Family Economics Review, Volumes 6-7Consumer and Food Economics Institute, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture., 1993 |
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... housing shortage . Returning veterans required much more housing than was available . For 4 years , Americans had postponed new construction and made repairs with substitute materials that were often inferior . President Truman ...
... housing shortage . Returning veterans required much more housing than was available . For 4 years , Americans had postponed new construction and made repairs with substitute materials that were often inferior . President Truman ...
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... Housing and high housing costs were a focus of the eighties . Articles included housing alternatives for the elderly , the housing situation of American children , along with three articles on mortgages that reflected the high mortgage ...
... Housing and high housing costs were a focus of the eighties . Articles included housing alternatives for the elderly , the housing situation of American children , along with three articles on mortgages that reflected the high mortgage ...
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... Housing also grew as a share of total expenditures , and families spent more on their children . The decline in the real income of single - parent families , a growing segment of all families with children , signifies that such families ...
... Housing also grew as a share of total expenditures , and families spent more on their children . The decline in the real income of single - parent families , a growing segment of all families with children , signifies that such families ...
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... housing . Housing also increased as a share of total ex- penses from 1960-61 to 1990 for the four family groups . This increase can be traced to the rise in home ownership among families with children ( housing costs are typically ...
... housing . Housing also increased as a share of total ex- penses from 1960-61 to 1990 for the four family groups . This increase can be traced to the rise in home ownership among families with children ( housing costs are typically ...
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... housing stock caused home prices to rise . The median size of a house built in 1970 was 1,385 square feet compared with 1,905 in 1990 . Forty - eight percent of new homes built in 1970 had two or more bathrooms , compared to 87 percent ...
... housing stock caused home prices to rise . The median size of a house built in 1970 was 1,385 square feet compared with 1,905 in 1990 . Forty - eight percent of new homes built in 1970 had two or more bathrooms , compared to 87 percent ...
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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.
Page 26 - Q] (Company or Personal Name) (Please type or print) (Additional address/attention line) (Street address) (City, State. ZIP Code) (Daytime phone including area code) (Purchase Order No.) YES NO May we make your name/address available to other mailers?
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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