Family Economics Review, Volumes 6-7Consumer and Food Economics Institute, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture., 1993 |
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... Social Security payments were linked to the cost of living , providing elderly Americans with a better living standard . In 1973 , oil embargoes caused an energy crisis . Energy prices increased dramati- cally , and rapid inflation ...
... Social Security payments were linked to the cost of living , providing elderly Americans with a better living standard . In 1973 , oil embargoes caused an energy crisis . Energy prices increased dramati- cally , and rapid inflation ...
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... insurance coverage ( 4 ) . Many of these people likely forgo health care because of the cost . Pension and insurance expenditures , which include Social Security taxes ( such taxes are considered an expense in the CE ) , retirement and ...
... insurance coverage ( 4 ) . Many of these people likely forgo health care because of the cost . Pension and insurance expenditures , which include Social Security taxes ( such taxes are considered an expense in the CE ) , retirement and ...
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... Social Security taxes over the period contributed to much of the rise . From 1970 to 1986 , Social Security tax rates increased by nearly 50 percent , and the maximum amount of earnings subject to the tax roughly doubled in real terms ...
... Social Security taxes over the period contributed to much of the rise . From 1970 to 1986 , Social Security tax rates increased by nearly 50 percent , and the maximum amount of earnings subject to the tax roughly doubled in real terms ...
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... social insurance and related Government programs , including Old Age ... Security and Medicare . Demographic changes , technology , economic ... social phenomenom ... we cannot foresee all the repercussions , implica- tions , or social ...
... social insurance and related Government programs , including Old Age ... Security and Medicare . Demographic changes , technology , economic ... social phenomenom ... we cannot foresee all the repercussions , implica- tions , or social ...
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... Social Security benefits . Figure 1. Ratio of males to females , 65 years 1993 Vol . 6 No. 1 19.
... Social Security benefits . Figure 1. Ratio of males to females , 65 years 1993 Vol . 6 No. 1 19.
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Page 24 - The costs given are for individuals in 4-person families. For individuals in other size families, the following adjustments are suggested...
Page 30 - Is based primarily on Information from supplementary questions In the December 1960 monthly survey of the labor force, conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census, through Its Current Population Survey.
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Page 3 - ... (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who pool their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: housing, food, and other living expenses.
Page 7 - Btu is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F.
Page 24 - Assumes that food for all meals and snacks is purchased at the store and prepared at home. Estimates for the thrifty food plan were computed from quantities of foods published in Family Economics Review 1984(1).
Page 3 - USDA's Nationwide Food Consumption Survey. USDA updates these survey prices using information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "CPI Detailed Report," table 3, to estimate the costs for the food plans.
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Page 30 - National Cholesterol Education Program. Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents.
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