========================+=============+===========+=========== | | Number in |Per cent in COUNTRY OF BIRTH |United States| principal | principal | | cities | cities ------------------------+-------------+-----------+----------- Ireland | 1,871,509 | 1,047,432 | 55.97 Germany | 2,784,894 | 1,328,675 | 47.71 Great Britain | 909,092 | 369,979 | 40.70 Canada and Newfoundland | 980,938 | 307,660 | 31.36 Sweden and Norway | 800,706 | 219,112 | 27.36 ========================+=============+===========+=========== (5) The foreign countries having the largest absolute and relative representation in domestic service are, in order, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Norway, Great Britain, and Canada and Newfoundland. This will be evident from the following table, which indicates the place of birth of all persons of foreign birth engaged in domestic service and the per cent of each nationality so engaged: TABLE IV PLACE OF BIRTH OF DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES =======================+==================+==================== |Number of foreign | Per cent of foreign | born persons, 10 | born persons, 10 COUNTRY OF BIRTH | years of age and | years of age and | over, in domestic| over, in domestic | service | service -----------------------+------------------+-------------------- Ireland | 168,993 | 37.64 Germany | 95,007 | 21.16 Sweden and Norway | 58,049 | 12.93 Great Britain | 34,537 | 7.69 Canada and Newfoundland| 31,213 | 6.95 Other countries | 61,195 | 13.63 =======================+==================+==================== Similar results were reached through individual schedules sent out. The returns as made by employers and employees show that the place of birth of foreign born employees and the relative percentages are as follows: TABLE V NUMBER OF FOREIGN BORN IN DOMESTIC SERVICE