A very interesting finding of the study was:
The popularity of Contract Bridge decreases as the income brackets decrease. However, the popularity of Pinocle increased as the income brackets decreased. (Jacoby and Morehead, p.18)This is very interesting because it seems that certain games are played more by different income brackets. Why is it that wealthier people played more Bridge than Pinochle? and vice versa?
Bridge clubs were often composed of women who played in the afternoon on weekdays. They didn't have other chores or things to do to occupy their time. Women simply met at each other's houses and engaged in some recreational activities. It is possible that the weathier people had hired help to complete daily chore; thus, freeing up the daytime hours for the female head of the household while her husband was away at work. Women in poorer income brackets had to complete all of the chores themselves. Doing laundry, buying groceries (nearly everyday because refrigerators couldn't hold large quantities of food), cooking, and cleaning kept the female head of the household busy all day. When she did find time for cards, she probably played by herself or one or two other friends. It must of been difficult for several women to work their daily chore-driven schedules around recreation time in the afternoon.