as they were due to death.

About 60% of persons responding considered their family incomo to be "average", but this may overstate the proportion of families actually close to the "average" family income. Only 9% thought thoir family income was "below average".

BROTHERS SISTERS SIBLINGS

PERSONS

a 30

ō ~ * 80 82 8

60

70

1

A

2

2

3

4

5 6 7 8 NO ANS.

TOTAL NO. BROTHERS AND SISTERS

FIG. 4-NO. OF BROTHERS, SISTERS, & SIBLINGS

Occupations of fathers seem to suggest above average total income: About a quarter of the fathers were engaged in a trade. Professional and semi-professional work claimed 23%. A somewhat smaller percent age was engaged in sales, and a similar-sized group owned their own business. This is a considerably lighter concentration in trades, and a he avier concentration in professions than is found nationwide among white males today or in recent years, as shown by Census data.

Religious background is not exceptional: 75% of parent s were Protestant; 22% Catholic; 5% Jewish (eight mixed marriages account for these totals). This compares with nation-wide proportions for the total 1957 populati on of 14 yrs. and over as follows: 66% Protestant; 26% Catholic; 3% Jewish; 5% other or not reported.

Of some what more interest, though not startling, is the fact that there was considerable falling-away from the parental religion: Subjects reported being Protestant în only 50% of the cases, Catholic in 19%, Jewish in 2%,

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