Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-31

less than half 46.s per cent? are 25 and
over, and the native whites Of native
parcntage more h half (53. q.
AS compared with the rural the urban
population shows a larger proportion of
lersons in the prime Of life. 3o.6 per cent.
al the urban population being from "a to
A years of age. and 26.6 per cent. Of the
rural.
The census inquiry rs TO school attend
ance was merely as to whether the per-
sons enumerated had attended any kind
Of school at any time from September /.
1907. to the date of enumeration. April 10.
1910. The total number Of persons Of
school age, that is from six to 20 years,
inclusive, is "a. 7Ol. of whom 6s,s45, or 7O.6
per cent. attended school. In addition
TO these, 2,7GS persons under six. and 91S
Of n and over attending school. For boys
from six to 90 years. Inclusive. the per-
centage attending school was G9.2, for
girls -. For children from six 10 IA years,
inclusive. the percentage attending school
was 1913. The percentage for children of
this age among alive whites OF native
parcntage, was 81; among native whites
Of foreign or mixed parentage. 93.3;
among foreign-born whites, s9.3; among
negroes. SIC. There is little differ
once between urban and rural commune
ties as regards the percentage of school
attendance. the percentage being slightly
higher in the urban for those from six to
II, and in the rural for those from IS TO
~ years.
ILLITERATES NUMBER o,so6.
The census bureau classines az illiterate
any person 10 years of age or over who
is unable to write regardless of ability to
read. There are 1856 illiterates in the
state, representing 81 per cent. Of the
total population 10 years of age and over.
az compared with IS per cent. In 1900.
The percentage OF illiteracy Is 131 among
~foreign-born whites. As among negroes,
and 10 among native whites.
For all classes combined the percentage
of illiterates is slightly higher in urban
than in rural population. SO and SO, but
for each class separately the percentages
are higher in the rural.
For persons from 10 TO % Years. inclu-
sive. whose llteracy depends largely upon
present school facilities and school at
tendance, the percentage Of illiteracy IS
very slight G.0)
In the population - years of age and
over, 3i.3 per cent. of the males are
single and 2s.i per cent of the fe-
males. The percentage married is hS.5
for males and cos for females, and the
percentage widowed GO and 12.2. re
spectively. The percentages divorce I.
90 and 0,S, respectively. are believed
to be too small. because of the prob
nbi1it,- that p,QnV .1iNnrnad narlOng
class themselves as single or widowed
That the percentage single is SC
much smaller for women taan for men
Is due largely to the fact that they
marry younger. Thus. 90 per cen, OF
the females from IS to 10 years Of age
are married, as compared with 0.S pei
cent. of the males: 40 per cent. of the
females from 20 to "a years are mar
ried, as compared with 22.1 per cent
/. OF the males. In the next age group
25 to "a years. the difference is not sc
!, great, 75.3 for females ana 62.7 fol
; males, while In the age group 35 to A.
l the difference practically disappears
That there Is a larger poportlon o
e widows than OF widowers may indi
cate that men more often remarr!
e than women, hut since husbands ar
q generally older than their wIves, tn
= marriage relationship Is In fact NOR
4 often broken by death of the husban
! than by death of the wife.
MORE FOREIGN-BORN MARRIED.
For bach of the main elements o
8 the population the percentage marie
. Of those yer 10 years of age Is as fol
c lows: Foreign born whites, 68.6 70
n males, 6s.6 for females; native white
}, of native ~parentage. SIS and 500. re
@ spectively; native whites of foreign o
T mixed parentage. 53.5 ana 57.3, respec
n lively; negroes, gas for males and SO.
for females.
These percentages by no means IN
= 1lcate the relative tendency of tn
h several classes are regards marriage
; TO determine that. the comparison
should be made by age periods. sine
) the proportion married in any class /
determined largely by the propotio
. who have reached the marrying age
!, Similarly, the proportion widowed de
ponds largely on the proportion pas
middle life. The percentage married
for males is slightly higher. and 70
= females decidedly higher, in rural tina
In urban
The total number OF dwellings,
Vermont Is 77,468, and the total nun
Der OF families s5.l7s. indicating tina
in comparatively few cases does NOR
than one family occupy a dwelling
The average number Of persons pc
~ 1weIinr Is as, and the average mum
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