PRESENT TBENDS IN HOME SEWING 6 



The results of the bureau survey, which was made by the ques- 

 tionnaire method, are p:iven in Tables 2 to 9. Blanks were sent to 

 high-school, college, and university teachers, to presidents of women's 

 clubs, and to extension leaders for distribution. The data are com- 

 pared, whenever possible, with the results obtained by Tucker, since 

 this study was made in cooperation with her and as a contiiuiation 

 of her survey. With the exception of Table 5, which is arranged 

 according to the number of persons in the family, all the tables are 

 arranged according to the size of the community in which the family 

 lived and according to the income which the family received. The 

 size of the community was not stated in 138 reports, and 505 failed 

 to give the income. 



GARMENTS MADE AT HOME 



In Tables 2,3, and 4 are showm the percentage of women who stated 

 that they made the gannents named for women and for children. In 

 Tables 2 and 3, the percentages are based on tlie total number of 

 reports summarized from each community and each income group. 

 The percentages in Table 4 are calculated on the basis of the number 

 of families having children 14 years of age and younger. The figures 

 given mider "Women not answering this question" in these throe 

 tables include those who may not sew, and those who did not answer 

 the question as directed or who may have left it blank through 

 carelessness. 



Table 2. — Proportion of women making certain garments for women and for girls 

 over 14 years of age, classified by size of community and by income groups 



Summary of all 

 ret>orts 



81m of community: 



liural 



Under 5,000 



6.000 to 10.000 



Over 10,000 



Not given 



Income: 



Under $1,000 



$1,000 to $1.W» 



$XO0O to $2,i)W 



$3,000 to $3,!«>9 



U.OOO to U.'JVH 



$6,000 or over 



Not given 



E>. 



No. 

 4.0 



PC 



Percentage of women making — 



Per Per 



No. cent cent 

 1,981 8.9 80.0 



668 

 427 

 197 

 551 

 138 



6.188.1 



7. 5 84. 9 



8. 6 7fi. 

 9.4 72.8 



24.6 58. 



181 8.6 86.7 

 473 6. 5 83. 1 

 3871 5.7 83.9 

 195' 7.2 81.9 

 111 11.7 73.8 

 159 8.3 72.4 

 605 13. 9 75. U 



Per Per Per Per 



cent cent cent cent 

 82. 1 60. 9i5'J. 2 44. 1 



86. 6,60. 



85. 2 '62. 



SO. I 65. 



8. 4 61. 



3 49. 



6 67 



85. 4 53. 

 H4. 8 65. 

 Wl 4 69. 

 S3. 5 04. 



7. 4 rj. 



3. 7 57. 



H.8 51. 



6 63. 8l48. 

 5 62. 7 47. 

 4M. 8 36. 

 2 53. 9,40. 

 2 52. 1 36. 

 I I 



(a. 6 48. 

 K|63. 9 48. 



1 (15. 8 49. 

 5 5H. 9 36. 

 y M. 36. 

 h 50. 8 34. 

 5,52. 6,42. 



Per Per Per Per Per Per Per 



cent cent cent cent cent cent. cent 

 41. 2 80. 4 24. 4 31. 9 76. 6l58. 6 46. 6 



6 8& 8,27. 6 34. 4 80. 



8 86. r2a7 3Z 1 81. 



5 77. 1 22.3,31.9 79. 



9 71. 1|21.2 29. 1 71. 



6 62.3117.4 29.7 69. 



Ill 

 0K5. 4 28.5 35. 1 76. 



1 86. 7 27. 2 35. 9 78. 



2 83.6 29.7 35.9 80 

 5 78.8 19.5 27. 1 7H 

 4 71. 130.(119.7 79. 

 8 77. 6 12. 7 24. I 73. 

 2,76.4,20.8,29.171. 



I 11 i_ 



.6 42.2 

 .563 



Per Per Per 



cent cent cent 

 111.9 79. 9 5a 9 



666. 

 4:61. 

 1 50. 

 1 M. 

 4 43. 4 30. 9l55. tiZ 3138. 4 



I 73. 6 87. 2 



I (14. 84. 2 

 . 2 45. (\]M. 2 77. « 

 . 2 49. 1 50. 1 7X 8 



51.1 

 56.3 

 47.7 

 5a 7 



1 v.? 



2 40 4i:a8 88.7 



- i ■984.4 



1 585.7 



44.4 



53.8 



61.7 



5aa 



73. 8148. 6 

 48. 9,7a 8 < 

 6 41. 2|oa0,74.3' 



7 54.0 43.2 

 364. 



4M 

 44.7 



From the summary in Tn])lo 2 it is seen that SO per cent or more of 

 the women made house dresses, summer wash dresses, aprons, and 

 nightgowns. In general more of the women living in the smaller 

 communities than of those in the larger places made these garments. 

 The exceptions were the number of women making kimonos, chemises, 

 and silk dresses. The percentage that nuulo silk dresses varies only 

 slightly in any community. Many more in all community groups 



