Mean 23.5 || Mean 17.5 || Mean 18.5 No. of cases 647 || No. of cases 300 || No. of cases 269 --------------------------++---------------------++-------------------- [Illustration: GRAPH ILLUSTRATING TABLE XIV (_Made from Table of Percentages_)] TABLE XV BEDFORD CASES DISTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN BORN { White 341 [312]City born { 404 82.48% { Colored 63 { White 63 Country born { 85 17.47% { Colored 22 Unknown 2 0.05% ---- ---- ------- TOTAL 491 [Illustration: GRAPH ILLUSTRATING TABLE XV] TABLE XVI BEDFORD CASES REASONS FOR COMING TO NEW YORK, OF THOSE BORN OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY Ran away to escape home conditions 11 To live with family 78 To obtain work or easier work 26 To practice prostitution 9 To see New York 10 With lover 1 Unknown 4 --- TOTAL 139 TABLE XVII BEDFORD CASES PROSTITUTION: PRACTICED CONTINUOUSLY OR INTERRUPTEDLY Continuously 166 59.50% { Married 19 { Living with parents 4 Not continuously { Stealing 3 { Working 32 58 20.79% No statistics 55 19.71% ---- ------- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES CONSIDERED 279 TABLE XVIII BEDFORD CASES TRADES COMBINED WITH PROSTITUTION _Trade_ _No. of Cases_ _Per cent._ Demonstrator 1 Clerk in department store 4 Domestic 22 Factory operative 17 Laundry employees 4 Manicure 1 Office work 2 Sewing 2 Theatrical work 6 Waitress 8 Stealing 6 Received money from husband 2 Prostitution only 204 73.11 ---- ------ TOTAL 279 TABLE XIX BEDFORD CASES WEEKLY EARNINGS FROM PROSTITUTION