CoMPARISON OF THE ADULT PoPULATION OF MONTCLAIR, N.]., THE
ToraL Group oF AbpuLT BORROWERS, AND THE MoST ACTIVE ADULT
BorrowWERs OF THE MoNTCLAIR FREE PuBLIC LIBRARY,

1945 AND 1947

PERCENTAGES

1945

Top 20 Top 20
Personal Total Percent of Total Percent of
Characteristics Borrowers Borrowers Borrowers Borrowers

Sex
Men 44 29 25 36 30
Women 56 71 75 64 70
Age
15—30 30 31 19 44 27
31-50 38 34 39 32 39
Over 50 32 35 42 24 34
Education
Elementary 31 3
High school 39 51
College 30 46
Occupation
Professional & managerial 18 27
White-collar workers 14 11
Wage earners 24 5
Students 13 25
Housewives 31 32

*Data from 1940 census, and therefore somewhat outdated.