How workingmen spend their spare time and what it reveals about daily life
This nonfiction study uses a diary‑style questionnaire to explore how workingmen allocate leisure hours. Conducted between 1912 and 1913 in New York and other cities, it gathers responses from more than a thousand schedules to map choices across days, occupations, ages, and nationalities. The book presents the methods, tables, and interpretations that illuminate how work hours influence free time and how men choose activities from reading and clubs to saloons and social visits.
- Learn how the study collected data, including who participated and how answers were analyzed.
- See how factors like occupation, age, and nationality relate to leisure choices.
- Understand patterns for different days and hours, such as Sundays, Saturdays, and evenings.
- Explore practical implications for improving education and recreational opportunities for workers.
Ideal for readers of social science, labor history, and studies of leisure time, this edition offers clear methods, structured findings, and a portrait of workingmen’s spare time in the early 20th century.