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Title:
The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners
Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919
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Summary: "The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners" by National Industrial Conference Board is a research report published in the early 20th century, specifically in November 1919. This book offers a detailed examination of the living costs experienced by wage-earning families in Fall River, Massachusetts, shortly after the First World War. It highlights the financial requirements for maintaining a household at various standards of living during a time of economic adjustment. In the report, the authors conduct a thorough analysis of the costs associated with essential expenses such as food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and miscellaneous sundries for a hypothetical family of five. The study presents estimated weekly and yearly expenditures required to uphold a minimum acceptable standard of living, as well as a more liberal standard that includes greater comfort. The findings reveal a significant increase in living costs over a five-year period, reflecting a 73% rise in overall expenses since 1914. The data serves as both a snapshot of post-war economic conditions and a valuable resource for understanding the financial pressures faced by working-class families during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: National Industrial Conference Board
EBook No.: 24868
Published: Mar 18, 2008
Downloads: 143
Language: English
Subject: Cost and standard of living -- Massachusetts -- Fall River
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners
Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919
Credits:
Produced by Anca Sabine Dumitrescu, Brian Magee, Clog and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners" by National Industrial Conference Board is a research report published in the early 20th century, specifically in November 1919. This book offers a detailed examination of the living costs experienced by wage-earning families in Fall River, Massachusetts, shortly after the First World War. It highlights the financial requirements for maintaining a household at various standards of living during a time of economic adjustment. In the report, the authors conduct a thorough analysis of the costs associated with essential expenses such as food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and miscellaneous sundries for a hypothetical family of five. The study presents estimated weekly and yearly expenditures required to uphold a minimum acceptable standard of living, as well as a more liberal standard that includes greater comfort. The findings reveal a significant increase in living costs over a five-year period, reflecting a 73% rise in overall expenses since 1914. The data serves as both a snapshot of post-war economic conditions and a valuable resource for understanding the financial pressures faced by working-class families during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: National Industrial Conference Board
EBook No.: 24868
Published: Mar 18, 2008
Downloads: 143
Language: English
Subject: Cost and standard of living -- Massachusetts -- Fall River
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.