How Workingmen Spend Their Spare Time (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...at that time, being 15.3%. From Supper until Bed Time, more spare time is spent in Reading, attending Meetings, Walking, Studying, and at Saloons, than on any other of the specified days or occasions. Theatres and Excursions are the most popular on Holidays. 'Og' re p WW IE 3 S1DNSOV M31X0 UJV TVDO1 Table 26 makes it possible to compare what 1,065 men usually do on certain days and during certain hours, grouped according to their Occupation. 1. What men usually do from Supper until Bed Time. It will be observed that the largest percentage of the reports for Work and staying Home are found in the Merchants and Dealers Group. The Building Trades Group visit Friends most frequently, and the Saloon has the greatest popularity among the Transportation men. The Professional Group has the highest percentage for Studying. The Clerical men lead in attending various Meetings and the Textile men lead in Walking. 2. What men usually do on Saturday afternoons. Saturday afternoon finds all of the Occupation Groups at Work. The smallest percentage of the reports come from the Textile Group and the Building Trades, while the Merchants and Dealers and Transportation Groups are scarcely able to report anything but Work. Since the Textile and Building Trades Groups work the smallest amount of time, and hence have more spare time to use, they have the largest percentage in reports of leisure time spent at Home, Reading, at Theatres, and Walking. The Domestic Group leads n the percentage of visits to the Saloon. 3. What men usually do on Sundays. Work is still a prominent factor with most of the Occupation Groups. Metal, Building Trades and the Clerical Groups have the smallest percentage working. Merchants and Dealers lead in Sunday Work, as on Saturday...