Lastly, the following table shows the percentage of foreign-
born Japanese who read, and who read and write, some language,
by sex and by industry: *

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Number Reporting! Per cent Who Per cent Who Read
Industry _Gomplete Data” "Read "| and Write
Male Female Male Female} Male Female
I PTICUITITE 250s <nesenseceasn 6,041 111 97.8 79.3 | 97.7 78.4
Fish canneries................. BS Nin dodanie 99.8. |. Seneme 99.8. |.....<000eam
Fruit-vegetable canneries} 201 36 98.0 52.8 | 98.0 52.8
TWAVMONIES cc .seececcaseetceenae GL xaos 1000/23 100.0 |.....:.2em
Lumber mills.................. 332 11 98.5 (a) 98.2 (a)
Mining, coal.........is 222-2266 cy a Peyeerenee 96.0 (a) 95.7 (a)
SMO IGIA <) o:censverestonseg tous Goytiest certs. 100.0). ceases 100.0 |........08
Transportation:

Steam railroads—
Maintenance of way and

construction.............. 1,135 3 OT.1 (a) 96.1 (a)
Shops, bridges and

buildings, water and

signal service ........... Eh sentxsnes 99.2 Tee 99.0 |... .:ccue

Electric railways ......... DS hac snare O22 * | scene 92.2 | ...ccc0
Miscellaneous ................. 1,277 60 99.2 91.7 99.2 91.7
Fae hee Oe aa 10,844 | 221 | 98.0 | 73.7! 97.8 | 79.7

 

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Agriculture «.:.<::scncesisa0< 837 277 | 79.4 | 88.8 97.3 | 87.7
Miscellaneous ................. 450 198 98.7 91.9 98.7 91.9

 

 

 

 

UME tas, Att pas 1,288 | 475| 97.8! 90.1 | 97.7] 89.5.

“Reviewing the whole field of literacy, the following facts are
clearly disclosed. More progress in learning English has been
made by Japanese employed in or near the centers of Japanese
population than by others of the same race who work under other
conditions. This is partially due to environment and partially
to the fact that many Japanese employed in the cities are of the
student class. Compared to the other races employed in similar
kinds of work in similar industries, the Japanese appear to have
progressed more rapidly than most of the other races, especially
the Chinese and Mexicans. This seeming superiority must be

1 Immigration Commission, Reports, vol. 23, p. 157.

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