cent. of young
men belong to fraternal orders. OF
this number, 20 per cent. belong to
one fraternsl order, "a per cent. be-
long to two, 2 per cent. belong to
three, 3 per cent. belong TO four, and
1 per cent. belong TO i've. OF the
men belonging to fraternHl orders,
81 per cent. are church members,
while SO per cent. r not church
members.
Forty six per cent. of the men in
cities OF 1000 or over were born IN the
country or in towns OF 5000 or
less. Three out of seven young men
in the country and towns of 5000
or less look forward 10 living in the
city. OF she population in towns of
5000 or less, n in seven Is a young
man. Of the population IN cities Of
25, 900 and over, one in four is a
young man.
''In the country, one young man
is boarding to every six living at
nome. In the city, five young men
are boarding to every one living at
home.
TN the country, one in two young
men go church regularly one in
three occasionally, and one in four
teen not at all. In the city one in
four regularly ; one in two zoo sion
ally, and one in seven not at all.
I'm families where the father and
mother belong to the same church,
70 per cent of the young men are
church members. In families where
the father and mother are church
members, but do not belong to the
same church, only IS per cent. of
the young men r church members.
In families where but one of the
parents is a church member, only so
per cent. of the young men are mem
bers of churches. Where the father
and mother are both Catholics, only
8 per cent. of the young men are not
church members. Where the father
and mother are both Professionals,
80 per cent. of the young men are
not church members. Where one of
the parents is a Catholic and the
other a Protestant, IS per cent, Of
the young men do not belong 70 4
church. Where the parents are
members Of Protestant churches.
but do not belong to the same church.
so per cent of the young men of
these families arc not church mem.
bers. Where one of the parents il
a Protestant, 81 per cent do not be-.
long to church. Review Of Re.
views.
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