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Table 20. — Replies to the question: How many blocks is your meat dealer's store 
from you? 
Total 
num- 
ber of 
replies 
Percentage replying— 
Group 
Same 
block 
1 
block 
2 
blocks 
3 
blocks 
4 
blocks 
5 
blocks 
6 to 10 
blocks 
Over 
10 
blocks 
American white: 
671 
719 
706 
543 
7.9 
9.5 
5.2 
.7 
30.2 
24.7 
11.7 
3.5 
16.4 
13.6 
13.5 
6.4 
12.2 
8.6 
6.8 
7.6 
6.1 
6.8 
7.7 
5.7 
4.5 
4.9 
6.8 
7.0 
9.4 
12.7 
14.7 
15.9 
13.3 
Middle class _ 
19.2 
33.6 
Wealthv 1 
53.2 
Total American white. . 
2,639 
6.2 
18.3 
12.8 
8.8 
6.6 
5.7 
13.0 
28.6 
Colored: 
187 
175 
89 
43 
50 
157 
239 
81 
153 
49 
148 
16.0 
11.1 
1.1 
11.6 
2.0 
7.0 
8.8 
8.6 
7.2 
14.3 
2.7 
29.4 
21.2 
27.0 
30.2 
18.0 
30.0 
35.6 
. 34.6 
37.3 
22.4 
8.8 
17.1 
8.0 
25.8 
23.2 
16.0 
26.1 
14.2 
21.0 
20.9 
22.5 
12.2 
6.4 
9.7 
15.7 
7.0 
10.0 
8.3 
14.7 
11.1 
15.7 
8.2 
10.1 
8.6 
6.3 
2.3 
7.0 
18.0 
10.8 
12.1 
9.9 
14.4 
10.2 
11.5 
5.9 
4.6 
2.3 
7.0 
8.0 
3.2 
5.4 
4.8 
13.7 
10.1 
7.0 
10.0 
5.7 
3.8 
6.2 
3.3 
14.3 
33.1 
11.8 
Middle class 
19.4 
Foreign: 
English . 
15.7 
Finnish 
7.0 
18.0 
8.9 
5.4 
8.6 
Polish 
.6 
6.1 
9.4 
.6 
Russian 
2.0 
12.2 
Replies from 13 cities; Baltimore, Jacksonville, and New Haven not included. 
Table 21.- 
-Replies to the question: How many dealers nearer than your dealer's 
shop? 
Group 
Total 
number 
of 
replies 
Percentage replying— 
None 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 to 10 
Over 10 
American white: 
632 
687 
658 
482 
48.7 
38.7 
36.2 
27.0 
18.8 
16.6 
12.9 
7.5 
7.0 
9.8 
7.6 
5.6 
5.4 
4.5 
5.8 
5.8 
2.2 
5.1 
4.3 
2.3 
5.9 
7.4 
9.2 
17.8 
12.0 
Middle class _' 
17.9 
24.0 
34.0 
Total American white.. 
2,459 
38.3 
14.4 
7.7 
5.3 
3.6 
9.5 
21.2 
Colored: 
Poor class 
183 
170 
84 
42 
46 
153 
225 
76 
135 
47 
147 
44.8 
41.8 
40.5 
40.5 
63.0 
47.1 
46.2 
26.3 
37.8 
51.1 
29.9 
21.8 
14.1 
25.0 
42.9 
10.8 
26.8 
23.6 
25.0 
18.6 
21.2 
19.7 
7.1 
8.2 
2.4 
7.1 
10.9 
11.1 
8.9 
7.9 
26.6 
19.1 
14.3 
4.4 
7.1 
5.9 
2.4 
4.4 
5.2 
5.8 
22.4 
5.9 
6.4 
0.5 
3.3 
3.5 
3.6 
.6 
1.2 
11.9 
18.0 
24. 1 
Foreign: 
English _. 
10.7 
Finnish 
7.1 
French . .. 
l.T 
1.3 
6.6 
2.2 
2.2 
12.2 
2.2 
3.9 
.9 
6.6 
5.2 
8.7 
German . 
4.6 
Italian . _. 
13.3 
5.2 
Polish 
3.7 
Russian , ._ . __'_ 
Scandinavian 
12.2 
2.2 
Replies from 13 cities; Baltimore, Jacksonville, and New Haven not included. 
