Statistics: America in Our Time
America in Our Time
|
Consumer Price Index |
|
|
Price Increase |
|
1972 |
2 percent |
|
1974 |
8 percent |
|
1976 |
5 percent |
|
1978 |
8 percent |
|
1980 |
12 percent |
|
1982 |
4 percent |
|
1984 |
4 percent |
|
Consumer Prices, 1967 |
|
|
3-bedroom house |
$17,000 |
|
New Cadillac de Ville convertible |
$6,700 |
|
New Volkswagen |
$1,497 |
|
5-ounce tube of Crest toothpaste |
39 cents |
|
Sirloin steak |
89 cents a pound |
|
Hershey chocolate bar |
5 cents |
|
Regular gasoline |
34 cents a gallon |
|
Portable typewriter |
$39 |
|
Transistor radio |
$14 |
|
Man's gray flannel suit |
$69 |
|
Black and white TV set |
$79 |
Questions to Think About
- How have prices changed since 1967? Are increases greatest, in your view, in luxuries or in necessities?
- What factors have contributed to increased price levels?
Automobile Imports
|
Proportion of Auto Market Held by Foreign Manufacturers |
|
|
1946-50 |
0.2 |
|
1961-65 |
6.1 |
|
1966-70 |
10.6 |
|
1971-75 |
15.2 |
|
1976-80 |
20.1 |
Questions to Think About
- When did automobile imports increase most rapidly?
- Why, in your view, did automobile imports increase?
Families
|
The Changing Family |
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|
|
1960 |
1980 |
|
Married couples |
75% |
55% |
|
with children |
44% |
48% |
|
without children |
33% |
27% |
|
Female heads |
17% |
29% |
|
with children |
3% |
22% |
|
without children |
14% |
7% |
|
Lone male head |
8% |
16% |
|
with children |
1% |
1% |
|
without children |
7% |
15% |
Questions to Think About
- Describe the fundamental ways that the nature of work has changed over the course of the 20th century?
- What kinds of work do people do if they do not make food or goods?