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Do you like the Cinema? (Question 1).
This first question aimed at obtaining from the children a purely general impression of the effects on their spirits of seeing film shows. Analyses of a psychological character and emotional appreciations arising from witnessing moving pictures will form the material of another and quite different inquiry which is being examined and worked on at the present moment.
There is no doubt that the cinema in one way or another delights young folk. The figures prove it beyond discussion, and render any comment on the fact out of place. A simple division between those who declared themselves enthusiastic devotees of the film and those who were not in favour of it gives the following results : —
Large Centres :
Small Centres :
Boys Girls
Boys Girls
9790 4114
2781 1682
142 81
41 26
In favour 9790
Not in favour
Thus we have a total of 18657 answers to this question, that is the entire number of the questionnaires which were in the affirmative for one question at least, or for one statistical indication.
The proportional figures, small as the figures not favourable to the film are, worked
out as follows : —
Large Centres : Small Centres :
Boys Girls Boys Girls
In favour 98,57 98,07 98,55 98,48
Not In favour 1,43 1,98 1,45 1,52
We can see from the foregoing figures a slight preponderance of the feminine answers contrary to the cinema in comparison with the males.
In the matter of age and category of parent's occupations, the returns are not particularly significant. However, as a matter of supplementary interest we add the following figures : —
Age :
10-12 years
13-16 years
17 years and & upward
ys Girls
Boys Girls
Boys Girls
Not in favour 13 5 45 23 125 79
It may be said, without going into proportional figures that the percentages correspond exactly to the numerical returns for the age groups. There is therefore a larger number of votes contrary to the cinema in direct ratio with the increase in age, that is as the possibility of reasoned criticism and of the selective sense augments.
Parents' Occupations :
Workmen Agric. Private Means Emplys Prof. Shop-kprs
Not in favour. . 59 47 21 94 18 51
that is to say the proportion for the single categories show the following progression of votes contrary to the cinema : employees, workmen, agriculturists, men of private means, shop-keepers and professional men.