Table 5.
Time in the United States: General Population and Commitments to Penal Institutions for Foreign-born White Males, 1904
| Years in the United States | Population Aged 18+ | Prison Commitments |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Major Offenses | Minor Offenses | ||
| 1 or Less | 3.4 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
| 5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 6–9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 6.0 |
| 10–14 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| 15 or More | 57.6 | 50.7 | 36.2 | 52.6 |
| Not Reported | 8.2 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 16.6 |
Notes: Population data were estimated from the 1910 IPUMS sample. See the text for details.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor (1907: Table XXVII, p. 48).