20. Have you paid, as a rule, higher or lower wages this year than last year, and in what branches of occupation, respectively? ____ 21. Nature of the service rendered. Is it “Excellent,” “Good,” “Fair,” or “Poor”? Please specify by kinds of employment, ____ 22. Have you found it difficult to obtain good domestic servants? ____ 23. What explanation of the difficulty can you give? ____ 24. How do you think the difficulty can be lessened or removed? ____ SCHEDULE NO. II.—EMPLOYEES STATISTICS OF DOMESTIC SERVICE 1. Name, ____ 2. Place of birth, ____ 3. Present residence (city or town, and state), ____ 4. Name of present employer, ____ 5. Present occupation, ____ 6. Years of service in present occupation, ____ 7. Years of service with present employer, ____ 8. Number of previous employers (domestic occupations), ____ 9. Whole number of years engaged in domestic occupations, ____ 10. Present wages received, per week, $____; per month, $____ 11. Highest wages received from previous employers, per week, $____; per month, $____ 12. Lowest wages received from previous employers, per week, $____; per month, $____ 13. Have you ever had any regular employment other than housework? ____ 14. Name such kinds of employment, ____ 15. Highest wages received in other than domestic occupations, per week, $____; per month, $____ 16. Lowest wages received in other than domestic occupations, per week, $____; per month, $____ 17. Why do you choose housework as your regular employment? ____ 18. What reasons can you give why more women do not choose housework as a regular employment? ____ 19. Would you give up housework if you could find another occupation that would pay you as well? ____ NOTE.—All personal information will be treated as confidential. Please return the Schedule to the person giving it to you, or to— DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, VASSAR COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. December 1, 1889. SCHEDULE NO. III.—SCHOOLS, ETC. STATISTICS OF DOMESTIC SERVICE SCHOOLS FOR TRAINING DOMESTIC SERVANTS 1. City or Town, and State, ____ 2. Number of such schools, ____ 3. How supported, ____ 4. Number that can be accommodated at the present time, ____ 5. Present number in attendance, ____ 6. Greatest number ever in attendance, ____ 7. Total number in attendance since organization, ____ PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENTS ARE TAUGHT 8. City or Town, and State, ____ 9. Number of such schools, ____ 10. Kinds of employment taught, ____ 11. Is instruction compulsory or optional? ____ 12. Is the object of such instruction technical or general? ____