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Perct. North Atlantic States 0---------------- 65.36 65.40 74.66 75. 46 75.23 South Atlantic States ----------------- 2.5 3.15 3.16 8.76 3.8 North Central States ------------------ 26.88 25.45 17.39 16.77 15.16 South Central States ------------------ 1.84 1.83 1.85 1.26 2.45 Western States ------------------------ 3.38 4.17 2.94 2.75 3.88 Total United States ------------ 100 100 100 100 100 New York ------------------------ 36.79 33.89 37.06 37.02 40.84 Pennsylvania ---------------------- 13.03 15.02 16.3 17.78 14.52 Massachusetts ------------------------- 8.12 9.08 1161 10.65 10. New Jersey ------------------------3.46 3.53 4.57 4.52 4.44 Illinois --------------------------------- 10.44 7.97 6.50 6.44 5.28 Total for 5 States -------------- 71.84 69.49 76.08 76.41 75.66 TABLE No. 7.-Percentage of illiterates among European immigrants 14 years of age and over. by nationalities. for the years ending June 80. 1895. 1896. and Nationality. 1895. 1895. 1897. Per cent. Per cent. per cent Bohemiaand Moravia ---------------------------- 9.45 11.45 5.2 Galicia and Bukowina ........................... 47.99- 60.87 44.22 Other Austria -----------------------------------8 8.67 36.8 19.72 Hungary ------------------------------------------ 38.65 46.51 31.79 Belgium ------------------------------------------ 15.35 14.46 14. 71 Denmark ----------------------------------------- .58 .95 .48 France (including Corsica) --------------------- 3.56 4.83 4.26 Germany ------------------------------------ 2.73 2.96 1.78 Greece -------------------------------------------- 25.37 26.21 19. 81 Italy -- --------------------------------- 52.98 54.59 20.9 Netherlands ----------------------------------::: 3.78 4.17 2.36 Norway ------------------------------------------- 1.61 1.19 1.27 Portugal ------------------------------------------ 69.78 77.69 57.3 Roumania ---------------------------------------- 45M 21.03 19.02 Russia proper ------------------------------------ 89.10 41.15 27.99 Finland ------------------------------------------- 10.48 11.82 8.17 Poland -------------------------------------------- 41.05 47.78 39.47 Spain ---------------------------------- 12.20 15.81 7.03 Sweden --------------------------- ------- 1.38 1.16 .87 Switzerland-.86 .79 1.07 Turkey in Europe -------------------------------- 16. 5 31.43 6.23 England ----------------------------------------- 3.94 5.44 4.27 Ireland ------------------------------------- 8.02 7 6.41 Scotland --------------------- ---------------- 4.07 5.70 2.84 Wales --------------------------------------------- 11.55 1.54 8.57 Not specified ------------------------------------- 19.65 ----------- 8.70 Average ------------------------------------ 20.37 28.68 23.43 TABLE No. 8.-Taking European illiterates as a whole-.2.142 in 1895. 80.019 in 1896. and 12.154 in 1897the following table shows. bygrouys. the proportion coming from the countries that furnish the bulk- of our immigrants. [Compiled from reports of the Bureau of Immigration.] Country. 1895. 1896. 1897. Per cent. Per cent.