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Show o UTAH: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Washington, D. C, Oct. G, 1921. According to tho consus of 1920 thoro nro 74,957 children 7 to 13 years or 'ngo In tho stato of Utah and of this numhor 71.011 or 95.5 por cent woro reported as attending school. In 1910 the percentage nttendlng school was 91.0 thus showing a gratifying Increase In-crease as regards school attendanco between 1910 and 1920. Of the children child-ren 14 and 15 years of ago In 1920, 93 7 por cent wcro attending school nd of those 1G and 17 pears of ago 71.4 por cent. In almost overy county of the stato the percentage of forclgn-born whlto has decreased and In 21 of tho J counties thoro was also a decreaso In tho numbor of foreign-born whites. Washington, I). C, Octobor 5, 921. According to tho census of 192". 37 7 por cent, or almost two fifths of tho pcoplo In the stnto of Utah aro nlihor Infants or children under 15 years of ngo; 9.7 per cent nro young people 15 to 19 years old; 35.8 per cent, ovor ono-thlrd. nro men and women In tho prime of llfo, bolng fiom 20 to 41 years old; whllo 1G.7 per cent, bolng 45 years of ago and over, are well along In middle llfo if they have not reached old age. About one-half of tho population, 50 9 per cent, nro old enough to vote, being 21 and over; and In this class the men outnumber the women In tho ratio of 112 to 100. Tho males of military mili-tary ago, 18 to 44, constltuto 39.9 por cont of tho nialo population and 20.G por cent of tho total population. |