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Family Income, Expenditures,
and Sayings in 1945
Birmingham, Alabama
Indianapolis, Indiana
Portland, Oregon

Bulletin No. 956
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary
BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Letter of Transmittal
U nited States D epartment of L abor,
B ureau of L abor Statistics,

Washington, D. C., July 20} 1949.

The Secretary of L abor:

I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on the income, expenditures,
and savings of families of 2 or more persons in Birmingham, Ala.; Indianapolis,
Ind.; and Portland, Oreg., prepared by Helen M. Humes and Mary C. Ruark,
in the Bureau’s Division of Prices and Cost of Living under the supervision
of Abner Hurwitz, Chief of the Cost of Living Branch. The data presented in
this volume were obtained in the Survey of Prices Paid by Families in 1945,
which was the first survey since 1934-36 to provide information for individual
cities on family expenditures and savings in relation to income.

The study was planned and conducted under the direction of Dorothy S.
Brady and Lenore A. Epstein. The collection of the data was supervised
in Birmingham by Catherine Glenn, in Indianapolis by Olive T. Kephart
and Minnie B. McIntosh, and in Portland by Ethel B. Cauman.
E wan C lague,

Hon. M aurice J. T obin,




Secretary oj Labor.

(in)

Commissioner•




Contents
Selection of cities_________________________________________________________________ _____________________
Factors affecting comparison of 1945 and 1934-36 data_______________________________ ._____________________
Area coverage----------------------------------Selection of the sample within cities_______________________________________________________________________
Sample size_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Use of “split schedule” technique in Indianapolis___________________________________________________________
Reliability of the data___________________________________________________________________________________
Definitions:
Economic family____________________________________________________________________________________
Economic families eligible for survey__________________________________________________________________
Family size___________________
Family living arrangements__________________________________________________________________________
Income_____________________
Expenditures for current consumption__________________
Gifts and personal taxes_____________________________________________________________________________
Sales tax___________________________________________________________________________________________
Changes in assets and liabilities______________________________________________________________________
Computation of averages_____________________________________________________________________________
Tabular summary_______________________________________________________________________________________
Table 1.—Major Categories of Consumption, Savings, and Income: Average annual expenditure, families of
2 or moVe persons, by net income class, 1945----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table 2.—Food and Alcoholic Beverages: Percentage reporting expenditure and average amount spent,
families of 2 or more persons, by net income class and living arrangements, 1945______________________
Table 3.—Housing: Percentage distribution and average annual expenditure, by tenure, families of 2 or more
persons, by net income class, 1945__________________________________________
Table 4.—Fuel, Light, Refrigeration, and Household Operation: Average annual expenditure, families of 2
or more persons, by net income class, 1945--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table 5.—Transportation: Percentage reporting expenditure and average amount spent, families of 2 or more
persons, by net income class, 1945__________________________________________________________________
Table 6.— Medical Care: Percentage reporting expenditure and average amount spent, families of 2 or more
persons, by net income class, 1945--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table 7.—Personal Care: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more persons, by net income class,
1945_________________________________________________________
Table 8.—Recreation, Tobacco, Reading, Education: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more
persons, by net income class, 1945__________________________________________________________________
Table 9.— Miscellaneous, Gifts, and Contributions: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more persons,
by net income class, 1945__________________________________________________________________________
Table 10.—Clothing: Average number of persons and average annual expenditure per family of 2 or more
persons, by sex-age group and net income class, 1945---------------------------------------*______________________
Table 10a.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure for materials for clothing and clothing services, families of
2 or more persons, by net income class, 1945_________________________________________________________
Table 10b.—-Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person,
families of 2 or more persons, by sex-age group and net income class, 1945____________________________
Table 11.—Household Furnishings and Equipment: Average annual expenditure and average number of
articles purchased, families of 2 or more persons, by net income class, 1945_____________________________
Table 12.—Food and Alcoholic Beverages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week
for home consumption, housekeeping families of 2 or more persons, by 1945 net income class____________




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Family Income, Expenditures, and Savings
in 1945
Birmingham, Ala.; Indianapolis, Ind.; and Portland, Oreg.
Selection of Cities

The information on family income, expenditure,
and savings summarized in this bulletin was
obtained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its
Survey of Prices Paid by Families in 1945, con­
ducted in the spring of 1946 in Birmingham,
Ala., Indianapolis, Ind., and Portland, Oreg.
These surveys provide the first data since the
1934-36 period on family expenditures and savings
in relation to income for individual cities. Similar
data on a Nation-wide basis were obtained for
1941 and 1944.1 Beginning with these surveys
for 1945, the Bureau initiated a series of area
studies to be conducted in 3 to 6 cities each year
until all 34 large cities included in its Consumers,
Price Index are surveyed. These studies are
designed as a check on the prices of goods and
services and the weighting patterns used in the
calculation of the index.
Surveys covering family expenditures for 1946
have been conducted in Milwaukee, Wis., Savan­
nah, Ga., and Scranton, Pa., 1947 family expendi­
ture data have been obtained for Manchester,
N. EL, Kichmond, Va., and Washington, D. C.;
and, at the time of this printing, 1948 data are
being obtained in Detroit, Mich., Houston, Tex.,
and Denver, Colo.12*

In selecting Birmingham, Indianapolis, and
Portland as the first of the 34 cities to be surveyed,
several factors were considered. The eight largest
cities in the group were excluded from the 1945
study for budgetary reasons; Savannah, Ga., and
Washington, D. C., were eliminated because there
had been no previous expenditure study on an
area basis in these two cities that would permit
comparisons with an earlier period. The cities
chosen, scattered geographically and similar in
size, were faced with reconversion problems of
varying kinds and degrees of severity.

Factors Affecting Comparison of 1945 and
1934-36 Data

Similar income and expenditure data for
Birmingham, Indianapolis, and Portland were
obtained in 1934-36.8 Comparison of those data
with these in the present report, must take into
consideration the differing economic conditions
of the two periods. Wartime conditions of
rationing and price controls, accompanied by
acute shortages of many items of food, clothing,
housefurnishings, and durable goods, continued
throughout 1945. Incomes and employment also
continued at high levels and substantial savings
were still being made. In contrast, the years of

1 See Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletins No. 822, Spending and Saving in
Wartime, and No. 838, Wartime Food Purchases; also articles published
in the Monthly Labor Review, as follows: October 1945—City Gardens
in Wartime; January 1946—Expenditures and Savings of City Families in
1944; February 1946—Food Purchases by City Families in February 1945,
and City-Family Composition in Relation to Income, 1941 and 1944; May
1947—Housing and Fuel Expenditures of City Families.
2 Summary data for the 1946 survey are available from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. For the 1947 summary data and survey procedures see Monthly
Labor Review, April 1949—Family Income and Expenditures in 1947 (pp.
389-397) and Procedures Used in 1947 Family Expenditure Surveys (pp.
434-435).




2 For Birmingham data, see Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 640:
Money Disbursements of Employed Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in
Twelve Cities of the South, 1934-36; for Indianapolis data, see BLS Bulletin
No. 636: Money Disbursements of Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in
Eight Cities in the East North Central Region, 1934-36; for Portland data,
see BLS Bulletin No. 649: Family Income and Expenditure in Four Urban
Communities in the Pacific Northwest, 1935-36, vol. II, Family Expenditure.
a)

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1934-36 were characterized by low incomes, a
high rate of unemployment, and an excess of lowpriced goods. Veterans’ bonus payments stimu­
lated purchase of durable goods beyond what
might be considered normal for that period.
In order to properly evaluate differences in the
expenditure patterns shown by the two surveys,
comparisons must be made for families at com­
parable economic levels. The differing economic
conditions prevailing at the time of the two sur­
veys make this difficult. Because of increases in
incomes, and unequal rises in retail prices of the
various groups of consumption items, comparison
of data for the same income class results in com­
paring families that have very different relative
positions in the income scale or differ widely in
occupational and other characteristics, such as
family size, age of members, or number of earners.
For example, many families of full-time employed
wage earners in 1934-36 had incomes of less than
$1,000. In 1945, because of high wages, good
employment conditions, longer workweek, and
increase in the number of family members who
were employed, there were practically no wageearner families in this low income bracket. The
“under $1,000” income class in 1945 consisted
almost exclusively of casual earners, pensioners,
indigents, etc.
The problem of deflating 1945 incomes to derive
estimated real incomes in terms of 1934-36
prices involves the difficulties of determining
appropriate deflating factors. Furthermore, while
the deflating process provides the means of com­
paring expenditure patterns of families who have
equivalent purchasing power, there still remain
the differences in expenditure patterns which
result from differences in family size, age, and
occupational and employment status at the two
survey dates.
In addition to general economic conditions
which make conclusions based on comparisons of
the data for the two periods difficult, there are
technical differences in the two surveys that must
be recognized. The 1934r-36 surveys for Bir­
mingham and Indianapolis included only families
of employed wage earners and lower-salaried
clerical workers. The 1945 surveys in these
places included families of all occupational groups
and unemployed as well as employed persons. In
addition, minor differences in definitions and
survey procedures in regard to the handling of



specific expenditures may seriously affect com­
parisons of the detailed data for the two years.

Area Coverage
The surveys covered the city proper and the
suburban areas which make up the housing market
of each city. In Indianapolis, the suburban areas
included were Beach Grove, Speedway, Woodruff
Place, Augusta, Ben Davis, Edgewood, Mars Hill,
and neighborhoods directly adjacent to the south­
ern limits of the city. The Birmingham survey
covered, in addition to the city proper, Fairfield,
Homewood, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Redmont,
and Tarrant City. The Portland survey included
the suburban areas of Gresham, Milwaukie, Fairview, and Troutdale, Oreg., and Vancouver, Wash.

Selection of the Sample Within Cities
Sample units were drawn from the block listings
developed for the Bureau’s dwelling unit surveys *
to represent all civilian families and single persons
in each city. These samples were selected from
three strata: (1) Blocks which contained dwellings
(excluding public housing projects) according to
the 1940 census, classified by number of dwellings
and predominant race of residents; (2) blocks
having no dwelling units according to the 1940
census; and (3) public housing projects. The
dwelling unit survey block listings were supple­
mented by field investigation to include rooms in
lodging houses, hotels, non-inmate residences in in­
stitutions, and new construction. The appro­
priate proportion of living quarters, i. e., dwelling
units and rooming units, to be included in the ex­
penditure survey was obtained by selecting every
nth address from these supplemented block list­
ings. Whenever a dwelling unit was found to
house more than one “economic family,” 8 each
family was included in the sample.

Sample Size
The sample for Birmingham consisted of 247
living quarters which yielded 197 families and
single consumers who were eligible for inclusion
in the study and who were willing and able to re­
port the necessary information. In Portland a
sample of 262 addresses produced 191 usable re­
* For a detailed description of the sample design used in these surveys see
The Rent Index—Methodology of Measurement, in Monthly Labor Review,
January 1949 (p. 60).
* For definition see p. 3.

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ports. For Indianapolis two samples of 258 ad­
dresses and one sample of 259 addresses were
drawn; these samples yielded 205, 185, and 206
usable reports, respectively. No substitutions
were made for families or single consumers who
refused information or who could not be contacted.
The data presented in this bulletin were obtained
from economic families of two or more persons.6
The report is based on information obtained from
170 families in Birmingham and 149 families in
Portland. For Indianapolis, information on fam­
ily characteristics, living arrangements, taxes, and
income was obtained from all families of two or
more persons included in the three samples; data
for housing, fuel, light, refrigeration, household
operation, savings, and debt were obtained from
171 families in the first sample; information on ex­
penditures for food, housefurnishings, and equip­
ment was obtained from 171 families in the second
sample; data for clothing, medical and personal
care, recreation, education and gifts, travel and
transportation, and miscellaneous family expenses
were obtained from 155 families in the third
sample.

Use of “Split Schedule” Technique in
Indianapolis
For Portland and Birmingham the procedure
used in recording the income and expenditure data
for each family was in accordance with the
Bureau’s usual practice for such surveys, i. e., each
family in the sample was asked to give an account
of its total income and total expenditures with a
detailed report of the source of the income and the
amount of expenditure for each item of family
living. If the initial report indicated a discrepancy
of 10 percent or more between the reported income
and reported expenditures (after savings and
deficits were considered), the family was re­
questioned in an attempt to account for this
“balancing difference.” Reports which could not
be balanced within the 10-percent tolerance were
not used in the summary tabulations.
In the Indianapolis survey, an experimental
technique for data collection was attempted. As
explained above, the items of expenditure
were split into three segments, and information
for each segment was obtained from only one•
• Expenditure data for single consumers are not included in this report.
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sample. Thus no family gave & complete record
of all expenditures, and it was not possible to
balance the income and expenditure reports of
each family as is normally done in Bureau surveys
of this kind. Since each sample was representative
of all families and single consumers in the city, it
was possible to combine and summarize the data
obtained without weighting or other adjustment
procedures. The inability to balance individual
income and expenditure reports, however, resulted
in the unusually large balancing differences shown
in table 1 for Indianapolis.

Reliability of the Data
Since the data presented in this bulletin are
based on reports obtained from a sample of all
families in each city, they are subject to sampling
variability. The sampling variability of a per­
centage figure depends on both the size of the
percentage and the size of the total on which it is
based. The variability of an average depends on
the size and shape of the distribution from which
it is derived. These measures of sampling varia­
bility can be calculated using standard statistical
formulas. However, in addition to sampling
variability the data are subject to errors of
response and nonreporting. Most of the informa­
tion given is based on memory rather than on
records. Because of the tendency to forget irregu­
lar sources of income and some expenditures for
day-to-day living essentials, the memory factor
probably results in underestimates. Since such
errors cannot be easily measured, no estimate of
the probable errors in these data have been made.

Definitions

Economic Family
The consumer unit defined for this study is the
“ economic family,” which may be either a family
of two or more persons or a single consumer. An
economic family of two or more persons is a group
of persons dependent on a common or pooled in­
come for the major items of expense and usually
living in the same household. The single con­
sumer is a person who lives as an independent
economic family either in a separate household or
as a roomer in a private home, lodging house,
or hotel.
In the great majority of cases, the members of

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an economic family are related by blood, marriage,
or adoption; groups of unrelated persons who share
both income and expenses are seldom found. In
applying the definition of an economic family, re­
lated persons living in one household were con­
sidered as forming two or more economic families
only when the separation of finances appeared to
be clearly defined. Even when children pay a
specified sum for room and board, they frequently
receive without charge many services financed by
the family, such as use of the family car, personal
laundry, and other sharing in general family
living. Hence, earning sons and daughters who
lived with their parents were not considered
separate economic families unless their status in
the household was clearly comparable to that of
a roomer. Elderly parents with some income
who live in the household of a son or daughter
present a similar situation for interpretation.
There may be a separation of finances to a certain
degree, but the household in such cases usually
provides services not made available to the un­
related roomer. Accordingly, persons related to
the family that formed the nucleus of the house­
hold were generally considered as members of
that family except when there was a clear separa­
tion of income and expenditures.
Two families or single consumers who lived in
one dwelling and shared household expenses but
did not pool income were considered separate
economic families.
A family member working away from home dur­
ing the survey period, who contributed with some
regularity to family support and came home ap­
proximately once a month or oftener, was treated
as a member of the economic family, unless he
was living in a military camp, post, or reservation.
A child living away at school was considered a
member of the economic family if the parents pro­
vided the major part of his support. Other
persons supported by contributions from the family
income but not living in the household were con­
sidered as separate economic families.

Economic Families Eligible for Survey

Although data for the 1945 study were collected
during the spring of 1946, the composition of the
family was taken as it existed on December 31,
1945. To be considered eligible for inclusion in
the study, it was necessary for the family to have
existed as an economic family during all of 1945.



Full-year economic families, however, may have
had part-year family members, i. e., persons who
joined or left the family during 1945. Income
and expenditures for part-year family members,
for that portion of 1945 when they were in the
family, were combined with the data for the rest
of the economic family.

Family Size
The family size was based on equivalent persons,
with 52 weeks of family membership considered
equivalent to 1 person; 26 weeks equivalent to
0.5 person, etc. Economic families of two or more
persons averaged 3.1 persons in Birmingham
and Portland, and 3.2 persons in Indianapolis.
The following tabulation shows the percentage
distribution of families by family size and annual
money income after payment of personal taxes:
Annual money income after personal taxes
Family size

AM
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000
in­ Under $1,000
to
to and
come $1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over
classes
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

All families of 2 or more..........
2 persons...........................
3 persons...........................
4 persons...........................
5 persons...........................
6 or more persons _

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42.9 81.8 55.3 34.1 34.2 23.8
27.1 18.2 14.3 40.9 23.7 42.9
16.5 0
19.6 9.1 28.9
9.5
5.9 0
5.4 6.8 5.3
9.5
7.6 0
5.4 9.1 7.9 14.3
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

All families of 2 or more..........
2 persons...........................
3 persons...........................
4 persons...........................
5 persons...........................
6 or more persons..............

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
39.0 82.6 58.6 43.2 24.4 22.6
23.8 13.0 21.2 23.3 31.7 19.8
21.7 4.4 9.1 17.8 28.4 34.9
9.5 0
6.1 11.6 10.6 10.4
6.0 0
5.0 4.1 4.9 12.3
PORTLAND, OREG.

All families of 2 or more..........
2 persons...........................
3 persons...........................
4 persons...........................
5 persons...........................
6 or more persons..............

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
42.3 100.0 63.2 61.5 30.2 17.1
28.9 0 26.3 23.1 32.6 36.5
15.4 0
10.5 7.7 25.6 17.1
7.4 0
0
7.7 7.0 12.2
6.0 0
0
4.6 17.1
0

Family Living Arrangements
Families who occupied a house, flat, or apart­
ment with cooking facilities and who cooked at
home during the year were considered as “house­
keeping” families. This category includes families
sharing an entire dwelling, including the kitchen.
A few families who occupied a room or rooms with
more or less impermanent arrangement for cook­
ing, such as a hot plate, “light housekeeping,” or

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with “kitchen privileges,” were included with
“housekeeping” families in the following distribu­
tion by living arrangements. These “light house­
keeping” families were not considered as “house­
keeping” families in tables 2 and 12.
Families who occupied a room or rooms and
paid a set sum for meals served at a given place, or
who bought all meals at restaurants during the
year, were classified as “rooming and boarding”
families.
Families who occupied a dwelling with cooking
facilities part of the year and a room part of the
year were classified as “other.”
The following tabulation shows the percentage
distribution of families of two or more persons by
living arrangements and annual money income
after payment of personal taxes:
Money income after personal taxes
Living arrangement

All in­ Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
to and
to
to
come
classes $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

All families............................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Housekeeping................... 95.3 100.0 96.4 90.9 94.7 100.0
0
0
0
0
0
Rooming and/or boarding. 0
0
3.6 9.1 5.3
Other------ -------- --------- 47 0
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
All families.............................. 100.0 100.0
Housekeeping................... 97.1 100.0 91.4 98.3 97.7 100.0
0
2.3
0
0
Rooming and/or boarding. .6 0
8.6 1.7 0
0
Other................................. 2.3 0
PORTLAND, OREG.
100.0
All families.............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Housekeeping_____ ____ 93.3 100.0 94 7 87.2 93.0 97.6
2.3
0
0
0
Rooming and/or boarding. .7 0
5.3 12.8 47
2.4
Other................................. 6.0 0

Income

The income data for this survey were obtained
primarily to provide the basis for summarization
and analysis of family expenditures with respect
to differences in economic levels. Since money
income after payment of personal taxes most
accurately represents spendable income, it was
used as the basis for classifying families. In
order to obtain an accurate record of family
income after payment of personal taxes, detailed
information on wage and salary income before
and after pay-roll deductions was obtained for
each earner in the family. The “before tax”




income from other sources for all members of the
economic family was also recorded in detail,
together with a record of tax payments and other
deductions from income.
The percentage distributions of families by in­
come after payment of taxes, as shown in table 1,
are based on the sample results. In Indianap­
olis the sample distribution was adjusted to
compensate for the relatively larger proportion of
“no reports” in that city among certain occupa­
tional groups and rent levels. Income distribu­
tions for the other cities are unadjusted.
M ONEY INCOM E

The components of money income in this sur­
vey were specified on the schedule form as follows:
Wages; salaries; earnings from independent busi­
ness or profession; receipts from roomers and
boarders; interest and dividends; profits from
enterprises owned but not operated by the family;
net rents and royalties; unemployment insurance
benefits; Federal old-age and survivors insurance
benefits; other retirement benefits and industrial
pensions; income from annuities; regular contribu­
tions from persons not in the family; direct relief
payments; other money income; and losses.
Certain of these items require explanation.
Earnings. “ Wages” and “salaries” represent
net receipts from employment, however short the
period worked, including all sums withheld by the
employer for insurance and retirement funds, the
old-age and survivors insurance tax, and the unem­
ployment insurance tax. Amounts received from
odd jobs and piecework, casual earnings, tips, and
bonuses were recorded in the totals for wages and
salaries.
Net earnings from wages and salaries were
determined by deducting from these totals the
following items of occupational expense: Dues to
unions and professional associations, including the
cost of technical publications; supplies, equip­
ment, or tools paid for by the employees; traveling
expenses and the portion of automobile operation
expenses attributable to the pursuit of the occupa­
tion. Transportation to and from work was not
considered an occupational expense.
The net “earnings from independent business7
or profession” were recorded as a single figure.
7 Outside salesmen or insurance agents working on their own account or
on a commission basis were considered self-employed.

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Details on gross income and business expenditures gains were included under “other money income.”
were obtained when necessary in order to deter­ The instructions for the field interviewers made
mine the net earnings. The net amounts in­ clear that inheritances and occasional large gifts
cluded the value of goods from stock, brought were to be entered as money receipts other than
home for family use. (These goods were also income, and that amounts received from the sale
entered as purchases under the appropriate ex­ of assets, the settlement of life-insurance policies,
and borrowing were to be recorded in the state­
penditure categories.)
Net Income From Roomers and Boarders: Inter­ ment of the changes in family assets and liabilities.
viewers were instructed to obtain information on It was unlikely, therefore, that the income report
gross “receipts from roomers and boarders.” would include any such items unidentified in this
Net receipts were determined by deducting an grouping.
estimate of food expense from the total amount
OTHER MONEY RECEIPTS
reported. (Schedule entries of annual food ex­
penditures included amounts spent for boarders’
Some families and single consumers received
food; a corresponding adjustment was made in money as gift or inheritance from persons outside
these figures.) No attempt was made to deduct the economic family; or terminal leave pay.
the cost of housing provided to lodgers. If the Such receipts were recorded separately in order
computation of expense for boarders’ food resulted to complete the account of family spending during
in a figure which was larger than the amount the period of survey, and at the same time to
received from the boarders, the net income from •differentiate “windfall” gifts from relatively re­
boarders was considered zero. (Family food ex­ gular income. Thus, large gifts are differentiated
pense was reduced by the amount paid.)
from small gifts and from contributions received
Property Income: The item “interest and divi­ more or less regularly and considered a part of
dends” was defined to include all amounts received money income.
in that form from stocks, bonds, bank accounts,
No record of gifts and inheritances in the form
trust funds, paid-up insurance policies, etc., which of real estate, securities, or other property was
may be drawn in cash. It is probable, however, made unless such property had been sold during
that a number of respondents failed to mention the survey period. In that case the transaction
small amounts of interest on bank accounts that was recorded by considering the amount received
were not withdrawn.
from the sale as a money gift or inheritance.
Net profits from a business owned and managed The use of the proceeds of the sale would appear
by the family were considered entrepreneurial as family expenditures, increases in assets, or
earnings, but those from “enterprises owned but decreases in liabilities. “Other money receipts”
not operated by the family” were considered as a were not included with money income for classifi­
separate item of income. Net losses in such in­ cation purposes.
stances were entered in the item designated
Expenditures for Current Consumption
“losses.”
“Net rents” represented gross rents from any
Expenditures for family living were reported in
property rented to others by the family, less ex­ detail under 15 categories of expense. Expendi­
penses for current upkeep that were actually paid. ture means the total cost of commodities or services
(Expenses incurred but not paid were not de­ bought, whether or not payment was made
ducted; outlays for improvements or additions during the period of survey. All purchases of
were considered an increase in assets.) If the net durable goods made during the year, except
figure represented a loss, it was entered in the principal payments on homes and improvements
item designated “losses.”
on homes, were considered current expenditures.8
Direct Relief Payments: Money received from Financing charges and interest on installment and
public and private relief agencies, mothers’ pen­ other credit purchases, and shipping and delivery
sions, old-age pensions, and aid to the blind were
included in this grouping.
8 If an automobile was purchased partly for family use and partly for busi­
use, only the portion of the expense for purchase chargeable to family
Other Money Income: Workmen’s compensation ness
use was considered family expense. The remainder was considered an in­
benefits, alimony, prizes, rewards, and gambling vestment in business (an increase in assets).



7

charges, were considered part of the expenditure
for the item to which they applied. Discounts
and trade-in allowances were deducted from the
gross price.
Details of expenditures during the year 1945
were obtained for all consumption categories
except food. Experience in surveys of this type
has shown that it is not possible to obtain by the
interview method reliable reports on the amounts
spent on specific foods over periods of several
months or a year. Therefore, for the annual re­
port, only estimates of the total amount spent
for food at home and away from home were ob­
tained. A supplementary schedule was used to
obtain a record of the items of food purchased
during the week preceding the interview. The
cost of the week’s purchases served as a check for
the estimated annual expenditure for food.
The consumption categories used in classifica­
tion were: Food (including alcoholic beverages);
housing, fuel, light, and refrigeration;9 household
operation; furnishings and equipment; clothing;
automobile; other transportation; personal care;
medical care; recreation; tobacco; reading; educa­
tion; and a miscellaneous group. The nature of
the goods and services rather than the purpose
for which they were used governed the classifica­
tion of most items in these groups. Special
clothing for games and sports was included with
clothing, and traveling expense for vacations was
included imder automobile or other transportation.
Board and room for children away at school were
classed as expenditures for food and housing and
not for education. Exceptions to this principle
of classification were made in the case of school­
books, radios, and musical instruments. School­
books were included with education expenditures,
and radios and musical instruments with rec­
reation expenditures.
The “ miscellaneous” group included interest on
debts incurred for family living; bank service
charges, including safe deposit box; legal expenses
connected with household affairs; losses concerned
directly with the household, including amount
of installments paid during period on repossessed
furniture; funeral expenses, including upkeep and
purchase of cemetery lot; and expense for other
items, such as dues to political and to cooperative•
• Since apartment rents In cities frequently cover payment for fuel, light,
and/or refrigeration, expenditures for these items have been combined with
those for housing in all tables showing the summary of expenditures.




associations, marriage licenses, and flowers for the
wedding of a family member; garden expenses for
seeds and fertilizers; and feed for chickens for
family food supply.
Definitions of specific items included in the
various categories of consumption are provided
in the form of footnotes to the appropriate tables,
as needed.

Gifts and Personal Taxes
Under “gifts and contributions,” were reported
donations to churches and religious organizations,
welfare agencies, war relief agencies, and educa­
tional funds; contributions for the support of
relatives not members of the economic family;
and amounts spent for gifts to friends and rela­
tives outside the economic family.
“ Personal taxes” included Federal and State
income taxes on individuals, poll taxes, and taxes
on such personal property as furnishings and
jewelry. Other taxes, such as sales taxes, excise
taxes, and automobile and real estate taxes, were
included as part of family living expenditures for
the commodities and services to which they apply.
Taxes on business property were deducted as an
expense in estimating net income.
The personal tax figures include all taxes of the
types specified that fell due during the survey
period, whether or not they were paid. (Unpaid
taxes were also entered as an increase in liabilities.)
Tax refunds received during the survey year were
considered as deductions from current taxes.

Sales Tax
In cities where a sales tax was in effect the inter­
viewer was instructed to obtain all expenditures
without tax. An exception to this was in the
purchase of automobiles, where the agent was in­
structed to obtain gross price plus sales and
Federal excise taxes. The sales tax has been com­
puted on and included in the total expenditure
for the indicated item. This procedure may have
resulted in an overestimate of the sales tax since
some families may have unconsciously included
sales tax for items where an annual estimate of
expenditure was given.
Birmingham: A retail sales tax of 2 percent has
been added to all commodities to which it was
applicable. Principal items not subject to tax
were: Used automotive vehicles; school lunches;

8

text books; printed matter; lubricating oil and
gasoline; alcoholic beverages, when sold by the
State of Alabama; tobacco; vaudeville, theater,
and road show tickets; utilities; and services.
Indianapolis: No sales tax was in effect in
Indianapolis.
Portland, Oreg.: A retail sales tax of 3 percent
in effect in the State of Washington has been
added to all commodities to which it was appli­
cable for those schedules obtained in Vancouver,
Wash. Principal items not subject to tax were
automobiles, motor vehicle fuel, newspapers,
public utilities, and services.

credit associations; balances owing on installment
purchases; charge accounts and other bills due;
and rents and taxes due.
For each economic family the algebraic sum of
all the changes was calculated, giving the net
change in all assets and liabilities during the
period. A positive net change, which appears
when the total increases in assets and total
decreases in liabilities exceed the total decreases
in assets and total increases in liabilities, was
designated a net surplus. A negative change in
all assets and liabilities was called a net deficit.

Changes in Assets and Liabilities

The averages given in this report are based on
all families in the class, regardless of whether or
not they purchased the particular item. Average
expenditures for families purchasing the particular
item may be computed from data given by divid­
ing the average expenditure for all families by
the percentage of families purchasing the item.
In any small sample where data are subdivided
by classes, some irregularities in the data are to
be expected, especially among items where expen­
ditures may vary substantially in amount or
occur at infrequent intervals, for example, medical
care items. No adjustments, except those indi­
cated on the individual tables, have been made
in the averages given in this report. Incomeclass averages given are those yielded by the
original reports.

For the year 1945 the difference between the
family’s income and other money receipts and its
outlays for current living, gifts, and personal
taxes is accounted for by changes in assets and
liabilities, except for allowable reporting errors.10
Each economic family included in the survey was
asked to report on the increases or decreases that
had taken place during the year in each of its
assets and liabilities. All changes recorded result­
ed from money transactions, such as the purchases
and sale of property. Increases or decreases in
the market value of real estate, securities, and
other property held by the family were not
considered.
Assets included bank accounts and money on
hand; investments in business and real estate;
Government bonds and other securities; insur­
ance; improvements on owned homes or other
real estate; and loans made to others. Liabilities
included amounts payable on mortgages; notes
due to banks, insurance companies, and indi­
viduals; amounts due to loan companies and




Computation of Averages

10 Due to the difficulty experienced by respondents in accounting com­
pletely for receipts (i. e., income, other money receipts, and funds made
available through liquidation of assets or through credit) and disbursements
(i. e., outlays for current consumption, gifts, and taxes, and money used to
increase assets or decrease debts), a margin of tolerance was set up for dis­
crepancies between the two. A schedule was considered acceptable if the
difference was less than 10 percent of receipts or of disbursements, whichever
was the larger.

Tabular Summary
The following tables present details of expendi­
ture for families of two or more persons who
constituted separate spending units during the
year.
Tables 1 through 11 provide annual expenditure
data, by annual net income class, for all families

who existed as an economic unit dining the full
year of 1945.
Table 12 provides data, by 1945 net income
class, on 1 week’s expenditure for food purchased
for consumption at home by families who were
housekeeping at the time of the interview.

T able 1.—M ajor Categories of Consumption, Savings, and I ncome: Average annual expenditure, fam ilies of 2 or
more persons, by net income class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to
to
to and
to and
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

Percentage of families in each class............
Average family size3...................................
Expenditures for current consumption:
Total.........................................................
Food a....................................................
Housing, fuel, light, and refrigeration 4„
Household operation. ........................
Furnishings and equipment-..............
Clothing.-........................... ...............
Automobile--.......................................
Other transportation-.........................
Medical care__.....................................
Personal care.........................................
Recreation...........................................
Tobacco................................................
Reading.................................................
Education.............................................
O ther...................................................
Gifts and contributions..............................
Insurance.-.................................................
Net surplus................................................
Personal taxes7_________________ ____
Money income1..........................................
Other money receipts8----------------------Net deficit.................. ................................
Balancing difference9—-.............................
Percentage of expenditure for current con­
sumption: Total......................................
Food3....................................................
Housing, fuel, light, and refrigeration4.
Household operation. ..........................
Furnishings and equipment - ..............
Clothing................................................
Automobile...........................................
Other transportation- .........................
Medical care.......................................
Personal care.........................................
Recreation.-.........................................
Tobacco.................................................
Reading.................................................
Education.............................................
Other....................................................

6.5 32.9 25.8 22.4 12.4
2.2 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.5

4.7 12.8 26.2 28.8
2.0 2.5 2.6 3.2

27.5
3.9

$4,091
1,159
707
390
233
728
186
69
187
108
118
55
44
39
68
239
533
1,154
i,m
5,951
174
0
+108

$978 $1,576 $2,418 $2,969
383 586 871 998
192 350 401 441
36 89 104 134
11 38 97 192
98 143 293 425
3 28 186 194
19 40 63 96
203 132 160 161
12 28 57 69
5 27 83 117
5 28 33 48
8 17 29 32
0
4 15 31
3 66 26 31
13 46 91 120
10 31 78 112
«0
0 28 197
0 57 896 405
798 1,598 2,578 3,5072
63
1
4
8234 66
0
0
+34 +12 -33 +111

$3,764
1,253
497
209
160
633
228
93
232
91
133
51
43
31
110
307
242
1,044
868
5,377
100
0
+120

$3,593 $1,166 $1,748 $2,486
1,155 646 669 901
449 213 316 448
76 120 156
313
3 91 98
178
43 229 301
583
169
18 72 110
44
16 39 59
72 61 168
291
21 54 61
93
88
10 44 78
78
30 28 39
31
15 17 25
21
0 («)
20
100
3
8 22
250
24 113 98
213
49 104 107
692
0
0 185
614
16 110 m
4,961 613 1,595 2,509
1
0
30
3
0 137 37
0
+213 -459 -330 -366

100.0
45.4
23.7
6.0
1.4
8.5
0
1.4
7.1
1.6
.6
1.8
1.5
.2
.8

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
32.1 55.4 38.3 36.2 36.5
12.5 18.2 18.1 18.0 16.7
8.7 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.2
5.0
.3 5.2 3.9 2.5
16.2 3.7 13.1 12.1 16.7
4.7 1.5 4.1 4.4 5.4
1.2 1.4 2.2 2.4 1.5
8.1 6.2 3.5 6.8 4.2
2.6 1.8 3.1 2.5 3.0
2.4
.8 2.5 3.1 3.1
2.2 2.6 1.6 1.6 1.8
.9 1.3 (i°)
1.0 1.0 1.1
.6 0
.8
.5
2.8
.3
.4
.9
.8

100.0
36.3
15.7
4.6
5.0
17.9
2.4
1.9
7.4
2.3
1.9
2.4
1.0
.3
.9

100.0
34.1
12.0
5.8
4.3
19.0
4.0
2.7
7.5
2.5
2.7
1.9
.9
1.2
1.4

1 Families are classified by total money income from wages, salaries, selfemployment, receipts from roomers and boarders, rents, interest, dividends,
etc., after payment of personal taxes (Federal and State income, poll, and
personal property) and occupational expenses.
2Family size is based on equivalent persons, with 52 weeks of family mem­
bership considered equivalent to 1 person, 26 weeks equivalent to 0.5 person,
etc.
s Includes expenditures for alcoholic beverages.
4Includes rents for tenant-occupied dwellings and for lodging away from
home, and current operation expenses of home owners. Excludes principal
payments on mortgages on owned homes.
>Less than $0.50.




4.7 19.1 27.9 25.3 23.0
2.2 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.5

$665 $1,362 $2,212 $2,713
302 568 803 924
158 207 347 327
40 44 101 156
9 68 111 118
57 246 396 516
0
0 53 108
9 33 41 72
47 68 163 203
11 32 52 68
4 26 43 73
12 27 54 51
10 12 22 25
1
2
6 34
5 29 20 38
20 44 83 153
31 57 100 159
43 28 83 344
8 56 159 S57
774 1,494 2,471 3,332
0
2
0 13
0
0
0
0
+15 +5 -7 -24
100.0
41.7
15.2
3.2
5.0
18.1
0
2.4
5.0
2.4
1.9
2.0
.9
.1
2.1

PO RTLA N D , O R EG .

IN D IA N A PO LIS

(»)

$2,870
1,047
478
178
72
479
155
42
121
86
89
52
33
15
23
129
184
464
499
3,445
68
0
-134

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
28.3 39.2 37.2 36.0 33.6 33.3
17.3 19.6 22.2 16.6 14.9 13.2
9.5 3.7 5.6 4.3 4.5
5.6
4.2
5.7 1.1 2.4 4.0 6.5
17.8 10.0 9.1 12.1 14.3 16.8
.3 1.8 7.7 6.6
6.1
4.5
2.5
1.7 2.0 2.5 2.6 3.2
8.4 6.6 5.4
6.2
4.6 20.8
2.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 2.3
2.4
.5 1.7 3.4 4.0
2.9
3.5
.5 1.8 1.4 1.6
1.3
1.4
.8 1.1 1.2 1.1
1.1
1.1
.2
.6 1.0
1.0 0
.8
.3 4.2 1.1 1.0
1.7
2.9

6 Other money receipts of $6,000 reported by 1 family omitted from these
averages as not being typical of the group.
7Includes Federal and State income, poll, and personal property taxes.
Excludes inheritance and gift taxes.
8Includes inheritances, large gifts, lump sum settlements from accident or
health policies, and terminal leave payments received upon discharge from
the armed forces, which were not considered current income.
8 Represents the average net difference between reported money receipts
and reported money disbursements. For explanation of large balancing
differences in Indianapolis, see p. 3.
Less than 0.05 percent.

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T able 2.—P ood and Alcoholic B everages: Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spent , fam ilies o f 2 or
more persons , by net income class 1and living arrangem ents , 1945
Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to
and
to
to
and
to
to
to
and
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
over
B IR M IN G H A M

ALL FAMILIES OF 2 OR
MORE
Food: Total....................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Purchased to be served at
home *...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Purchased by lodgers, to eat
in rooms................................... 0
0
O j 2.6
Board *........................................ 0
1.8 6.8 2.6
Purchased and eaten away
from home *............................. 54.5 69.6 81.8 94.7
At work......................... 0
7.1 25.0 36.8
At school........................ 18.2 7.1 13.6 36.8
Other.............................. 9.1 8.9 27.3 28.9
Between meal snacks 5~ 45.5 62.5 72.7 78.9
In another community:
Working......................... 0
1.8 4.5 13.2
At school or college....... 0
0
0
2.6
Traveling or on vacation............................. 0
7.9
1.8 0
Alcoholic beverages •........................ 0 19.6 38.6 26.3

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EG .

Percentage having expenditure
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.9 0
2.3
100.0 60.0 57.1 81.7 90.9
52.4 0 31.4 50.0 68.2
23.8 20.0 2.9 10.0 11.4
42.9 0 11.4 31.7 25.0
85.7 60.0 31.4 56.7 63.6
4.8 0
0
0
2.3
4.8 0
0
0
2.3
0
0
8.6 8.3 9.1
38.1 20.0 17.1 38.3 36.4

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.3 5.1 2.3
96.3 57.1 84.2 89.7 93.0
77.8 0
10.5 33.3 41.9
18.5 0
10.5 7.7 11.6
44.4 42.9 42.1 48.7 53.5
63.0 14.3 47.4 69.2 62.8
0
0
5.3 0
0
0
0
2.6 2.3
0
33.3 0
26.3 35.9 48.8
48.1 143 31.6 46.2 72.1

100.0
100.0
0
2.4
97.6
56.1
24.4
53.7
68.3
7.3
2.4
41.5
70.7

Average annual expenditure
$302.46 $557.35 $765.67 $897.61 $1,105.62 $617.92 $656.25 $869.65 $980.97 $1,092.78 $376.00 $573.78 $828.84 $939.12 $1,191.08
Food: Totalqcarl
i .....................................
rUTCUaSWu f/\
tu KDOa BciVSa aolf
home2...................................... 289.55 528.63 647.21 717.20 923.10 609.60 570.15 753.39 771.58 800.71 368.43 536.43 656.25 799.83 981.64
Purchased by lodgers, to eat in
rooms....................................... 0
.27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.62 25.85 3.99 0
Board *........................................ 0
0
5.51 0
15.77 0
0
2.73
16.58 5.77 6.51
Purchased and eaten away
from home *............................. 12.91 23.10 92.61 176.15 182.52 8.32 80.59 116.26 190.62 292.07 7.57 20.77 166.82 132.78 206.71
In community:
At work......................... 0
3.36 32.29 64.22 84.49 0
55.87 71.07 116.73 174.16 0
4.16 53.20 33.42 93.84
At school........................ 5.41 2.17 6.87 22.24 14.57 .82 .77 4.45 6.59 10.11 0
3.89 4.97 1.88
7.28
Other.............................. 2.22 4.56 15.93 24.08 11.46 0
6.71 16.16 19.90 40.88 6.14 6.27 75.27 58.55 59.56
5.28 10.34 24.49 33.18 28.05 7.50 13.24 22.08 41.63 35.07 1.43 2.33 18.56 19.78 18.49
Between meal snacks
In another
community:
Working_____________ 0
0
0
2.48 13.03 11.38 14.58 0
3.00 0
0
0
.16 0
2.50
16.11 29.37 0
0
0
At school or college....... 0
0
0
3.50
0
0
0
5.13 3.09
2.75
Traveling or on vaca­
tion............................. 0
4.94
0
0
4.00 2.50 2.27 31.85 0
.19 0
3.96 9.69 16.06 22.29
Alcoholic beverages •........................ 0 10.79 37.16 26.07 49.23 28.08 12.60 31.26 66.49 65.94 6.81 12.53 42.48 58.82 62.39
HOUSEKEEPING FAMILIES
OF 2 OR MORE
Food: Total....................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Purchased to be served at
home *...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Purchased and eaten away
from home*............................. 54.5 70.4 80.0 94.5
In community:
At work.......................... 0
7.4 25.0 36.1
At school........................ 18.2 7.4 12.5 36.1
Other.............................. 9.1 9.2 25.0 27.8
Between meal snacks *„ 45.5 63.0 70.0 80.6
In another community:
Working......................... 0
5.0 13.9
0
2.8
0
At school or college....... 0
0
Traveling or on vaca­
tion............................. 0
5.6
1.9 0
20.4 35.0 25.0
Alcoholic beverages6......................... 0

See footnotes at end of table




Percentage having expenditure
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 60.0 59.4 81.4 90.7
52.4 0
31.2 49.2 67.4
23.8 20.0 3.1 10.2 11.6
42.9 0
12.5 32.2 23.3
85.7 60.0 344 57.6 62.8
4.8 0
0
0
2.3
4.8 0
0
0
2.3
0
9.4 8.5 7.0
0
38.1 20.0 15.6 37.3 349

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
96.3 57.1 83.3 88.2 92.5
77.8 0
11.1 29.4 42.5
18.5 0
11.1 8.8 12.5
44.4 42.9 38.9 44.1 52.5
63.0 143 50.0 70.6 62.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33.3 0
22.2 32.4 45.0
48.1 143 27.8 441 72.5

100.0
100.0
97.5
57.5
25.0
52.5
67.5
7.5
2.5
40.0
70.0

11

T able 2.—F ood and Alcoholic Beverages: Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spent, fam ilies of 2 or
more persons, by net incom e c la ss 1and living arrangem ents, 1945 —Continued
Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
and Under to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
to
to
and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D ., O R E G .

Average annual expenditure
Food: Total....................................... $302.46 $558.11 $768.56 $892.17 $1,105.62 $617.92 $647.31 $865.96 $981.70 $1,092.78 $376.00 $579.68 $809.95 $937.64 $1,208.74
Purchased to be served at
home12.*..................................... 289.55 536.98 671.56 731.01 923.10 609.60 563.07 751.18 789.53 800.71 368.43 560.68 688.13 837.12 997.23
Purchased and eaten away
from home4.*............................ 12.91 21.13 97.00 161.16 182.52 8.32 84.24 114.78 189.10 292.07 7.57 19.00 121.82 100.52 211.51
In community:
3.49 34.70 63.37 84.49 0
57.20 68.83 118.02 174.16 0
4.39 36.66 34.62 95.80
At work.......................... 0
7.42
At school........................ 5.41 2.25 7.23 22.40 14.57 .82 .84 4.52 6.74 10.11 0
4.11 5.70 2.02
7.34 16.43 17.34 40.88 6.14 4.97 51.85 31.59 60.07
Other.............................. 2.22 4.73 15.94 10.69 11.46 0
Between meal snacks 8~ 5.28 10.46 24.80 34.29 28.05 7.50 14.48 22.46 41.44 35.07 1.43 2.46 18.49 19.80 20.50
In another community:
Working......................... 0
0
14.33 12.02 14.58 0
0
0
0
3.07
0
0
2.56
0
0
17.00 29.37 0
0
0
3.58
2.82
0
0
0
0
0
0
At school or college....... 0
0
Traveling or on vaca­
.20 0
1.39 0
0
4.38 2.54 1.98 31.85 0
tion............................. 0
3.07 9.12 12.49 22.34
11.19 39.37 23.75 49.23 28.08 10.03 29.84 65.86 65.94 6.81 12.67 32.59 60.52 62.01
Alcoholic beverages 8......................... 0
4Includes tips and meals for friends.
8 Includes food bought to supplement meals carried from home.
8Includes bottled drinks and drinks served at restaurants and bars.

1 See table 1, footnote 1.
*Includes food prepared at home to be eaten away from home and value of
food brought home by the proprietor of a food store.
8 Board is differentiated from meals in restaurants, etc., by the fact that
there is a regular arrangement for eating one, two, or three meals a day in a
given place, at a specific cost.

T able 3.—H ousing: Percentage distribution and average annual expenditure, by tenure, fam ilies of 2 or more persons, by
net income class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
to
to
to and
to
to and
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EG ,

Percentage distribution
100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
All families.................................................. 100.0
57.2 47.8 22.0 100.0
44.8 49.6 62.3 57.4 47.6 48 9 100.0
Home owners2..................................... 27.7 23.1 27.5 62.9 33.1
46.6 100.0
58.5
47.8 67.0 52.4 43.9 34.0 42.6 42.2 33.2 34.7 34.2
Renters8............................................... 53.8 71.5 59.3 23.7
4.4 5.0 0
0
Roomers................................................ 0
1.8 2.3 0
1.6 0
0
0
2.4
0
0
6.0 2.8 4.9 3.7 0
Other4_________________ _______ 18.5 3.6 10.9 13.4 9.7 0
10.2 17.9 16.3 7.3
Average annual expenditure
All families..................................................
Home owners:2 Total...........................
Owned home: Total.................... .
Interest on mortgage...............
Refinancing charges................
Current taxes...........................
Repairs and replacements___
Insurance.................................
Expense in connection with
purchase and/or sale in
1945«.....................................
Other housing8..............................
Renters:8 Total....................................
Rent of home7...............................
Repairs on rented home................
Other housing8..............................

$87.19 $131.93 $241.83 $199.13 $292.74
222.41 138.00 262.39
(8) 77.00
77.00 202.24 117.75 215.81
(8)
29.83
79.18 42.95 60.92
(8)
0
0
0
0
(8) 26.67
29.33
35.33 56.14
(8)
9.46 78.83 17.48 65.42
(8) 11.04
14.90 21.99 33.33
(8)
(8)
(8)
129.33
129.33
0
0

0
0
153.10
152.94
.16
0

0
20.17
246.37
244.79
.96
.62

0
20.25
287.80
275.69
1.00
1 1 .1 1

0
0
0
46.58 0 12.73
338.57 213.60 279.73
338.57 213.60 234.19
0 16.23
0
0
0
29.31

1See table 1, footnote 1.
* Families of 2 or more persons owning homes for entire period.
8 Families of 2 or more persons occupying house, flat, or apartment at end
of year, paying rent all year.
4 Families of 2 or more persons changing tenure during year or renting all
year and receiving 1 or more months’ rent free or as pay.
8 Includes only families who occupied an owned home continuously during
1045.
833112°—49----3




$100.19 $205.67 $305.13 $333.72 $507.50 $121.89 $235.71 $291.23 $336.95 $364.87
79.68 127.78 283.88 257.23 440.31 (8) 166.80 204.64 237.39 321.89
79.68 115.05 267.16 236.06 392.05 (8)
147.24 197.48 228.43 282.62
12.32 33.41 60.81 78.86 113.26 (8)
42.93 58.55 107.01 51.67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(8)
4.01
56.14 37.50 57.09 55.06 156.50 (8) 40.26
47.94 52.44 91.85
5.00 30.19 132.95 50.53 98.63 (8) 35.56 63.82 46.98
116.05
6.22 13.95 16.31 22.70 21.49 (8) 11.83 834 13.60 12.79
0
16.72
335.03
334.59
.44
0

2891
21.17
402.26
400.55
1.71
0

2.17
4826
558.75
510.50
34.46
13.79

( 8)
( 8)
( 8)
( 8)
( 8)
( 8)

16.66
19.56
306.82
300.76
0
6.06

18.83
7.16
421.48
406.76
1.15
13.57

8 40
896
410.47
395.08
.13
15.26

6.25
39.27
468.35
449.61
10.67
8.07

• Includes lodging at school or college; while working away from home;
while
traveling
vacation
home. (not business) or on vacation; and expense for owned or rented
7Average is based on contract rents including cost of facilities and services
as covered by the contract price.
8Averages not shown because of small number in the group.

12

T able 4.—F uel, Light, Refrigekation, and H ousehold Operation: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more
persons , by net income classfl 1945
Annual money Income after personal taxes1
Item

$4,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
to
to
to and
to
to and
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
IN D IA N A PO LIS

B IR M IN G H A M

PO R TLA N D , OKESG.

F uel, light, and refrigeration: Total.. $70.99 $74.78 $105.27 $127.55 $156.31 $112.40 $110.26 $143.10 $144.32 $199.48 $70.29 $114.22 $110.15 $104.04 $131.93

Coal.......................................................
Coke and briquets................................
Wood *..................................................
Fueloil..................................................
Kerosene and gasoline *_......................
Ice *.......................................................
Electricity.............................................
G as......................................................
H ousehold operation: Total.................
Water....................................................
Telephone and telegrams.....................
Wages to servants................................
Child care outside home......................
Laundry sent out.................................
Laundry soap.......................................
Starch, bluing.......................................
Cleaning supplies3...............................
Paper products ®..................................
Postage..................................................
Moving, express, freight......................
Other7...................................................

45.52
0
0
0
.47
6.32
11.08
7.60
40.08
6.80
2.83
.27
0
5.82
7.76
1.24
1.42
3.16
3.60
4.55
2.63

39.27
.71
.51
0
2.03
10.00
14.70
7.56
43.79
4.49
6.37
1.55
.19
6.78
8.09
1.40
2.19
3.54
4.73
1.70
2.76

38.72
4.94
.84
<8).93
7.75
25.33
26.76
100.69
8.74
21.32
4.20
0
22.92
9.77
1.30
4.26
6.31
11.83
4.27
5.77

35.51
14.68
.85
1.01
.88
6.79
35.17
32.66
156.46
10.54
33.95
23.96
5.79
38.74
9.26
1.49
5.29
6.90
10.20
3.51
6.83

47.81
9.83
.24
0
1.76
6.00
54.66
36.01
312.95
12.25
54.48
135.17
0
46.90
12.93
1.76
7.45
9.93
11.65
.95
19.48

61.17
0
0
0
4.75
4.84
27.77
13.87
75.51
6.88
26.20
0
0
16.55
10.40
1.09
1.54
3.39
5.47
0
3.99

50.16
3.70
0
1.26
4.30
9.04
28.91
12.89
119.79
4.71
21.88
.26
17.45
27.53
14.67
1.06
6.15
6.08
9.07
5.19
5.74

55.45
11.37
0
0
1.72
8.47
42.75
23.34
156.16
10.95
47.63
8.85
3.85
31.53
15.04
1.28
7.01
7.82
12.16
1.65
8.39

52.60
12.88
.60
0
0
6.77
44.49
26.98
177.95
11.26
38.40
5.15
20.51
33.99
18.99
1.57
9.43
10.72
12.95
3.39
11.59

66.07
12.16
0
9.33
0
11.50
64.65
35.77
390.37
18.73
54.68
120.39
7.32
78.62
21.04
1.19
14.22
14.55
22.43
8.17
29.03

21.52
0
13.18
2.00
0
1.00
19.30
13.29
35.78
7.99
5.60
.71
0
0
3.70
.72
4.34
1.60
4.86
0
6.26

12.63
19.33
25.21
5.50
0
9.94
31.21
10.40
89.10
9.67
23.56
.53
2.00
8.79
7.88
.66
4.18
4.38
9.20
7.42
10.83

9.70
9.86
23.55
7.84
0
2.85
32.91
23.44
103.99
8.26
23.25
6.52
4.31
13.58
8.91
.96
5.96
4.57
11.82
6.47
9.38

10.51
5.63
26.17
7.19
.13
2.04
34.50
17.87
133.78
9.06
30.97
9.95
17.44
9.46
9.41
1.67
8.63
6.07
12.14
5.45
13.53

5.86
7.05
27.57
14.22
.95
3.10
53.31
19.87
208.89
10.70
40.60
52.68
7.98
35.40
8.50
.94
7.45
7.03
14.23
4.06
19.32

• Includes toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, spoons, cups, shelf paper, etc.
7 Includes stationery, pencils, ink, furnace servicing, garbage disposal,
flowers for house, candles, matches, material for vermin control, other oper­
ation costs.
* Less than $0.50.

3 See table 1, footnote 1.
* Includes kindling, cobs, sawdust, charcoal, and prestologs.
* Includes range oil and gasoline, both for fuel and light.
* Includes a small amount for freezer locker rental.
3 Includes steel wool, disinfectants, floor wax, polishes, etc.

T able 5.—T ransportation: Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spent , fam ilies of 2 or more per sons , by
net income class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to and
to
to and
to
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000
$4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EO .

Pecentage reporting expenditure
Automobile purchase1................................
Automobile operation *...............................
Tires......................................................
Tubes....................................................
Gasoline................................................
Oil, other lubricants.............................
Repairs, parts, service3........................
Insurance..............................................
Licenses and taxes................................
Parking and garage rent......................
Other*..................................................
Other transportation..................................
Rent of auto, shared car-pool expense,
taxi3...................................................
Local public transportation.................
Interurban public transportation *___
Other7...................................................
Bee footnotes a t end of table.




4.5 7.9
0
0
0 27.3 39.5
0
0
1.8 22.7 31.6
9.1 18.4
0
0
0
1.8 27.3 42.1
0
1.8 22.7 42.1
0 22.7 29.0
0
4.5 7.9
0
0
0
1.8 27.3 42.1
2.3 7.9
0
0
7.9
0
0
0
90.9 94.6 97.7 97.4
8.9 18.2 13.2
0
90.9 91.1 81.8 92.1
9.1 14.3 25.0 26.3
5.3
0
0
0

9.5
71.4
52.4
28.6
71.4
71.4
47.6
23.8
71.4
23.8
0
90.5
9.5
81.0
14.3
0

0
14.3
14.3
0
14.3
14.3
0
14.3
14.3
0
0
85.7
0
71.4
42.9
0

8.7
30.4
13.0
4.3
30.4
30.4
26.1
17.4
30.4
4.3
0
87.0
8.7
82.6
39.1
4.3

6.7
46.7
35.6
20.0
48.9
48.9
37.8
42.2
48.9
15.6
4.4
91.1
24.4
88.9
35.6
0

5.0
65.0
40.0
17.5
65.0
62.5
60.0
57.5
65.0
25.0
5.0
92.5
15.0
85.0
30.0
0

5.0 0
0
10.3 11.6
72.5 14.3 31.6
60.5
52.5 0 21.1 56.4
28.2 30.2
25.0 0 15.8 20.5 16.3
75.0 14.3 31.6 51.3 60.5
75.0 14.3 31.6 51.3
67.5 14.3 15.8 51.3 58.1
53.5
75.0 0 15.8 46.5 48.8
75.0 14.3 31.6 56.4 60.5
32.5 0
10.5 23.1 16.3
5.0 14.3 0 10.3 7.0
90.0 100.0 100.0 94.9 97.7
30.0 14.3 21.1 23.1 25.6
87.5 100.0 94.7 84.6 95.4
27.5 14.3 47.4 35.9 37.2
0
0
0
0 12.3

7.3
73.2
41.5
9.8
73.2
68.3
61.0
65.8
70.7
36.6
12.2
87.8
24.4
85.4
34.2
7.4

13
T able 5.—T ransportation : Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spen t, fam ilies of 2 or more persons, by
net income class,1 1945 —Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to and
to and
to
to
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

Automobile: *
0 $52.84 $108.35 $168.66
Family use:8 Total............................ 0
0
Purchase9...................................... 0
12.61 35.26 52.00
Operation....................................... 0
40.23 73.09 116.66
0
All operation (including business use). 0 $2.62 61.37 83.97 135.90
.09 7.44 19.07 23.34
Tires............................................... 0
.72 1.71 2.66
Tubes............................................. 0
0
0
1.86 33.48 28.73 44.77
Gasoline..........................................
Oil, other lubricants...................... 0
.66 1.86 4.07 6.91
Repairs, parts, service3................ 0
0
11.78 12.33 28.98
.65 5.63 5.37
0
Insurance...................................... 0
Licenses and taxes......................... 0
.11 5.32 8.88 17.26
0
Parking and garage rent................ 0
.12 .39 5.76
Other*............................................ 0
0
0
3.16 0
Other transportation...................... ........... $8.68 32.89 40.63 71.87 44.50
Rent of auto, shared car-pool expense,
2.52 3.67 11.82 3.09
taxi8................................................... 0
Local public transportation................. 8.34 25.63 29.33 35.93 34.94
Interurban public transportation •__ .34 4.74 7.63 23.04 6.47
0
Other7.................................................. 0
0
1.08 0
1 See table 1, footnote 1.
2Includes expenditures for automobiles used solely or partly for family
living. Expenditures for automobiles used entirely for business are ex­
cluded.
3 Includes expense for washing mid lubricating car; battery service; anti­
freeze; new parts; repairs to motor, body, etc.; fees for car inspection.
* Includes amounts spent for dues to automobile associations, tips to
garage and gas station attendants, expenditures for accessories, fines, damages
paid, toll charges.
3Includes amounts paid for participation in car pools when car is not
owned by family; tips for taxi service; licenses for persons not having expense
for owned car.
• Includes expense for interurban public transportation by boat and air­
plane; tips to porters, etc.

Average annual expenditure
$18.21 $71.55 |$110.45|I$154.761$186.35
0 39.13 19.33 21.88 24.75
18.21 32.42 91.12 132.88 161.60
18.21 32.42 151.61 176.86 243.72
5.00 1.96 17.18 15.25 28.64
0
.16 2.11 1.09 2.20
7.43 12.65 44.16 61.41 93.25
1.00 2.17 6.12 6.94 12.01
0
8.30 47.57 55.00 53.38
3.00 3.62 19.59 19.24 34.37
3.45
1.78
8.77 9.83 10.46
0
.11 5.94 6.54 9.00
0
0
.17 1.55 .41
16.50 39.08 59.02 41.50 68.72
0
1.66 7.25 3.29 15.14
4.44 24.31 26.50 27.53 40.87
12.06 11.81 25.27 10.68 12.71
0
1.30 0
0
0

PO RTLA N D , O R E O .
$2.61
0
2.61
20.11
0
0
8.97
1.15
8.21
0
1.64
0
.14
18.99
.16
17.69
1.14
0

$27.67 $185.68 $194.04 $227.70
0 49.23 54.09 33.29
27.67 136.45 139.95 194.41
52.72 150.34 157.76 210.56
6.05 11.10 13.07 14.64
1.16 1.19 1.48 .82
21.16 56.34 61.29 87.11
3.60 6.58 5.81 9.65
10.37 41.13 47.92 44.98
6.05 21.20 20.33 36.90
3.28 6.04 6.13 8.22
1.05 5.88 1.13 7.22
0
.88 .60 1.02
39.77 62.72 96.17 93.04
3.09 6.61 11.94 9.20
19.65 32.27 44.44 55.40
17.03 23.84 39.33 27.46
0
0
.46 .98

7Includes expense for purchase and upkeep of motorcycles, bicycles, boats,
planes, etc., when used primarily for transportation.
8 In the case of automobile used partly for business, the family was asked
to estimate the proportion of automobile expense chargeable to business.
This proportion was used to allocate total expenditures for purchase and
operation to family and business use of car. No allocation was made for
separate items of expenditure.
9Net amount spent for purchase of automobile. The net purchase price
is derived by deducting trade-in allowance from the gross purchase price.
The gross covers the gross contract price, plus Federal excise tax and sales
tax, and includes financing charges other than insurance.

T able 6.—Medical Care : Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spent, fam ilies of 2 or more persons, by net
income class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
to
to
to and
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EO .

Percentage reporting expenditure
96.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.5 97.5 100.0 100.0 94.7 100.0
Any medical care........................................ 100.0
65.8 85.7 57.1 82.6 75.6 87.5 87.5 57.1 78.9 69.2
Physician, surgeon, specialist1............ 63.6 66.1 77.3
Other practitioner3.............................. 9.1 5.4 9.1 26.3 4.8 14.3 8.7 6.7 10.0 5.0 0
0 12.8
57.9 42.9 0 30.4 44.4 55.0 75.0 28.5 42.1
54.5
Dental care (including dental X-rays). 9.1 19.6
59.0
Eye care, including eye glasses*......... 36.4 14.5 15.9 31.6 14.3 14.3 30.4 26.7 40.0 37.5 14.3 21.1 41.0
0
5.3 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Private clinic............ ........................... 0
2.6
1.8 0
0
0
4.3 6.7 0
0
0
0
0
2.6
Public clinic.......................................... 0
33.3 14.3 0 22.2 12.5 15.0 14.3 21.1
Hospital care5...................................... 9.1 7.1 9.1 18.4
20.5
8.7 20.0 17.5 22.5 14.3 15.8 17.9
7.1 22.7 18.4 33.3 0
Laboratory tests, X-rays 3................... 0
Nursing care:
0
0
3.6 2.3 0 19.0 0
2.5 14.3 0
0
0
Private............................................ 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting.......................................... 0
0
1.8 4.5 7.9 9.5 28.6 4.3 2.2 2.5 2.5 0
5.3
Other medical care7............................. 9.1 89.3
7.7
100.0 94.7 76.2 85.7 87.0 82.2 90.0 95.0 100.0 89.5 89.7
Prescriptions, other drugs8................. 81.8
5.3 9.5 0
4.3 4.4 7.5 2.5 14.3 26.3 23.1
Appliances, supplies9.......................... 18.2 5.4 11.4 50.0
57.1 0
8.7 20.0 20.0 27.5 0 15.8 38.5
Group hospitalization.......................... 9.1 17.9 34.7
0
0
0
2.2 2.5 2.5 0
8.9 6.8 0
5.1
0
Group medical care.............................. 0
See footnotes a t end of table.




100.0
69.8
9.3
65.1
37.2
4.7
0
14.0
11.6
2.3
0
11.6
93.0
20.9
46.5
2.3

100.0
80.5
7.3
78.0
34.1
4.9
0
19.5
39.0
2.4
0
9.8
85.4
26.8
56.1
12.2

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Table 6.—M edical Care : Percentage reporting expenditure and average am ount spent , fam ilies of 2 or more persons , by net
incom e class ,x1945 —Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
to and
to
to
to and
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO R TLA N D , O R EG .

Average annual expenditure
$161.22 $232.35
Total medical care....................................... $47.15 $68.11 $163.04 $202.82 $291.26 $72.00 $61.03 $168.20 $121.31 $186.57 $203.38 $131.66 $160.01
Physician, surgeon, specialist8______ 23.64 22.23 70.12 71.34 98.57 22.29 19.37 67.77 39.10 59.65 48.14 45.24 72.32 38.21 66.49
0
2.95 1.14 .87
Other practitioner8.............................. .73 .88 1.12 9.28 1.90 .71 4.78 .84 .98 2.12 0
9.08 17.00 40.49 57.25 4.29 18.74 29.06 53.49 69.72
Dental care (including dental X-rays). 1.36 10.54 17.73 39.46 47.05 0
Eye care, including eye glasses 4......... 10.00 1.45 2.38 7.13 7.19 5.14 5.94 4.74 8.18 8.72 .43 5.74 9.99 8.65 15.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.03 1.28 2.12
.62 0
0
Private clinic......................................... 0
0
0
0
2.17 4.00 0
0
0
0
.03 0
0
.19 0
Public clinic.......................................... 0
0 27.68 6.60 20.25 44.79 26.42 12.96 13.57 8.26
Hospital care8....................................... .46 2.57 8.33 18.98 29.99 15.71
0
2.08
21.26
1.09
6.17
3.36
3.16
1.00
.89
2.36
.92
7.10
.18 4.67
Laboratory tests, X-rays8................... 0
Nursing care:
.82 95.71 0
0
0
0
0
1.28 1.61
.47 2.30 0 17.05 0
Private............................................ 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting........................................... 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.60 2.92 1.98 5.21
4.77 3.42 11.00 3.29 .87 .04 .60 .75 0
Other medical care7............................. .91 .11 37.31
39.92 32.24 24.86 16.09 32.39 16.02 26.18 8.88 28.18 15.51 22.11 26.75
Prescriptions, other drugs8................. 8.37 16.57
.09 .06 .18 .04 .14 1.13 1.40 .84 5.07
.71 .52 .29 0
Appliances, supplies9.......................... .50 .04 8.68
1.55 7.18 5.28 6.88 0
4.72 8.38 16.97 17.66
10.07 24.72 0
Group hospitalization.......................... 1.18 4.31
0
0
0
0
0
.33 .52 .75 0
4.92
1.10 .78 6.49
8.57
Group medical care.............................. 0
i See table 1, footnote 1.
* Includes costs of prenatal and postnatal care and delivery.
3 Includes expenditures for all nonmedical practitioners, such as chiro­
practors, osteopaths, naturopaths, chiropodists, and midwives; also includes
Christian Science and other faith healers.
<Includes expenditures for eye examinations and eye glasses but not for
treatment of eye diseases or eye operations.
8Includes expense for hospital room or bed, operating or delivery room,
laboratory tests, medicines and dressings, and other services for which hos­
pital makes a charge.

6 Includes laboratory examinations or tests not reported as hospital expense.
7 Includes expenditures for medical care which do not properly belong in
any of the above classifications.
8Includes cod-liver oil and other vitamin and mineral preparations. Ex­
cludes such foods as malted milk and other dried milk products.
9Includes such items as bandages, syringes, trusses, crutches, artificial
limbs, etc.

T able 7.—P ersonal Care : Average annual expenditure , fam ilies of 2 or more persons , by net incom e class* 1945
Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to and
to
to
to
to and
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EG .

All personal care.......................................... $10.52 $31.60 $52.48 $68.28 $92.87 $21.13 $53.52 $61.15 $86.04 $107.83 $12.27 $28.40 $57.06 $69.42
Services: Total..................................... 4.60 17.12 26.83 38.45 51.21 10.63 34.98 35.16 46.07 62.40 4.97 11.65 34.79 35.12
Haircuts............................ ............ 3.99 8.02 12.10 19.20 16.58 5.53 10.56 17.43 21.19 22.59 3.43 6.48 15.21 19.14
0
.53 2.59 .74 .39 1.42 .05 3.15 0
Shaves.......................................... 0
0
0
0
0
Shampoos....................................... .61 6.41 8.69 10.76 17.10 1.86 18.88 7.61 13.28 19.21 .54 .20 7.43 4.13
Permanent waves. ........................ 0
2.40 5.97 7.20 13.24 2.50 5.15 8.05 11.15 16.45 1.00 4.97 11.46 11.78
Manicures...................................... 0
0
0
.69 .07
.63 1.70 0
.58 .40 .12 0
0
0
.29 .07 .13 0
Other services K............................. 0
0
0
0
0
.07 0
.88 0
0
Toilet preparations: Total................... 5.92 14.48 25.65 29.83 41.66 10.50 18.34 25.99 39.97 45.43 7.30 16.75 22.27 34.30
5.39
5.29
5.72 7.15 5.21
Toilet soaps.................................... 1.84 3.55
6.10 8.88 10.49 2.17 4.21 3.68 4.44
Shaving soaps, shampoos.............. .23 .52 1.35 2.80 3.47 1.47 1.64 4.04 4.27 4.95 1.19 1.86 2.39 3.80
Toothpaste, powders8................... .92 3.17 4.22 4.75 5.40 .75 4.40 4.14 6.35 6.90 .62 2.80 3.02 5.29
Cosmetics, perfumes i*4*__................ 2.04 3.98 9.54 11.15 17.77 1.86 3.86 7.07 11.52 12.75 2.30 3.91 6.73 11.90
Brushes, razors, files8.................... .29 .79 1.16 1.89 2.45 .21 .51 .98 2.21 2.24 .43 1.36 2.70 3.98
Cleaning tissues, sanitary sup­
plies 8__....................................... .60 2.47 3.99 3.52 5.42 1.00 2.64 3.66 6.74 8.10 .59 2.61 3.75 4.89
i See table 1, footnote 1.
* Includes facial massage, eyebrow trim, hair dyeing, turkish bath, reducing
and exercise classes, and other treatments primarily for personal appearance.
8Includes all dentifrices and dental floss.
8Includes also hand lotion, deodorant, hair dye, bath salts, materials for
home hair wave sets and home manicures.




$91.08
57.73
23.81
.20
16.83
16.74
.15
0
33.35
5.32
4.56
4.79
9.97
3.03
5.68

8Includes all types of brushes for personal use, nail scissors, manicure
equipment, eyebrow tweezers, curling irons.
8Includes also powder puffs, compacts, hand and pocket mirrors, hair pins,
bobby pins, etc.

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T able 8.—R ecreation, T obacco, R eading, E ducation: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more persons, by
net income class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000
Under $1,000
to
to and
to
to and
to and
to
to
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
PO RTLA N D , GREG -.

IN D IA N A PO LIS

B IR M IN G H A M

R ecreation: Total.................................... $3.74 $25.95 $43.01 $72.95 $87.69 $9.54 $43.89 $77.63 $89.05 $118.19 $4.81 $26.55 $83.29 $117.28 $133.11

Paid admissions to movies...................
Other paid admissions J._ ...................
Toys, games, and sports equipment i*3._
Radio and phonograph purchases 4-__
Musical instrument purchases4..........
Radio, phonograph, and musical in­
strument parts and repair...............
Sheet music, phonograph records........
Hobbies5*...............................................
Pets (purchase and care) •...................
Dues to social and recreational clubs7.
Other8...................................................
T obacco: Total..........................................
Cigarettes..............................................
Cigars....................................................
Pipe and other tobacco........................
Smokers* supplies •...............................
R eading: Total..........................................
Newspapers..........................................
Magazines10..........................................
Books bought14....................................
Book rentals and library fees...............
E ducation: Total........ .............................
School books, supplies, and equip­
ment 13...............................................
Tuition »...............................................
Special lessons14...................................

3.02
.18
0
0
0
0
0
0
.54
0
0
12.11
10.92
0
1.19
0
9.73
8.69
1.04
0
0
1.32
1.32
0
0

13.70
2.04
4.79
0
3.48
.49
.11
0
.04
.21
1.09
27.29
20.79
2.84
3.28
.38
11.53
10.14
1.20
.18
.01
2.50
1.75
.40
.35

18.78
3.98
9.78
1.74
0
1.51
.21
0
.70
1.41
4.90
54.47
51.15
.56
2.76
0
21.60
15.04
3.65
2.91
0
6.21
2.81
3.40
0

27.34
6.46
19.34
0
3.95
2.34
.74
6.32
2.23
2.77
1.46
50.67
40.10
4.41
5.20
.96
24.65
15.24
5.04
4.34
.03
33.70
6.73
20.76
6.21

50.66
7.95
9.29
5.48
2.86
2.38
2.38
.48
4.71
1.50
0
78.00
65.02
9.70
2.42
.86
30.77
15.59
6.37
8.29
.52
21.18
9.47
9.98
1.73

3.20
1.63
2.86
0
0
1.14
0
.71
0
0
0
30.36
18.98
0
11.38
0
14.90
13.39
1.51
0
0
0

0
0
0

20.90
2.01
6.09
2.50
0
2.29
2.87
.26
5.04
1.50
.43
28.13
25.49
1.36
1.19
.09
16.73
14.30
1.78
.65
0
.23
.23
0
0

31.08
7.17
13.48
1.11
6.67
.93
.48
4.32
4.26
4.59
3.54
39.06
37.34
.09
1.63
0
24.99
18.07
4.24
2.44
.24
19.66
4.94
12.16
2.56

35.33
11.08
18.76
.50
0
4.60
4.73
3.38
3.30
6.28
1.09
52.09
48.31
3.20
.52
.06
33.43
22.90
6.20
3.98
.35
15.04
4.18
5.00
5.86

49.97
14.10
23.78
.50
.20
5.34
6.48
8.06
4.02
4.95
.79
55.09
42.78
6.99
5.30
.02
43.54
25.20
11.55
5.86
.93
38.51
9.73
11.55
17.23

3.03
0
.57
0
0
1.07
.14
0
0
0
0
4.94
.71
1.74
2.49
0
8.29
8.29
0
0
0
0

0
0
0

13.42
.64
3.78
1.84
0
1.05
0
0
4.79
1.03
0
28.37
18.86
7.45
2.01
.05
16.83
14.48
2.29
.05
.01
3.52
.78
2.74
0

31.03
9.14
10.30
4.10
1.28
4.86
.97
8.31
7.05
4.53
1.72
33.07
32.00
.62
.40
.05
28.52
18.39
7.93
2.06
.14
14.55
4.56
4.49
5.50

42.92
9.82
15.92
1.31
22.91
3.04
1.20
4.60
5.61
9.24
.71
47.66
44.30
.39
2.57
.40
31.51
19.61
7.58
4.16
.16
30.75
4.36
15.56
10.83

53.58
15.00
22.10
.61
1.10
9.04
2.05
7.96
5.68
5.43
10.56
51.15
45.14
4.81
.88
.32
43.43
22.90
11.05
9.33
.15
31.46
7.85
14.51
9.10

cases, cigarette paper, cigarette holders, etc.
i° Does not include gift subscriptions for persons outside the economic
family.
11Includes books purchased for general reading and membership in book
clubs, that provide books, bought by members. Does not include school­
books or technical books used in connection with work.
13Includes books, paper, pencils, and equipment for school work, drawing
instruments and paints, and supplies for shop classes or classes in home
economics.
13Includes tuition fees charged for students at publicly supported and
private schools, such as State universities, parochial schools, and vocational
schools; laboratory fees. Does not include athletic or infirmary fees.
14Includes tuition and fees for such lessons as music, language, dancing,
public speaking, art and knitting, swimming and fencing; classes in adult
education, correspondence courses; and tuition for religious instruction that
is separate from church dues.

i See table 1, footnote 1.
*Includes fees for attendance at plays, concerts, lectures, sports events,
dances, races, etc.
* Includes athletic fees paid at school or college, which include fees for
gymnasium, archery, or other games; hunting licenses, rental fees for boats
or riding horses, purchase price of boats and horses (bought during survey
period) used primarily for recreation, and expenses connected with the up­
keep and maintenance of boats and horses used primarily for recreation.
4 Gross price minus trade-in allowance.
*Includes photography, coin, stamp, and other collections, etc.
* Includes food, veterinary fees, license fees, etc.
7Includes membership in neighborhood clubs, YMCA, YWCA, lodges,
golf and country clubs.
3Includes net gambling losses, losses at cards and betting, lottery tickets,
expense for Christmas trees and Christmas-tree ornaments, expense for sight­
seeing airplane or bus rides, etc.
*Includes pipes, pipe cleaners, tobacco humidors, cigarette lighters and

T able 9.—Miscellaneous, Gifts, and Contributions: Average annual expenditure, fam ilies of 2 or more persons , by
net incom e class,1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
to and
to
to and
to
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO R T L A N D , O R EO .

M iscellaneous expenditures: T o ta l- $4.82 $28.92 $19.68 $37.56 $100.09 $2.68 $8.46 $21.60 $22.84 $67.69 $3.44 $66.02 $26.36 $30.78 $109.53

Interest on debts3................................
Bank service charges, safe deposit box_
Funerals, cemetery lots, tombstones3.
Legal expense (not business)4.............
Losses (not business), taxes on land
owned but not occupied ®.................
Expenditure for garden«......................
Contributions and dues to political
organizations, cooperatives, etc........
Allowances for children supported by
families that cannot be allocated—
Other7...................................................
Health and accident insurance............

See footnotes at end of table.




0
0
0
0
0
.46
0

0
.06
9.35
0
4.46
.63
0
0 0.35
0
4.36 14.07

0
.14
6.45
.36
4.35
.66
.27
1.27
0
6.18

0
1.29
5.87
1.42
2.36
1.85
.37
7.90
0
16.50

0
.45
81.71
.36
.95
2.62
0
0
1.91
12.09

0
0
.21
0
1.43
1.04
0
0
0

0

.52
1.03
.26
0
0
1.91
0
0
0
4.74

.61
.79
0
4.27
.56
1.18
.22
0
0
13.97

0
2.00
.38
0
1.72
1.71
.60
3.57
0
12.86

0
4.14
47.06
1.88
.25
3.92
.02
1.00
0
9.42

0
0
0
0
.58
2.86
0
0
0

0

.90
1.02
35.26
0
0
2.86
.05
0
0
25.93

.53
1.86
0
9.57
.91
2.87
.67
1.41
0
8.54

1.44
3.13
3.14
3.22
4.82
6.11
.35
0
.29
8.28

3.36
4.90
38.78
10.24
32.73
7.12
1.95
0
3.54
6.91

16
T able 9.—M iscellaneous, Gifts, and Contributions: Average annual expenditure, families of 2 or more persons, by
net income class,1 1945—Continued
Annual money Income after personal taxes1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to and
to
to
to and
to and
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R E G .

Gifts: Total............................................... $7.24 $23.95 $47.68 $88.83 $169.87 $10.86 $90.99 $56.79 $70.82 $96.42 $10.21 $25.98 $49.38 $82.18 $195.99
Contributions for support of relatives
not in economic family 8............... . 0
11.04 12.82 32.50 60.71 0
54.30 24.07 21.23 34.02 0
3.16 8.00 13.12 71.39

Birthday, Christmas, and other gifts
to persons not in economic family... 7.24 12.91 34.86
Contributions: Total............................... 12.59 20.28 35.04
Community Chest, Red Cross, USO,
etc.............................. ...................... .50 2.23 5.46
Church, other religious organizations,
and missions...................................... 12.09 17.19 29.58
Scholarship funds, other _ _
0
.86 0

56.33
64.53
9.92
54.61
0

109.16 10.86 36.69 32.72 49.59 62.40 10.21 22.82 41.38 69.06
79.95 12.66 22.33 41.17 58.14 142.37 2.30 20.35 41.17 38.01
19.57 2.03 5.50 7.89 14.10 48.07 .57 4.21 11.16 15.57
60.38 10.63 16.61 33.14 43.84 81.62 1.73 16.14 29.37 22.44
.22 .14 .20 12.68 0
.64 0
0
0
0

124.60
111.29
32.37
78.31
.61

8 Includes money lost or stolen, installments paid on repossessed furnish­
ings or car, etc.
6 Includes seed, plant, and fertilizer expense; food for chickens, rabbits, etc.
7Includes such expense as marriage licenses, minister’s and organist’s fees.
8Includes contributions to aged parents, etc.; financing education of sister,
brother, etc.

i See table 1, footnote 1.
* Includes interest on debts incurred for family living (not mortgage on
home or business loans).
3Includes expenditure for family members only.
* Includes lawyers’ fees for family business such as eviction, drawing up
wills, income tax advice, etc.

T able 10.—Clothing: Average number of persons and average annual expenditure per fa m ily of 2 or more persons,
by sex-age group and net income c la s s1 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes i
Sex age-group

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to and
to
to
to
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
B IR M IN G H A M

Men and boys:
16 years and over..................................
2 to 16 years..........................................
Women and girls:
16 years and over..................................
2 to 16 years..........................................
Children under 2 years...............................

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO R TLA N D , O R E G .

Average number of persons per family *
0.55 0.74 0.86 1.14 0.99
.18 .27 .48 .45 .24

0.71 0.65
.22
0

1.05 1.09 1.23
.27 .54 .38

1.27 1.22 1.34 1.35 1.72
.09 .48 .45 .37 .52
.09 .25 .18 .13 .13

1.14 1.24 1.30 1.43 1.69
.26 .22 .41 .65
0
.01 .26 .17 .15 .10

Average annual expenditure per family

0.86 0.51 0.87 0.96 1.24
.37 .21 .56 .63
0
.99
.01
0

1.23 1.09 1.22 1.47
.02 .26 .42 .40
.03 .02 .09 .07

s

Total............................................................ $57.28 $245.79 $396.14 $515.95 $583.48 $43.38 $229.02 $301.44 $478.74 $728.38 $98.02 $142.52 $293.45 $424.94 $633.22
Men and boys:
81.64 115.18 187.91 8.33 27.94 75.30 95.99 176.70
16 years and over.................................. 10.33 61.69 87.06 117.24 107.28 16.76 45.03
18.85 21.29 41.24 40.81 0
16.41 18.21 32.36 48.40
2 to 16 years.......................................... 8.64 11.97 34.16 35.15 21.46 0
Women and girls:
80.03 65.61 136.24 219.20 317.11
16 years and over.................................. 31.41 125.47 200.08 259.67 318.66 17.00 113.78 132.90 237.39 363.68
13.86 20.47 34.00 65.27 8.63 8.48 21.93 33.97 37.58
2 to 16 years.......................................... 3.41 22.33 25.81 52.49 49.96 0
6.23 5.69 1.95 .07
Children under 2 years............................... .52 7.83 5.05 9.14 11.32 50.4 11.55 6.74 6.02 6.40 0
i See table 1, footnote 1.




*Includes persons who were family members only part of the year.

17
T able 10a.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure for materials for clothing and clothing services,
families of 2 or more persons , by net income class,1 1945
Annual money income after personal taxes 1
Item

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to and
to
to
to and
to
to
to
to and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over

B IR M IN G H A M
Materials for clothing and clothing serv­
ices......................................................... $2.97 $16.50 $43.98 $42.26
Materials for clothing:
Yard goods........................................ .51 2.47 10.48 5.59
Yam.................................................. .05 .06 .39 1.16
Findings (needles, buttons, etc.)__ .05 .65 .96 .95
Clothing services: 3
Dry cleaning and pressing................ 2.36 12.15 28.70 31.28
Seamstress, tailor.............................. 0
.28 .99 .40
Miscellaneous repairs, storage, rent­
al of clothing.................................. 0
.23 .30 .75
Cleaning and blocking hats............... 0
.08 .16 .27
Watch and jewelry repair................. 0
.58 2.00 1.86
1 See table 1, footnote l.

IN D IA N A PO LIS

PO RTLA N D , O R EG .

$74.80 $4.58 $25.95 $38.40 $44.91 $64.31 $1.03 $17.85 $36.08 $41.47 $53.36
2.31 5.88 5.63 6.07 0
10.46 0
3.44 8.44 6.65 5.76
.56 .71 .08 .11 .53 .67 .07 0
.85 1.24 .78
2.04 .29 1.04 .64 .87 1.90 .11 .59 1.95 1.46 1.41
53.70 3.58 20.16 27.35 30.66 44.33 .12 6.75 17.92 24.01 33.37
.43 0
.06 .64 .41 .85 .02 1.82 1.64 .59 .57
1.41 1.37 2.72 5.11 .71 2.16 1.05 2.16 1.66
1.71 0
.06 .24 .59 .84 0
.50 0
.04 .27 .40 .35
5.40 0
.83 2.17 3.50 4.54 0
3.05 3.96 4.96 9.46

*Does not include shoe repairs, shoe cleaning, and shoe shines, which are included in table 10b on a per-person basis.

T a b l e 10b .— C l o t h in g : Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , fam ilies of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class, 1 1945
B IR M IN G H A M , ALA.
Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person3
M en and boys 1$ years o f age and over
Clothing: Total.......................................... ..............
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.: Total..................
Overcoats.....................................................
Topcoats.......................................................
Jackets:
Leather...................................................
Other.....................................................
Sweaters:
Wool.......................................................
Other......................................................
Raincoats
..................................................
Hats, caps: Total___
_ _ . ,,
Hats:
Felt.........................................................
Straw ....................................................
Other......................................................
Caps, helmets...............................................
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total_________________
Suits:
Heavy wool............................................
Light wool..............................................
Cotton and/or rayon..............................
Slack suits.....................................................
Trousers:
Dress, wool.............................................
Work, cotton and/or wool.....................
Slacks............................................................
Overalls:
Bib type.................................................
Waist band, dungarees..........................
Jumpers and jackets..............................
Shorts, bathing trunks, etc.3........................
See footnotes at end of table.




$18.94
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.56
2.30
.26
0
0
8.29
4.16
0
0
0
.76
1.67
0
0
0
1.70
0

$75.32
9.63
4.76
0
1.84
1.06
1.19
.10
.68
4.19
3.30
.48
0
.41
32.27
17.26
1.85
0
.48
5.56
2.55
1.02
1.55
.66
1.21
.13

$95.73
14.25
7.85
.64
2.84
.61
1.43
.08
.80
6.45
3.70
2.05
0
.70
30.16
10.48
4.89
.51
.57
6.92
3.62
.28
.93
1.02
.77
.17

$99.40
9.65
1.50
1.91
.75
1.45
2.62
.22
1.20
6.62
4.19
2.10
.07
.26
30.55
6.99
8.08
0
1.50
4.00
5.13
1.43
2.12
.36
.72
.22

$92.85
9.16
2.45
1.34
1.88
.38
1.45
.22
.94
9.07
5.99
2.25
0
.83
33.02
12.19
4.43
0
2.65
3.76
4.02
1.69
2.42
.47
.64
.75

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.12
0
.12
.10
.22
.02
.08

6.20
.03
.20
.06
.30
.03
.11

0.07
.10
.05
.14
.55
.05
.12

0.05
.05
.11
.05
.26
.05
.10

.33
.17
0
0

.62
.15
0
.22

.61
.44
0
.47

.67
.48
.02
.19

.90
.53
0
.42

.17
0
0
0
.17
.83
0
0
0
.33
0

.48
.05
0
.05
.68
.78
.15
.58
.18
.35
.02

.25
.17
.06
.11
1.03
.92
.06
.33
.44
.28
.06

.21
.24
0
.19
.62
1.55
.31
.83
.14
.36
.07

.26
.16
0
.37
.42
.74
.21
1.00
.16
.32
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18
T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class , 1945 1— Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA .—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Under
$1,000

Item

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person1
M en and boys 16 years o f age and over—Con.
Clothing—Continued
Shirts:
Total........................................................
Business. . .. __ _ r ...
___ _
Work__ _ . .
Sport:
Woven _ . .

_.
___ .........

.

Knit.........................................................
Special work clothing *___________________
Underwear: Total................................................
Shorts, woven, knit___ . ...
Undershirts.. 1_________ _______ ________
Shorts and undershirts______ ____________
Union suits....................... ..........................................
Other, including athletic supporters_____
Nightwear,
robes: Total..................V ................................
Pajamas, nightshirts

$2.34
.51
1.83
0
o
o
0o
o
0o
o

0o

Bathrobes, other robes ......

o

Hosiery: Total.....................................................
Socks:
Cotton____
_ _ _
Bayon

_ _

.......

Other_____ ______ ________ _________________
Footwear: Total............................... * ..................
Shoes:
Street......................................................
Work ....
Other.......................................................
Sandals, play shoess, neakers......................
House slippers.
Boots: Leather, rubber.................................
Rubbers: Regular, galoshes, arctics..........
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning......................
Clothing accessories: Total.................................
Handkerchiefs.......................................................................
Gloves:
Dress.
.......
Work................................. ....................
Ties...............................................................
Belts, garters, suspenders, wallets, etc.*___
Jewelry, watches..........................................
Unallocated..................... ......................................................
Value of clothing received as gifts...........................................
Boys 2 to 16 years o f age
Clothing: Total......................................................................................
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.: Total............................
Overcoats..................................................................................
Topcoats....................................................................................
Jackets:
Leather__ ______ _
Other____ ________
Sweaters:
Wool______
Other...................................................
Raincoats. ....................................................
Snow suits, ski suits____
Hats, caps: Total.................................................
Hats:
Felt.......................................................
Straw. ...............................................
Other ____
Caps, helmets............................................
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total..................................
Suits:
Heavy wool. __
Light wool..............................................
Cotton and/or rayon..............................
Slack suits................................................
Trousers:
Dress, wool.............................................
Work, cotton and/or wool.....................
Short pants...................................................
Slacks.......................................................
Overalls:
Bib type............................................
Other..................................................................................
Shorts, play suits, and bathing trunks, etc.*.
See footnotes a t end of table.




.43
0.43
0
5.06
3.32
01.01
0
0.31
0
.42
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0
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0
0
54.17
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$9.03
4.55
2.46
1.91
.11
.29
5.11
1.44
1.01
1.08
1.50
.08
1.27
1.27
o
3.79
2.16
1.38
.25
17.74
9.59
02.95
0
.25
.39
.28
4.28
6.93
.42
.33
.94
1.60
.27
3.37
.71
72.26

$9.99
4.29
3.76
1.30
.64
1.70
6.15
1.39
.97
2.52
98
.’29
1.71
1.37
.34
4.26
2.25
1.71
. 30
19.04
7.89
5.66
.30
.24
.50
.45
.13
3.87
9.73
.79
.13
1.04
2.23
1.34
04.20
14.83

$9.64
6.73
2.54
.16
.21
. 56
5] 60
2.12
. 98
98
1.04
.48
1.55
n1.55
2.84
1.96
. 88
0*
14.41
7.89
3.41
0.31
0.27
.11
2.42
7.00
.79
.45
.28
2.58
.97
1.93
0
13.58

44.66
7.54
.95
.75

71.56
10.43
2.10
1.73
2.11
1.00
3.15
.34
o

78.56
9.17
1.07
2.58
0
1.79
3.01
o
.42
.30
1.51
.09
o
.05
1.37
29.06
1.93
7.77
1.43
1.49
2.88
4.26
1.67
2.69
3.23
1.02
.69

90.09
9.92
2.04
0

1.22
2.10
.41
1.02
1.09
1.47
.39
o
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1.08
15.46
1.56
3.47
2.06
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3.22
2.25
.47
.61
1.19
.22
.41

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1.89
.87
o
0
1.02
26.49
1.31
2.37
5.32
.97
4.74
1.46
1.53
3.86
1.73
0
3.20

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased1

$6.48
3.19
1.97
1.22
.10
.03
4.37
.91
1.12
1.01
.43
.90
.51
.51
o
2.24
1.65
.46
.13
12.27
7.04
2.28
.20
.17
.32
.13
.05
2.08
3.33
.39
.66
1.04
.76
.48
0
0
27.90

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$1,000
to
$2,000

0

1.62
1.01
1.22
.97
3.06
2.04
0.61
.41
1.02
25.20
0
0
0

2.04
6.11
1.84
00
3.67
4.81
6.73

0.17
.83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1.00

0
0

0.92
.98
.25
.02
.02
. 88
‘.95
.92
.20
.42
.15
0

1.56
.94
.47
.08
.06
1.75
1.42
.72
.67
.08
.36
0

1.50
1.55
.38
.24
.05
1.55
1.22
1.88
.62
.*17
33
.02

1.90
.79
.05
.10
.11
1.05
1.26
1.00
.42
.47
.42
0

4.62
1.12
.32

6 58
3! 33
.56

4! 10

6 60
.81

0

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.06
.08

1.17
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.07
. 14
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1.00
.53
.05
0
.10
0
.05
4.00
.16
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1.95

.50
.17

1.22

0
0
0.17
0

.98
.48
.02
.05
.12
.02
.02

0
0
0
0

1.60
.18
1.32
.80

2.36
.14
.94
1.25

3.52
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2.21
1.76

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.07

.14
.10
.24
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1.05
0.23

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0

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0
0

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.76

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.14
1.24
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0.95
1.14

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.06
.06
.12
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T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class , 1945 1— Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA .—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes 1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Straw......................................................
Other.......................................................
Head scarfs, head bands, snoods, etc..........
Dresses, suits, aprons, etc.: Total......................
Dresses:
Wool and wool mixture.........................
Rayon.....................................................
Cotton.....................................................
Cotton and rayon.-...............................
Suits...............................................................
Skirts:
Wool and wool mixture.........................
Rayon and/or cotton..............................
Blouses, shirts...............................................
Shirts, work..................................................
Aprons, smocks, etc.....................................
Coveralls, overalls........................................
Slacks:
Work.......................................................
Sport.......................................................
Slack suits.....................................................
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits, etc.7—
See footnotes a t end of table.
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1.47
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1.53
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3.82
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3.24
1.65
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1.76
1.41
1.18

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1.20

12.40

1.48
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1.86

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2.29
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11.41

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2.55
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14.52
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1.50
3.19

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1.78

$2,000
to
$3,000

Average number of articles purchased 2

Average annual expenditure per person 2
Boys 2 to 16 years o f aye—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Shirts: Total........................
Dress:
School....................
Other .................
Polo: Cotton, other___
Underwear: Total...............
Shorts, woven, knit___
Undershirts...................
Union suits....................
Other..............................
Nightwear, robes: Total—
Pajamas, nightshirts—
Bathrobes, other robes..
Hosiery: Total.....................
Socks:
C otton.............................
Rayon.................................
Other................................
Footwear: Total............................
Shoes:
Street and school..............
Sport.................-...............
Other.................................
Sandals, play shoes, sneakers.
Boots......................................
House slippers.........................
Rubbers, arctics, galoshes, etc.
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning..
Clothing accessories: Total_____
Handkerchiefs.........................
Gloves:
Dress..................................
Other.................................
Ties..........................................
Belts, garters, etc.8..................
Jewelry, watches.... ................
Value of clothing received as gift.........
Women and girls 16 years of
age and over
Clothing: Total...............................
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total-----Coats:
Heavy wool, with fur...
Heavy wool, no fur----Light wool..................
Fur...............................
Fur scarfs, etc.....................
Coats, cotton, rayon, other.
Raincoats..........................
Jackets................................
Sweaters..............................
Hats, head scarfs, etc.: Total—

$1,000
to
$2,000

0
1.56
0
1.17
0
3.17
9.60

5.94
2.34
.87
.45
71.57

2.39
14.28
8.98
1.39
27.75
1.39
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9.26
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.48
1.81
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.20
1.66

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.08
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.24

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1.64
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1.07
.17
.45
.31
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1.43
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.06

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.12
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.26
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1.97
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T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person, fam ilies of &
or more persons, by sex-age group and net income class, 1946 1— Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes *
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person8
Women and girls 16 years o f
age and over—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Special work clothing *.........................
Underwear: Total...............................
Slips:
Rayon.......................................
Other........................................
Corsets, girdles, garter belts..........
Brassieres.......................................
Vests, undershirts..........................
Panties, bloomers..........................
Other underwear...........................
Nightwear robes: Total.......................
Nightgowns:
Rayon......................................
Cotton.....................................
Rayon.....................
Other.......................
Robes, housecoats, etc.
Hosiery: Total................... .
Hose:
Nylon......................
Rayon.....................
Other....................
Anklets:
Cotton...................
Other.....................
Footwear: Total.................
Oxfords, pumps, etc.......
Play shoes........................
House slippers.......................
Rubbers, galoshes, etc...........
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning.
Clothing accessories: Total.........
Gloves:
Leather............................
Other................................
Handkerchiefs__________ —
Handbags, purses.................
Umbrellas.............................. .
Belts, dickeys, etc.8...............
Jewelry...................................
Unallocated..................................
Value of clothing received as gift.......
Girls 2 to 16 years o f age
Clothing: Total....................................
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total.............
Coats:
Heavy wool......................
Light wool........................
Rayon, cotton...................
Fur....................................
Other.................................
Raincoats................................
Jackets.....................................
Snow suits, ski suits, leggings.
Sweaters..................................
Fur scarfs, muffs, etc..............
Hats, caps: Total...........................
Hats:
Fe*t...............................................
Straw............................................
Other............................................
Caps, berets, head scarfs, snoods, etc.
Dresses, suits, aprons: Total.....................
Wool and wool mixture.
Rayon............................
Cotton, other................
See footnotes a t end of table.




$1.88
.82
.26
0
0
0
0
.30
.26
.87
0
.87
0
0
0
2.35
0
2.09
.18
.08
0
5.76
5.12
0
.42
0
.22
.59
.15
0
0
.44
0
0
0
0
35.29

$0.20
10.37
5.36
.24
.66
1.00
.14
2.86
.11
3.94
1.31
.68
.22
.38
1.35
8.93
0
8.48
.06
.37
.02
15.01
12.00
1.55
.34
.04
1.08
6.22
.78
.13
.06
2.96
.50
.57
1.22
1.66
23.55

$0.12
14.34
7.27
.89
.72
1.35
.14
3.97
0
8.88
3.64
.82
.68
.44
3.30
8.97
.08
8.05
.06
.67
.11
18.49
13.88
1.82
1.40
0
1.39
11.00
1.17
.59
.12
4.81
.63
.83
2.85
2.65
25.47

$1.16
16.10
8.33
.33
1.28
2.25
.03
3.88
0
10.02
2.35
1.08
1.00
1.78
3.81
9.96
.19
8.97
.15
.57
.08
20.82
16.44
1.46
1.52
.04
1.36
15.94
.94
1.42
.20
5.44
.60
1.06
6.28
7.07
18.50

$0.08
16.10
7.69
.22
1.61
2.40
.11
4.07
0
8.36
2.82
.14
.79
1.17
3.44
9.28
.49
7.67
.34
.66
.12
25.78
19.21
2.30
2.10
.04
1.53
13.03
1.35
.34
.11
7.89
.14
1.32
1.88
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32.43

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9.94
2.32
.45
.75
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2.17
3.05
.09
.84
.45
0
0
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14.72
1.17
.87
8.55

56.69
10.59
2.75
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1.87
5.77
0
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.11
0
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20.17
.56
3.38
10.65

142.44
23.17
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3.31
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2.42
7.14
9.57
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2.55
.69
.07
.09
1.70
46.05
5.91
2.33
18.12

95.34
19.57
5.56
5.56
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0
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5.36
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2.82
1.01
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0.02

0.26

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1.41
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1.16
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1.74
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1.72
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2.42
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1

Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person8

Girls 2 to IS years of age—Continued
Clothing-Continued
Dresses, suits, aprons—Continued
Suits___...................................
Skirts:
Wool and wool mixtures...............
Rayon and/or cotton.....................
Blouses, shirts......................................
Aprons, smocks, etc.............................
Coveralls, overalls, slacks....................
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits, etc.7.
Underwear, nightwear, robes: Total____
Slips:
Rayon.............................................
Cotton, other.................................
Corsets, girdles, garter belts................
Brassieres..............................................
Undershirts...........................................
Panties, bloomers.................................
Other underwear..................................
Nightgowns..........................................
Pajamas:
Rayon.............................................
Other..............................................
Robes, housecoats, etc.........................
Hosiery: Total......................................___
Hose:
Rayon...........................i................
Other..............................................
Anklets:
Cotton............................................ ......
Other....................................................
Footwear: Total.........................................
Shoes:
Oxfords, sandals, pumps, ties.......
Play shoes......................................
House slippers......................................
Rubbers, galoshes, etc..........................
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning..............
Clothing accessories: Total........................
Gloves:
Leather...........................................
Other..............................................
Handkerchiefs.............................................
Handbags, purses........................................
Umbrellas....................................................
Belts, dickeys,
etc.8.....................................
Jewelry,
watches____________________
Value of clothing received as gift......................
Children under 2 years o f age
Clothing: Total............................................ .
Coats, snuggle bunnies, snow suits9__
Sweaters, sacques....................................
Caps, hoods, bonnets..............................
Dresses, rompers, suits...........................
Play suits, sun suits, overalls___ ____
Slips, gertrudes........................................
Shirts, vests, bands.................................
Pants, cotton, rubberized......................
Diapers:
Disposable.......................
Sleeping garments.................
Robes, wrappers....................
Receiving blankets................
Stockings, socks.....................
Booties, shoes........................
Other clothing10....................
Layettes.................................
Jewelry...................................
Value of clothing received as gift.

See footnotes at end of table.




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1.28
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1.65
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3.04
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1.77
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10.62
8.97
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.10
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0
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.04
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2.12
.14
1.18
.14
.81
.53
7.21
1.01
.48
.05
.62
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3.09
0
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.28
1.19
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2.47
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1.54
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12.56
9.97
1.01
.24
0
1.34
3.01
0
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.74
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1.52
15.50

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4.31
3.43
4.98
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3.03
1.24
22.56
4.69
1.13
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10.93
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.22
0
2.60
1.82
8.29
1.40
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6.18
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27.09
23.19
1.49
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.20
1.42
12.73
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1.21
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4.20
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1.77
4.40
18.41

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2.86
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2.50
15.48
4.33
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.22
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1.16
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2.12
4.88
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15.24
11.06
1.69
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1.86
4.38
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1.44
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10.46

31.34
6.98
2.80
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7.20
3.24
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2.67
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3.50
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5.83
1.39
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4.69
2.45
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1.41
1.52
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1.62
1.32
3.55
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69.49
22.17
2.98
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3.82
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4.04
1.38
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IN D IA N A P O L IS , I N D .

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Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person1
Men and boys 16 years o f aye and over
Clothing: Total..........................................................
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.: Total.................
Overcoats-...................................................
Topcoats.................................. —.................
Jackets:
Leather...................................................
Other.......................................................
Sweaters:
Wool.......................................................
Other......................................................
Raincoats-....................................................
Hats, caps: Total................................................
Hats:
Felt.........................................................
Straw--..................................................
Other......................................................
Caps, helmets...............................................
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total................................ .
Suits:
Heavy wool............................................
Light wool--..........................................
Cotton and/or rayon..............................
Slack suits.....................................................
Trousers:
Dress, wool.............................................
Work, cotton and/or wool.....................
Slacks............................................................
Overalls:
Bib type-...............................................
Waist band, dungarees........................ .
Jumpers and jackets..............................
Shorts, bathing trunks, etc.*...................... .
Shirts: Total...................................................... .
Business.................................................... .
Work.............................................................
Sport:
Woven....................................................
Knit........................................................
Special work clothing ...................................
Underwear: Total.................. ...........................
Shorts, woven, knit— ................................
Undershirts..................................................
Shorts and undershirts...............................
Union suits.................................................. .
Other, including athletic supporters...........
Nightwear, robes: Total....................................
Pajamas, night shirts...................................
Bathrobes, other robes.................................
Hosiery: Total.....................................................
Socks:
Cotton....................................................
Rayon.....................................-.............
Other......................................................
Footwear: Total-............................................... .
Shoes:
Street......................................................
Work......................................................
Other.....................................................
Sandals, play shoes, sneakers......................
House slippers..............................................
Boots: Leather, rubber...............................
Rubbers: Regular, galoshes, arctics............
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning......................
Clothing accessories: Total............................... .
Handkerchiefs.............................................
Gloves:
Dress..................................................... .
Work.....................................................
Ties..............................................................
Belts, garters, suspenders, wallets, etc.5—
Jewelry, watches------------- ----------------Value of clothing received as gift..............................
Boys 2 to 16 years o f age
Clothing: Total........................................................ .
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.: Total..................
Overcoats......................................................
Topcoats.......................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




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2.35
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3.32
2.06
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10.34
3.18
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2.93
2.30
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1.07
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7.80
3.32
2.62
1.56
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2. 55
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1.14
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3.02
1.68
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12.40
6.54
1.83
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0
1.25
2.06
4.78
.43
.59
.80
1.32
.71
.93
7.53

0
0
0
0

86.79
20.07
6.10
2.40

$75.59 $103.12 $132.19
12.18
11.80 22.98
4.25
3.43
2.97
4.31
1.97
9.49
1.12
1.52
1.39
2.05
.98
3.32
1.53
.90
2.35
.09
0
.11
.99
.97
3.22
3.79
5.81
6.40
2.60
5.07
5.19
.82
.62
.89
.10
0
.08
.12
.27
.24
22.94 36.51 40.91
9.01
15.09 17.78
7.87
8.35
3.66
0
.22
.58
1.70
1.34
.43
4.06
3.34
5.61
1.50
3.35
3.45
1.74
2.34
3.59
.32
.83
.60
1.05
.24
.28
.82
.44
.08
.06
.07
.56
6.48
10.74 12.63
3.13
5.28
7.03
1.92
1.09
1.20
.13
2.79
2.56
1.84
1.30
1.58
1.09
0
.81
6.99
3.50
4.01
.95
1.99
2.17
.89
1.54
.60
.29
1.82
.17
1.58
.86
1.46
.08
.10
0
2.43
1.60
2.96
1.49
2.51
1.76
.11
.45
.67
4.24
3.60
5.51
2.17
2.45
1.73
1.21
1.16
2.77
.22
1.01
.63
13.92 14.94 18.04
6.69
6.71 11.40
3.72
1.01
2.54
.36
.76
.61
.09
.23
.07
.60
.82
.94
.06
.16
.28
.31
.40
.49
2.09
3.36
3.20
6.49
11.83 15.77
1.09
2.17
.27
.50
.99
1.62
.95
1.58
.56
3.26
6.01
2.31
.72
2.35
.89
1.74
4.02
3.06
9.84
12.92 12.75
79.82
17.10
2.75
.67

71.78
12.69
2.09
1.12

108.83
22.82
5.06
3.53

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased1

0.20
0
0
0
.20
0
0

0.07
0
.07
.21
.21
0
0

0.13
.06
.09
.26
.33
0
.11

0.09
.14
.07
.09
.16
.05
.12

0.08
.21
.08
.30
.40
.04
.21

0
0
0
0

.50
.14
0
.79

.41
.20
.04
.30

.77
.14
0
.16

.74
.19
.04
.21

0
0
0
0
.20
0
0
0
0
.40
0
0
1.20
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.00
0
0
0'

.14
0
0
0
.36
.64
0
0
.43
.14
0
.71
1.21
.36
.29
0
.64
1.00
.29
.29
.14
.07
0

.26
.09
0
.17
.41
.44
.24
.26
.13
.24
.02
1.24
1.09
.06
.48
.04
1.28
.91
.26
.72
.06
.39
.02

.40
.23
.05
.16
.63
1.00
.40
.14
.47
.16
.02
i. 63
.65
.67
.95
.02
2.44
1.42
.23
.51
.09
.49
.07

.42
.26
.02
.11
.64
1.04
.51
.21
.15
.02
.15
2.34
.64
.45
1.15
0
2.34
2.08
1.06
.45
0
.72
.04

4.80
.60
0

5.86
2.29
1.29

6.13
2.22
.54

8.09
2.79
1.72

5.60
5.96
1.36

.40
.40
0
0
0
0
0

1.07
.29
0
.07
.14
0
.29

.96
.65
.06
.02
.22
.02
.13

1.05
.51
.19
.02
.30
.02
.16

1.43
.29
.11
.06
.28
.04
.19

0
0
0
0

2.29
.21
1.36
.86

.78
.20
.91
1.78

3.21
.23
3.65
2.37

4.83
.45
1.13
3.57

0
0

.60
.20

.25
.08

.14
.14

.33
.20

23
T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class, 1945 1— Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Continued

Animal money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person *
Boys 2 to 16 years o f age—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.—Continued
Jackets:
Leather................................................
Other...................................................
Sweaters:
Wool....................................................
Other...................................................
Raincoats...................................................
Snow suits, ski suits..................................
Hats, caps: Total.............................................
Hats:
Felt......................................................
Straw...................................................
Other...................................................
Caps, helmets...........................................
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total..............................
Suits:
Heavy wool.........................................
Light wool...........................................
Cotton and/or rayon-........................
Slack suits.................................................
Trousers:
Dress, wool.........................................
Work, cotton and/or wool..................
Short pants.............. ................................
Slacks.........................................................
Overalls:
Bib type..............................................
Other...................................................
Shorts, play suits, and bathing trunks
Shirts: Total........................-..........................
School.......................................-.........
Other...................................................
Polo: Cotton, other...................................
Underwear: Total............................................
Shorts, woven, knit...................................
Undershirts........... ....................................
Union suits................................................
Other..........................................................
Nightwear: Total............................................
Pajamas, night shirts................................
Bathrobes, other robes..............................
Hosiery: Total.................................................
Socks:
Cotton_________________________
Rayon..................................................
Other...................................................
Footwear: Total..............................................
Shoes:
Street and school................................
Sport....................................................
Other..................................................
Sandals, play shoes, sneakers...................
Boots.........................................................
House slippers...........................................
Rubbers, arctics, galoshes, etc..................
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning...................
Clothing accessories: Total.............................
Handkerchiefs...........................................
Gloves:
Dress...................................................
Other...................................................
Ties............................................................
Belts, garters, etc.5....................................
Jewelry, watches.......................................
Value of clothing received as gift...........................
Women and girls 16 years o f age and over
Clothing: Total......................................................
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total.— .........................
Coats:
Heavy wool, with fur.........................
Heavy wool, no fur.............................
Light wool...........................................
Fur......................................................
S ee footnotes at end of table.




0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
$4.18
4.19
0
.80
2.40
1.96
.99
0
.40
.57
26.15
2.59
1.82
0
1.99
3.58
2.39
2.70
0
10.28
0
.80
2.78
1.85
.30
.63
7.42
4.78
2.64
0
0
2.98
2.98
0
6.86
6.36
.50
0
16.99
14.99
.30
0
0
.30
.20
0
1.20
1.58
0
.67
0
.34
.57
0
13.60

0
$6.82
3.24
.38
1.25
1.99
2.03
.83
.21
.42
.57
22.00
4.04
4.32
1.41
.67
.23
3.44
1.00
3.75
1.75
.56
.83
5.78
.91
1.70
3.17
4.05
.50
1.05
1.92
.58
2.41
2.41
0
3.22
3.22
0
0
20.89
13.05
.67
0
.55
.95
.41
.47
4.79
2.34
0
1.20
.21
.62
.31
0
25.93

0
$3.38
3.16
.26
.85
1.83
1.56
.36
0
.10
1.10
20.12
1.18
2.58
1.55
.45
3.72
1.24
1.68
1.74
2.14
1.87
1.97
7.00
2.30
2.30
2.40
3.35
1.18
.86
1.10
.21
1.58
1.22
.36
3.27
2.74
.03
.50
14.72
8.75
1.08
.38
.62
.46
.52
.88
2.03
7.49
.32
.64
.18
.86
1.04
4.45
13.28

$1.13
4.28
3.06
.20
1.33
4.23
2.76
1.06
0
.20
1.50
36.13
1.00
4.70
5.10
2.65
3.32
1.30
2.13
5.00
1.42
1.55
7.96
10.83
3.80
1.58
5.45
3.61
.70
.98
.22
1.41
4.16
3.61
.55
3.52
3.25
0
.27
21.87
15.36
1.27
.26
.32
.60
.88
.68
2.50
3.13
.33
1.52
.84
.31
.13
0
10.40

13.22
3.11
0
0
3.11
0

92.76
14.38
0
6.07
5.45
0

101.09
21.88
.69
4.28
4.03
9.83

166.59
39.08
7.53
12.74
4.96
9.47

214.20
52.73
4.27
11.79
6.32
25.04

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased >

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
.40
1.40
0
.20
.40

0
.58
1.42
.25
.17
.25

0
.33
.90
.14
.19
.19

0.07
.40
.60
.07
.27
.20

0
0
0
0

.40
0
.20
.80

.33
.17
.33
.58

.29
0
.05
.71

.27
0
.13
.93

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.20
.20
0
.40
.40
.60
1.40
0
5.20
0
.80

.25
.33
.42
.17
.08
1.83
.67
.83
1.00
.33
.58

.14
.28
.76
.05
.86
.33
.86
.48
1.24
1.05
1.14

.07
.67
1.00
.67
.80
.53
.73
1.13
.40
1.00
1.60

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1.00
.20
.80
11.60
4.00
0
0
2.20
0

.67
1.00
3.17
1.00
1.92
1.17
1.17
.83
0

1.43
.91
2.19
2.57
1.90
.95
.38
.71
.10

1.67
.53
4.27
2.00
1.73
.60
1.87
1.47
.13

0
0
0

22.00
2.00
0

10.83
0
0

8.95
.10
.57

10.00
0
.27

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3.80
.20
0
0
.20
.20
0

2.83
.17
0
.25
.17
.17
.17

2.29
.24
.10
.24
.14
.19
.33

3.20
.27
.07
.13
.13
.40
.33

0
0
0
0

0
1.00
0
1.20

0
1.00
.25
.50

1.05
.48
.33
.76

1.20
.73
.80
.67

0
0
.11
0

0
.11
.21
0

.03
.17
.16
.07

.10
.35
.14
.04

.04
.34
.21
.09

24
T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class , 1945 1— Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxesl
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person1
Women and girls 16 years o f age and over—
Continued
Clothing—Continued
Coats, jackets, etc.—Continued
Fur scarfs, etc..............................................
Coats, cotton, rayon, other........................ .
Raincoats......................................................
Jackets..........................................................
Sweaters........................................................
Hats, head scarfs, etc.: Total........................... .
Hats:
Felt........................................................
Straw.....................................................
Other.................................................... .
Head scarfs, head bands, snoods, etc..........
Dresses, suits, aprons: Total............................ .
Dresses:
Wool and wool mixture....................... .
Rayon.....................................................
Cotton....................................................
Cotton and rayon.................................
Suits..............................................................
Skirts:
Wool and wool mixture.........................
Rayon and/or cotton............................
Blouses, shirts..............................................
Shirts, work..................................................
Aprons, smocks, etc....................................
Coveralls, overalls........................................
Slacks:
Work......................................................
Sport..................................................... .
Slack suits................................................... .
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits, etc.7........
Special work clothing *................................
Underwear: Total..............................................
Slips:
Rayon................................................... .
Other......................................................
Corsets,
girdles, garter belts.........................
Brassieres....................................................
Vests, undershirts........................................
Panties, bloomers.........................................
Other underwear..........................................
Nightwear, robes: Total....................................
Nightgowns:
Rayon................................................... .
Cotton....................................................
Pajamas:
Rayon................................................... .
Other......................................................
Robes, housecoats, etc.................................
Hosiery: Total....................................................
Hose:
Nylon.....................................................
Rayon................................................... .
Other......................................................
Anklets:
Cotton....................................................
Other......................................................
Footwear: Total................................................ .
Shoes:
Oxfords, pumps, ties, sandals...............
Play shoes.............................................
House slippers..............................................
Rubbers, galoshes, etc....... ........................ .
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning......................
Clothing accessories: Total................................
Gloves:
Leather...................................................
Other......................................................
Handkerchiefs............................................. .
Hand bags, purses........................................
Umbrellas.....................................................
Belts, dickeys, etc. *.....................................
Jewelry........................................................
Value of clothing received as gift.............................

See footnotes at end of table.




0
0
0
0
0
.78
0
.56
0
.22
2.33
0
0
0
0
1.89
0
.44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.53
0
0
0
.33
0
0
.20
.67
0
0
0
0
.67
1.89
0
1.83
.06
0
0
3.91
2.11
.56
.07
0
1.17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.84

0
$0.89
.77
0
1.20
3.69
2.22
.96
0
. 51
25.05
1.71
5.38
6.42
.64
6.16
1.55
.21
1.51
0
.11
0
.53
.25
.18
.22
.18
8.87
4.36
.27
1.87
.57
.08
1.72
0
2.37
.75
.37
.19
.64
.42
11.43
.43
8.24
1.66
1.10
0
15.20
12.38
.50
.59
.11
1.62
11.77
.16
.80
.16
3.88
.71
.53
5.53
10.95

0
$1.38
.91
.19
.57
4.97
3.07
1.17
.42
.31
31.06
2.16
6.49
7.13
1.35
8.16
.77
0
2.41
0
.75
0
.05
.48
.52
.79
0
8.77
3.78
.25
1.77
.99
.07
1.84
.07
3.05
.64
.54
.29
.25
1.30
8.03
.11
6.71
.48
.45
.28
14.79
10.88
1.47
.82
.13
1.49
8.57
1.05
.84
.12
2.41
.56
.60
2.99
14.51

0
0
0
0
$1.65 $1.36
.12
.66
2.61
3.29
8.40 10.60
5.08
6.27
1.92
3.20
.38
.60
1.02
.53
57.60 68.86
5.83
3.88
16.06 16.00
8.66
10.87
3.65
3.67
10.16
17.82
2.70
2.26
.33
.22
5.92
7.91
0
0
1.01
.56
.16
.06
.14
.51
1.21
1.75
.82
.50
1.27
2.53
0
0
14.52 19.64
6.18
7.99
.34
.49
3.89
2.68
2.26
3.65
.12
.04
2.84
3.54
.10
.04
5.27
8.91
.33
3.26
.34
.46
.44
.79
.87
1.27
2.29
3.13
11.99
11.42
.10
.18
9.94
10.68
.07
.14
1.09
1.16
0
.05
19.37 . 21.53
14.18 15.50
2.60
2.72
1.15
.81
.35
.31
1.93
1.35
10.36 20.51
1.49
1.67
1.41
2.00
.32
.64
4.86
6.42
.78
1.04
.92
1.06
.40
7.86
17.10
3.86

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased >

0
0
0
0
0

0
.04
.04
0
.32

0
.03
.09
.05
.14

0
0
.10
.02
.47

0
0
.10
.04
.61

0
.11
0

.61
.29
0

.60
.22
.07

1.00
.32
.12

1.02
.46
.12

0
0
0
0
.11
0
.22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.14
.68
1.61
.71
.22
.29
.04
.57
0
.14
0
.11
.07
.04
.11
.04

.17
.64
1.26
.16
.29
.14
0
.57
0
.41
0
.02
.09
.03
.19
0

.44
1.12
1.63
.40
.28
.42
.07
1.44
0
.61
.09
.04
.16
.05
.25
0

.22
1.06
1.64
.39
.46
.34
.04
1.82
0
.33
.03
.12
.27
.06
.46
0

0
0
0
.22
0
0
.22

1.78
.04
.25
.57
.14
1.93
0

1.31
.19
.33
.79
.12
2.00
.03

1.84
.18
.58
1.58
.16
2.90
.07

2.51
.24
.69
2.00
.09
4.19
.03

0
0
0
0
.11

.25
.11
.07
.25
.11

.21
.29
.09
.07
.17

.39
.18
.07
.30
.25

.67
.25
.16
.36
.31

0
1.78
.22
0
0

.25
7.86
.93
2.82
0

.07
6.09
.76
1.45
.41

.07
10.58
.14
2.79
.14

.13
9.79
.22
2.82
0

.44
.11
.11
0

1.96
.14
.29
.07

1.60
.40
.34
.07

2.00
.75
.33
.10

2.14
.58
.39
.13

0
0
0
0
0

.11
.36
.64
.82
.14

.31
.53
.31
.52
.12

.39
.88
1.14
.82
.18

.34

.82
.98
.91
.16

25
T a b l e 10b.— C l o t h i n g :

Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class, 19451
I N D I A N A P O L IS , I N I } .—Continued.

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person2
Girls 2 to IS years o f age
Clothing: Total............................................... ........
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total..................................
Coats:
Heavy wool __
Light
Rayon,wool______________________
cotton .
Fur.,.1....................................................
Other.....................................................
Raincoats_____________________ _____
Jackets______ _________ _____ _______
Snow suits, ski suits, leggings______ ____
Sweaters. ________ l..rr ..r____________
Fur scarfs, muffs, etc___________ ______
Hats, caps: T otal..............................................
Hats:
Felt.........................................................
Straw
__
_
Other......................................................
Caps,
berets,
head
scarfs,
Dresses, suits, aprons; Total'.snoods, etc_____
Dresses:
Wool and wool mixture. _ _ _
Rayon__________________________
Cotton, other. .. ___
Suits................................. ...........................
Shirts:
Wool and wool mixture
Rayon and/or cotton
Blouses, shirts.
Aprons, smocks, etc
Coveralls, overalls, slacks
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits7................
Underwear, nightwear, robes: Total________
Slips:
Rayon.....................................................
Cotton, other____
. _ ...
Corsets,
girdles,
belts_________. ...
_
Brassieres.
_ garter
_. ________
Undershirts __ __
Panties,
bloomers.......................................
Other underwear
_
Nightgowns _______
Pajamas:
Rayon____ ______________ _______
Other............................... .......................
Robes, housecoats, etc ....................... ........
Hosiery: Total
Hose:
Rayon. . ... _____ __ _
Other
.... _
. _ _. .
Anklets:
Cotton _
......_ _ .
Other _
Footwear: Total____________________________
Shoes:
Oxfords, sandals, pumps, ties___________
Play shoes__________________________
Houseslippers______________________ ____
Rubbers, galoshes, etc.......................................
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning _ _ ______
Clothing accessories: Total___________________
Gloves:
Leather..........................................................
Other
Handkerchiefs__________________
Handbags, purses . _
______ ___
Umbrellas
. . .
Belts, dickeys, etc.8
_
Jewelry, watches
_ _ _____________
Valpe of clothing received as gift
Children under 2 years o f aye
Clothing- Total
...... .
Coats, snuggle bunnies, snow suits •
Sweaters, sanqims
__
_ .
Caps, hnods, bonnets
Dresses, rompers, snits
_
__
Play suits, sun suits, overalls . . . .
_
Slips, gertrudes....................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

$53.13
16.32
6.33
0
1.33
0
0
0
1.00
5.16
2.50
0
2.39
1.16
0
.50
.73
12.88
1.99
0
5.66
0
2.41
1.00
1.82
0
0
0
8.89
1.08
1.49
0
0
.84
4.15
0
0
0
1.33
0
2.54
0
.58
1.00
.96
7.47
4.75
1.99
.21
0
.52
2.64
0
.99
0
1.32
0
.25
.08
13.33

$92.15
16.80
4.70
3.90
0
0
0
.30
.40
4.50
3.00
0
2.50
1.45
0
.70
.35
27.80
2.20
1.10
12.68
3.60
1.30
0
4.16
.10
1.48
1.28
11.57
1.52
1.45
0
0
.36
4.54
0
.40
.10
1.90
1.30
4.73
.54
.18
3.80
.21
18.05
13.01
2.00
.65
.95
1.44
10.70
0
2.23
.18
.64
.30
.60
6.75
14.10

44.26
<*>
2.82
(«)
(6)
3.06
(«)
2.20
17.80
(8)
(#)
1.15
M > .86

37.89
7.60
2.37
.09
7.65
3.38
1.52

$81.88 $100.39
15.94 24.87
5.86
8.61
5.39
.84
0
1.57
0
0
0
0
.50
.94
0
.12
3.96
3.61
4.34
5.07
0
0
2.82
2.89
.70
1.10
.41
.35
.91
.50
.46
1.28
28.18 35.83
2.95
.37
3.05
3.27
12.70 11.09
1.06
4.19
1.78
2.37
.19
.78
4.35
3.20
.19
.36
2.43
1.70
5.22
2.76
9.86
11.30
2.24
.70
.42
1.59
.12
.31
.25
.27
.45
.36
4.65
4.33
0
.11
.31
.64
.20
0
1.40
1.68
.94
.19
4.69
4.38
.74
.07
.32
0
4.05
2.70
.62
.57
15.57 17.51
11.22 13.07
1.33
1.75
.28
1.01
.98
1.17
.94
1.03
3.31
5.12
.69
.17
1.08
1.24
.28
.09
.31
.50
.12
0
1.04
.90
.31
1.70
14.87
13.58
40.13
7.76
.76
1.69
5.22
3.46
.48

(«)
(6)
(6)
(«)
(«)
(6)
(•)

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased2

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.33
0
.17
0
0
0
.17
.33
.83
0

0.30
.30
0
0
0
.10
.10
.40
.90
0

0.44
.12
0
0
0
0.12
.38
1.56
0

0.35
.31
.19
0
0
.08
.04
.31
1.42
0

0
0
0

.50
0
.17

0.50
.20

.25
.25
.25

.54
.19
.50

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.50
0
2.67
0
.50
.50
1.17
0
0
0

.30
.20
3.80
.30
.40
0
2.00
.10
.50
.80

.66
.62
4.75
.06
.69
.31
2.06
.06
.81
2.06

.35
.77
3.35
.15
.50
.15
2.00
.15
1.23
2.46

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.83
1.00
0
0
1.33
8.33
0
0
0
.67
0

1.50
1.80
0
0
.80
7.90
0
.40
.10
.60
.20

2.19
.56
.12
.44
.75
9.69
0
.56
0
.81
.19

.42
1.08
.19
.31
.73
8.54
.23
.23
.08
.69
.04

0
0
0
0

0
2.00
4.00
3.67

.60
.70
11.70
.60

.06
0
12.06
2.06

1.00
1.00
8.31
1.77

0
0
0
0

1.50
1.00
.17
0

3.10
.70
.30
.40

3.12
.75
.60
.44

3.15
.65
.27
.46

0
0
0
0
0

0
1.00
0
.67
0

0
1.10
1.20
.20
.10

.12
.75
1.71
.25
.04

.31
1.00
.46
.23
0

<«j
(6)
(6)
(»)
(«)
(•)

.50
1.33
1.50
7.67
1.50
1.17

.75
.88
.12
3.12
1.25
1.62

.83
.33
1.17
2.33
2.17
.50

(•)
(«)
(#)
(6)
(°)
<•)

26
T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person, families of $ or
more persons , by age-sex group and net income class,1 1946 —Continued
INDIANAPOIiIS, IND.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person *
Children under 2 years o f age—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Shirts, vests, bands.............................................
Pants, cotton, rubberized...................................
Diapers:
Fabric............................................................
Disposable.. .................................................
Sleeping garments...............................................
Robes, wrappers..................................................
Receiving blankets.............................................
Stockings, socks...................................................
Booties, shoes......................................................
Other clothing10..................................................
Layettes...............................................................
Jewelry................................................................
Value of clothing received as gift..............................

(«)
(«)
(*)
(«)
(6)
(6)
CO
(®>
(6)
(6)
(•)
(6)
(6)

$2.70
1.38
1.89
0
.64
1.16
0
2.46
5.20
.44
0
0
34.29

$0.95
1.40
3.68
0
3.42
0
.49
1.29
3.68
.37
0
0
16.75

$0.96
3.09
1.08
0
1.99
0
.23
1.79
7.46
.83
3.33
0
12.58

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased 8

(«)
h
(«)
(6)
(«)
(«)
(«)

(«)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
09

09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09

4.83
4.50
10.00
0
1.00
.33
0
11.83
3.17
0

1.25
3.50
22.50
0
3.12
0
.87
4.75
1.88
0

1.67
7.67
6.00
0
2.00
0
.67
7.17
3.33
.17

00
00
0.12
0.12
00.12
0
0.38
00
.12
0.62
00.88
0

0.03
.06
.06

0.11
.11

0

0.05
.13
.05
.34
.18
.05
.10
.03

.52
.18
.18
.52

.71
.03
.13
.16

.59
.09
.02
.18

.18

.26
.08
.03

.37

C9
(6)
(°)
(»)
(6)
(6)
(6)
09
(«)
(#)

PO R TLA ND , OREO.

Men and boys 16 years o f age and over
)thing: Total.........................................................
Coats,
jackets, sweaters, etc: Total...................
Overcoats
Topcoats _ _

Jackets:
Leather

Other ___
.
Sweaters:
Wool--_____ ____________________
Other. _______________ __________
Raincoats.._____ ______________ ____
Snow
suits, ski suits__________________
_ ......
Hats, caps • Total
Hats:
F elt.......................................................
Straw___________________________
Other___________________________
Caps, helmets_______________________
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total_________________
Suits:
Heavy wool______________________
Light w ool______________________
Cotton and/or rayon_______________
Slack suits ___
Trousers:
Dress, wool
Work, cotton and/or wool

Slacks___________________ _________
Overalls:
Bib type _________ __________ ____
Waist band, dungarees_________ ___
Jumpers and jackets______________
Shorts, bathing trunks 3_________________
Shirts: Total........................................................
Business____________ _______________
Work
Sport:
Woven__________________________
Knit........................................................
Special work clothing4__________________ _
Underwear: Total_______________________
Shorts, woven knit___________________
Undershirts_____ ____ _______ _______
Shorts and undershirts________________
Union suits............................................... .
Other, including athletic supporters_____
Nightwear, robes: Total__________________
Pajamas, nightshirts.....................................
Bathrobes, other robes.................................
Hosierv: Total
_
_ __
Socks:
Cotton....................................................
Rayon__________________________
Other.......................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




$9.72

0
00
00
00
000
00
00
.86
00
00
0
0.86
00
001.29
01.29
00
01.79
000
.80
.99
.99
.99
0.60
0.35
.25

$40.52
1.49

00
00
0.74
.15
01.25

001.25
0
18.83
0
15.38
00
.62
01.29
001.54
0
2.81
.99
1.82

00.62
001.63
01.63
000
02.06
.75
.34
.87

$83.67
9.55
1.21
1.82
.92
1.13

2.02
.15
1.70
04.80

3.57
.38
.46
.39
23.45
7.77
05.02
.62
1.06
4.48
1.24
2.15
.28
.57
.26
1.70
2.93
3.42
.51
.84
3.39
3.70
1.04
.70
.08
1.39
.49
.47
.47
04.18
2.28
1.08
.82

$93.21 $135.90
13.85 19.08
1.64
4.24
6.25
3.77
.71
1.96
2.80
4.23
1.14
.12 3.90
.22
1.02
.50
.17
.26
5.58
5.16
5.10
4.06
.13
.44
.18
.05
.17
.61
27.20 40.08
11.29
18.85
3.58
5.78
.54
.66
0
.27
1.65
4.11
5.56
4.71
2.00
2.41
1.12
.68 1.41
1.04
.52
.55
.14
.65
2.43
13.18
3.32
4.20
2.60
4.44
1.74
4.04
.77
.50
.92
3.99
3.73
6.25
1.26
2.27
1.02
1.70
.52
.59
.90
.85
.03
.84
2.04
2.18
1.36
1.88
.68 5.49
.30
4.86

2.22
.93
1.71

2.12
1.35
2.02

00
00
00
00
000
0
00
00
0.33
0
00
00
0.50
0
00
0
00.33

.33
.33

0

01.33
.17

.50
1.75

00.12
0
001.12
0
00
3.75
.75

1.12

.21
.39
.03
.18

.15
0.09
.15
1.12
.12

.85
.15
.15
.06
1.06
1.58
.18
.82
.15

0
.18
1.74
.21

.09
.41
.50
.11
.06

.02

.11
.02

.04
.41
.96

.22

0

.50
.26
.13
.05
1.24
1.26
.42
.29
.24
1.45
1.03
.45
.29
.03
.40
.05

2.46
2.04
.48
.33
.48
.52
.04

6.33
1.91
1.64

6.53
1.76
2.53

4.67
3.30
2.24

1.12
.97
.15
.52
.30
.18

.56
.37
.09

.11

1.39
1.46
.59

.22
.20

27
T able 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by sex-age group and net income class , 1945 1— Continued
PORTLAND, OREG.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Straw........... ................................ .........
Other......................................................
Caps, helmets...............................................
Suits, trousers, etc.: Total.................................
Suits:
Heavy wool............................................
Light wool..............................................
Cotton and/or rayon..............................
Slack suits.....................................................
Trousers:
Dress, wool............................................
Work, cotton and/or wool......................
Short pants........ *.........................................
Slacks............................................................
Overalls.........................................................
Shorts, play suits, and bathing trunks *—
Shirts: Total........................................................
Dress:
School......................................................
Other......................................................
Polo: Cotton, other......................................
Underwear: Total...............................................
Shorts, woven, knit......................................
Undershirts...................................................
Union suits....................................................
Other.............................................................
Nightwear, robes: Total.....................................
Pajamas, nightshirts....................................
Bathrobes, other robes.................................
Hosiery: Total....................................................
Socks:
Cotton....................................................
Rayon.....................................................
Other.......................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




$3.89
2.71
1.01
0
0
0
0
0
.17
.30
0
0
.13
.17
0
0
12.41

$8. g4
3.83
3.89
0
0
.12
0
,19
.81
2.99
.08
0
.32
1.19
.16
1.24
2.46

$18.18
8.32
3.13
.44
.42
.48
.21
.43
4.75
8.26
.36
.30
.98
.22
.70
4.69
14.64

$16.62
6.83
3.53
.74
.17
.37
1.01
.45
3.52
9.98
.82
.62
2.38
2.31
1.19
2.66
12.13

$20.43
7.64
4.42
1.37
0
.76
0
.21
6.03
20.06
.90
.15
5.48
2.53
1.63
9.37
15.68

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

44.63
13.41
4.14
0
1.14
0
1.29
0
0
6.84
.69
0
0
0
.69
12.07
0
1.67
.14
0
2.27
0
.14
0
6.39
1.56
3.89
.43
1.17
2.29
2.98
.63
.96
1.24
.25
2.10
1.67
.43
1.49
1.49
0
0

88.78
14.69
2.05
0
0
3.32
5.28
0
2.16
1.88
.87
.13
0
0
.74
22.48
1.55
0
0
.87
1.85
5.69
2.52
1.88
2.99
5.13
9.96
4.82
2.15
2.99
4.68
3.40
.72
.50
.06
2.35
2.35
0
6.58
6.58
0
0

51.99
10.43
1.67
.37
1.02
2.54
3.34
.17
.64
1.18
1.40
.42
0
0
.98
13.30
.67
0
.29
.21
1.51
2.92
.08
1.14
5.39
1.09
5.57
2.56
.29
2.92
2.31
.92
.40
.87
.12
2.83
1.78
1.05
3.70
3.70
0
0

76.38
14.50
.62
1.14
1.48
5.43
3.46
.08
1.63
.66
1.63
.35
.10
.30
.88
19.12
.21
.31
.80
2.00
4.10
7.31
0
1.11
2.46
.82
7.56
4.61
.44
2.51
3.05
1.16
1.03
.86
0
3.03
2.42
.61
3.22
3.22
0
0

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased2

Average annual expenditure per person *
Men and boys 16 years of age and over—Con.
Clothing—Continued
Footwear: Total_________________ ______
Shoes:
Street.....................................................
Work....................................................
Other.....................................................
Sandals, play shoes, sneakers.....................
House slippers.............................................
Boots: Leather, rubber..............................
Rubbers: Regular, galoshes, arctics...........
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning.................
Clothing accessories: Total...............................
Handkerchiefs....... .....................................
Gloves*
Dress.....................................................
Work.....................................................
Ties.................................................. ............
Belts, garters, suspenders, wallets, etc.®__
Jewelry, watches.....................................
Value of clothing received as gifts......................
Boys 2 to 16 years o f age
Clothing: Total......................................
Coats, jackets, sweaters, etc.: Total.
Overcoats....................................
Topcoats.....................................
Jackets:
Leather.................................
Other....................................
Sweaters:
Wool.....................................
Other....................................
Raincoats....................................
Snow suits, ski suits....... ...........
Hats, caps: Total..............................

$1,000
to
$2,000

0.50
.17
0
0
0
0
0

0.50
.62
0
0
.12
0
.12

1.00
.52
.06
.06
.18
.03
.24

0.84
.53
.10
.08
.08
.13
.18

0.85
.59
.17
0
.20
0
.11

0
0
.67
.17

.75
0
1.12
1.12

1.67
.12
1.39
.82

2.50
.16
1.79
1.55

3.44
.04
3.91
1.74

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.29
0
.14
0
.43
0
0
.43

.12
0
0
.62
.88
0
.38
.12

.12
.04
.08
.50
.92
.12
.08
.08

.04
.04
.15
.81
.85
.08
.31
.08

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
.57

.12
0
0
.45

.21
0
0
.67

.15
.08
.27
.85

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
.14
.14
0
.43
0
.14
0
3.14
.57

.12
0
0
.25
.38
1.88
1.25
.50
2.00
1.88

.04
0
.08
.04
.38
1.17
.04
.29
3.17
.58

.08
.04
.23
.14
.88
2.23
0
.15
1.27
.35

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.43
1.14
2.29
1.14
2.14
1.86
.86
1.14
.14

2.50
1.50
3.00
7.38
2.00
1.00
.12
1.12
0

1.58
.29
3.42
1.92
.87
1.12
.33
1.21
.25

2.31
.77
2.15
2.35
2.04
.88
0
1.04
.15

0
0
0

5.43
0
0

7.62
0
0

12.42
0
0

10.31
0
0

28
T able

10b.— Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2
or more persons , by sex-age group and net income class , 1946 1—Continued
PORTLAND, OREG.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person 2
Boys 2 to 16 years o f age—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Footwear: Total..........................................
Shoes:
Street and school............................
Sport...............................................
Other...............................................
Sandals, play shoes, sneakers..............
Boots.....................................................
House slippers.......................................
Rubbers, arctics, and galoshes............
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning..............
Clothing accessories: Total........................
Handkerchiefs.......................................
Gloves:
Dress...............................................
Other...............................................
Ties........................................................
Belts, garters, etc.®................................
Jewelry, watches..................................
Value of clothing received as gift......................
Women and girls 16 years o f age and over
Clothing: Total..... ....................................„ ...........
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total ................. ..............
Coats:
Heavy wool, with fur..........................
Heavy wool, no fur..............................
Light wool--........................................
Fur........................................................
Fur scarfs, etc.--........................................
Snow suits, ski suits, leggings, etc.............
Coats, cotton, rayon, other........................
Raincoats.—...............................................
Jackets.........................................................
Sweaters.......................................................
Hats, head scarfs, etc.:
Total............................................................
Hats:
Felt............................. - ......................
Straw....................................................
Other....................................................
Head scarfs, head bands, snoods, etc.........
Dresses, suits, aprons: Total............. .............
Wool and wool mixture..................
Rayon..............................................
Cotton...... ........................ ..........
Cotton and rayon...........................
Suits— ..................................................
Skirts:
Wool and wool mixture..................
Rayon and/or cotton..................... .
Blouses, shirts........................................
Shirts, work...........................................
Aprons, smocks, etc............................. .
Coveralls, overalls.................................
Slacks:
Work................................................
Sport—.............................................
Slack suits..............................................
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits, etc.7-.
Special work clothing *................................
underwear: Total.......................................
Slips:
Rayon..............................................
Other.............................................. .
Corsets, girdles, garter belts. ...............
Brassieres..............................................
Vests, undershirts.............................. .
Panties, bloomers................................. .
Other underwear......................... ........

See footnotes at end of table.




0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

$7.65
6.37
0
0
.53
.24
0
.40
.06
.25
0
.11
.14
0
0
0
11.29

$24.91
17.16
.34
.54
1.25
0
1.07
.77
3.38
2.26
.80
.16
0
.50
.80
0
20.00

$16.96
12.26
.29
.25
1.30
.49
.49
.70
1.18
.99
.07
.37
0
.06
.49
0
11.27

$22.68
16.06
0
.88
.94
.16
1.21
.92
2.51
• 1.59
.29
.27
0
.26
.65
.12
.12

81.28
36.00
0
0
3.33
30.00
0
0
0
0
0
2.67
4.41
3.91
0
0
.60
16.35
.83
5.48
1.89
0
4.17
1.33
0
1.99
0
0
0
0
0
0
.66
0
4.03
1.29
0
.22
1.00
.12
1.20
.20

54.07
11.80
4.78
3.69
1.35
0
0
0
0
1.00
0
.98
1.82
.95
.74
0
.13
15.10
.61
5.83
2.54
1.00
1.74
.13
0
.91
0
.69
.13
.52
.61
.35
.09
0
4.63
1.99
.11
.35
.66
.17
1.35
0

121.53
27.79
4.99
8. 56
3. 21
9 17
0
0
0
0
.14
1.72
6.59
3.56
1.13
1.48
.42
37.36
.63
14.31
4.92
1.14
7.40
.82
.41
3.80
.04
1.09
.06
.07
.60
.57
.58
.92
10.07
3.64
0
2.88
1.69
.12
1.46
.28

177.28
47.46
8.63
10.50
11.06
12.00
0
.35
0
.63
.83
3.46
8.00
4.49
1.69
1.04
.78
53.73
3.52
6.13
4.05
1.68
13.16
.81
.45
6.85
0
.90
.31
.73
2.00
1.29
1.18
.67
14.24
5.35
.13
3.51
2.83
.07
2.35
0

217.91
45.74
8.91
11.82
6.26
10.72
2.09
0
.14
1.24
1.03
3.53
12.28
7.91
2.17
.92
1.28
72.72
8.78
19.93
4.14
2.38
18.13
1.34
.41
9.61
.18
.65
42
.57
2.37
.95
1.62
.64
16.54
6.10
.06
4.88
2.47
.12
2.82
.09

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased *

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2.00
0
0
.14
.14
0
.29

3.50
.12
.12
.50
0
.38
.50

3.04
.12
.08
.42
.17
.21
.33

3.23
0
.15
.35
.08
.38
.58

0
0
0
0

0
.14
.14
0

4.50
.25
0
.15

.42
.42
0
.04

1.77
.15
0
.31

0
0
.17
.17
0
0
0
0
0
.50

.04
.13
.09
0
0
0
0
.13
0
.48

.05
.24
.12
.02
0
0
0
0
.02
.38

.10
.26
37
.06
0
.02
0
.06
.10
.18

.09
.28
.19
.05
.03
0
.02
.07
.14
.50

1.00
0
0

.26
.17
0

.67
.21
.17

.94
.33
.16

1.09
.33
.12

.17
.67
.83
0
.16
.33
0
.50
0
0
0
0
0
0
.17
0

.04
.61
.65
.13
.04
.04
0
.26
0
.35
.04
.09
.13
.01
.04
0

.07
1.19
.78
.17
.19
.19
.12
1.00
.02
.69
.02
.05
.05
.07
.14
.17

.28
1.29
.72
.24
.41
.14
.18
1.69
0
.31
12
.14
.24
.12
.18
.08

.40
1.41
.86
.28
.43
.22
.10
1.68
.12
.31
.17
.12
.31
.14
.31
.12

1.00
0
.17
.50
.33
2.17
.17

.96
.04
.13
.39
.22
2.00
0

1.40
0
.64
1.33
.19
2.14
.14

1.92
.04
.82
1.63
.14
2.94
0

2.04
.05
.76
1.41
.12
2.84
.05

29
Table 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 2 or
more persons , by age-sex group and net income classj1 1945 —Continued
P O R T L A N D , O R E G .— C o n tin u ed

Armnai money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under
$1,000

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$ 1,000

See footnotes at end of table.




$.97
0
.64
0
.33
0
4.39
0
3.26
1.13
0
0
12.05
6.89
.98
.67
0
3.51
3.08
.58
.50
0
2.00
0
0
0
42.75
(«)

(<9

(«)
(«)
(8)
(6)
((6)6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(8)
00

00
00
(8)
(8)
(8)

(8)
(6)
(6)

00
(8)
(006)
00
00
(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)
(008)
(6)

$1.17
.56
0
.26
0
.35
6.53
0
4.46
1.38
.56
.13
8.75
6.66
.59
.59
.16
.75
4.27
.13
.21
.08
1.91
.26
.05
1.63
18.28
00
00
00
00
(8)
6)

(6)

(008)

00
(006)
(6)

(6)
(8)
(8)
(6)
00

(6)
(0)

00
00
(6)
(6)
(8)
(8)
(6)
(6)
(6)

(006)
(6)
00
00

$3.97
1.50
.04
.43
.32
1.68
10.16
.04
8.36
1.06
.62
.08
16.19
12.24
.96
.95
.18
1.86
9.40
.56
.55
.31
3.69
.85
.48
2.96
14.48

$4.73
1.90
.51
.20
.20
1.92
11.70
.17
10.19
.09
.81
.44
21.45
14.29
3.68
1.15
.27
2.06
15.97
1.48
.90
.54
5.71
.86
1.21
5.27
11.03

$7.85
1.64
.20
1.18
.91
3.92
12.09
.03
10.65
.15
1.00
.26
23.30
15.66
3.46
1.05
.61
2.52
27.39
1.88
1.76
.68
7.74
1.76
1.06
12.51
21.98

75.43
16.47
6.43
0
0
00
.35
0
2.50
7.19
0
1.13
.40
0
.15
.58
22.19
0
1.36
6.09
0
4.42
1.04
5.26
0
1.68
2.34
9.64
1.68
1.03
0

81.18
13.89
4.53
0
0
0
0
.66
.90
1.67
6.13
0
1.96
.56
.14
.24
1.02
27.29
1.66
3.74
8.18
2.53
3.40
.28
2.59
.28
2.66
1.97
8.44
1.57
.96
.08
.17

97.86
18.25
5.32
5.11
0
0
0
.47
0
.92
6.43
0
1.43
.36
.13
0
.94
34.59
.86
7.08
9.77
4.30
2.42
.47
4.08
.27
1.18
4.16
12.29
2.71
.30
0

0
.73

.34

to

$2,000

$2,000

to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased *

Average annual expenditure per person *
Women and girls 16 years of age and over—
Continued
Clothing—Continued
Nightwear, robes: Total..................................
Nightgowns:
Rayon..................................................
Cotton.............—.................................
Pajamas:
Rayon..................................................
Other...................................................
Robes, housecoats, etc............ _................
Hosiery: Total.................................................
Hose:
Nylon.................................................
Rayon..................................................
Other...................................................
Anklets:
Cotton.................................................
Other...................................................
Footwear: Total...............................................
Shoes:
Oxfords, pumps, ties, sandals............
Play shoes...........................................
House slippers...........................................
Rubbers, galoshes, etc..............................
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning...................
Clothing accessories: Total.............................
Gloves:
Leather...............................................
Other........ ..........................................
Handkerchiefs............................................
Handbags, purses......................................
Umbrellas..................................................
Belts, dickeys, etc.8............... -..................
Jewelry.......................................................
Value of clothing received as gift...........................
Girls 2 to 16 years o f age
Clothing: Total......................................................
Coats, jackets, etc.: Total...............................
Coats:
Heavy wool-.......................................
Light wool...........................................
Rayon, cotton.....................................
Fur.......................................................
O ther.................................................
Raincoats.................................................
Jackets.......................................................
Snow suits, ski suits, leggings...................
Sweaters .....................................................
Fur scarfs, muffs, etc................................
Hats, caps: Total......................-......... -.........
Hats:
Felt......................................................
Straw.-.........-....................................
Other..................................................
Caps, berets, head scarfs, snoods, etc.........
Dresses, suits, aprons: Total...........................
Dresses:
Wool and wool mixture......................
Rayon..................................................
Cotton, other.......................................
Suits.........................................................
Skirts:
Wool and wool mixture......................
Rayon and/or cotton..........................
Blouses, shirts............................................
Aprons, smocks, etc..................................
Coveralls, overalls, slacks.........................
Shorts, play suits, bathing suits, etc.7.......
Underwear, nightwear, robes: Total..............
Slips:
Rayon..................................................
Cotton, other....................................
Corsets, girdles, garter belts.....................
Brassieres--...............................................
Undershirts.-............................................

$ 1,000

.88
.44

0
.50

0.13
0

0.40
.02

0.51
.20

0.36
.07

0
.17
0

.09
0
.04

.12
.12
.14

.04
.06
.26

.24
.24
.31

0
3.33
1.33

0
5.00
1.61

.02
7.81
.86

.10
10.06
.08

.02
10.53
.22

0
0

1.48
.22

2.02
.26

2.71
1.02

2.74
.22

1.67
.33
.33
0

1.08
.13
.17
.09

1.79
.24
.33
.14

2.20
1.00
.39
.18

1.91
.84
.29
.36

.17
.33
0
.33
0

.04
.13
.35
.44
.09

.19
.36
1.43
.62
.17

.35
.51
1.02
.80
.18

.55
1.02
1.36
.71
.22

(8)
(6)
(6)

09
09
09
0
9)
(6
(6)
09
09
09
09

.40
0
0
0
0
.10
0
.20
1.30
0

.22
0
0
0
0
.11
.11
.06
1.50
0

09
(<9
09

09
09
09

.20
0
.10

.22
.06
.11

.13
.07

(089)
(6)

09
09
09
09

0
.40
2.60
0

.17
.83
2.44
.33

.13
.93
3.00
.27

09
09
09
09
09
09

(0)
(0)
0
(89)

(6)

.80
.50
1.90
0
.70
1.10

.72
.11
1. J 1
.06
.89
.67

.60
.13
1.73
.33
.67
1.53

09)
(6
09)
(8
(8)

09
09
09
09
09

1.00
1.50
0
0
1.60

.83
.67
.06
.17
.50

(#)
((«)6)
(8)
(«)
(8)
(8)

(6)

(8)

0
0
0
0
0

0

.47
.40
.13

.13
1.87

1.47
.40
.73
.80

30

Table 10b.—Clothing: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles purchased per person , families of 8 or
more persons, by age-sex gronp and net income class,1 1945 —Continued
PORTLAND, ORBG.—Continued

Item

p
If

Annual money income after personal taxes1
$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Under
$1,000

Average annual expenditure per person8
Girls 2 to 16 years o f age—Continued
Clothing—Continued
Underwear, nightwear, robes—Continued
Panties, bloomers.................................
Other underwear...................................
Nightgowns............................................
Pajamas:
Rayon..............................................
Other. .............................................
Robes, housecoats, etc................................ .
Hosiery: Total.............................................
Hose:
Rayon..............................................
Other................................................
Anklets:
Cotton............................................ .
Other................................................
Footwear: Total.......................................... .
Shoes:
Oxfords, sandals, pumps, ties....... .
Play shoes........................................
House slippers........................................
Rubbers, galoshes, etc...........................
Shoe shines, repairs, cleaning...............
Clothing accessories: Total..........................
Gloves:
Leather............................................
Other................................................
Handkerchiefs........................................
Handbags, purses................................. .
Umbrellas...............................................
Belts, dickeys, etc.8...............................
Jewelry, watches.................................. .
Value of clothing received as gift.......................
Children under 2 years o f age
Clothing: Total............................ ......................
Coats, snuggle
bunnies, snow suits •......... .
Sweaters,
sacques____________________
Caps, hoods, bonnets...................................
Dresses, rompers, suits................................
Play suits, sun suits, overalls......................
Slips, gertrudes......................................... .
Shirts, vests, bands......................................
Pants, cotton, rubberized............................
Diapers:
Fabric.....................................................
Disposable............................................ .
Sleeping garments.......................................
Robes, wrappers...........................................
Receiving blankets.......................................
Stockings, socks........................................ .
Booties, shoes..............................................
Other clothing 10...........................................
Layettes........................................................
Jewelry..........................................................
Value of clothing received as gift.......................

0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
(6)
v)
0
0

0

0
0

to
r

l8J
o

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
00
0
0
(#)
00
0
0
0
0
00
0
0

$3.44
.38
0
0
1.98
.40
3.63
0
.33
2.72
.58
20.54
14.82
.84
1.28
.71
2.89
1.83
0
.08
.34
.33
0
.90
.18
15.46

23.68
8.06
2.18
1.11
.98
1.80
.90
.61
1.08
0
.23
.47

31.70
4.56
1.48
.99
1.30
1.76
.29
1.07
1.40
1.69
7.13
2.14

0
0
to
0
0
0
0
(#)

1.00
.28
.47
3.89
.72
0
0
23.94

1 See table 1, footnote 1.
8Averages are based upon data for persons dependent on family funds
for 52 weeks.
8 Includes special sports clothes not worn for general use, such as baseball,
football, and Boy Scout uniforms, hunting outfits, riding habits, etc.
8 Includes garments constructed for a particular industry or occupation,
usually a hazardous one, such as asbestos suits, heavy leather aprons, helmets,
etc., and also special uniforms for policemen, etc. General work clothing
items, such as denim work shirts, overalls, etc., are shown above.




0
.64
1.96
4.15
1.14
0
0
16.79

$3.27
0
.22
0
.77
1.06
4.45
0
0
3.08
1.37
20.96
13.87
2.82
1.24
1.24
1.79
4.19
0
.46
0
.19
.97
.73
1.84
15.72

$4.33
.12
.20
.53
1.69
1.09
4.69
.19
.42
3.90
.18
17.40
11.77
2.32
.79
1.14
1.38
9.21
.21
.95
0
.83
0
1.86
5.36
17.97

0
0
0

0
(6)
0
0
(8)
0(6)
0
0
0
0

0

V

0
0
0
0
00
0

(8)
0
(6)
0(8)
0

(#)
0
0
)6)

(#)
(8)
(6)

$1,000
to
$2,000

$2,000
to
$3,000

$3,000
to
$4,000

$4,000
and
over

Average number of articles purchased 8

0
to
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

6.70
.60
0
0
1.00
.10

5.94
0
.06
0
.50
.17

7.87
.13
.20
.20
.60
.20

0

0
0
0
0

0
.40
10.10
.70

0
0
8.78
2.28

.20
.80
12.27
.40

(•)
0

00

0
0
0
0

3.40
.50
.50
.40

2.83
1.06
.39
.44

2.87
.93
.47
.53

0
0
0
0

0
0
00

0
.10
1.60
.30
0

0
.33
0
.17
.33

.07
.67
0
.53
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1.00
.80
.80
1.00
.80
.40
1.40
2.20
0
8.60

0
00
00
0
00

0
0
0
0
0

to
to

0
0

0
0
0
0
0

.60
.20
.40
1.40
1.40
0

.71
.86
1.29
1.00
1.57
.29
4.00
2.00
8.57
116.57
2.43
0
1.57
7.71
2.43
0

00

0
00
0
0

)6)

0
0
0
0
00

0
0
0

(«)

8Includes also umbrellas, mufflers, puttees, sunglasses, etc.
• Averages not shown because of small number in the group.
7Includes special sport clothes not worn for general use, such as riding
habits, tennis dresses, etc.
8Includes hair ribbons, bathing caps, sunglasses, garters, collars, etc.
• Includes sweater suits.
80Includes bibs, mittens, and other miscellaneous clothing items.

31
T able 11.—H ousehold F urnishings and E quipment: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles pur­
chased, families of 2 or more persons, by net income class,1 19J+5
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over
Average number of articles purchased

Average annual expenditure
Furnishings and equipment: Total.........
Kitchen equipment: Total................
Refrigerators:
Mechanical.............................
Ice..........................................
Cooking stoves.............................
Hot plates.....................................
Pressure cookers...........................
Canning equipment - —................
Pots, pans....................................
Kitchen crockery and glassware _
Small electric equipment2...........
Other cooking equipment2..........
Cleaning equipment: Total..... .........
Vacuum cleaners.........................
Carpet sweepers...........................
pails..............................
Laundry equipment: TotalWashing machines_____
Ironing machines............
Irons:
Mechanical...............
Flat..........................
Ironing boards, clothes baskets, rods, pins,
etc................................................... .
Furniture: Total.......................................
Suites........................ .........................
Beds, cots, cribs................................ .
Bedsprings..........................................
Davenports, couches..........................
Dressers, chests.................. ...............
Sideboards, buffets, cabinets.............
Desks, bookcases, record cabinets—
Tables................................................ .
Chairs— .............................................
Benches, stools, hassocks..................
Porch and garden furniture—............
Floor coverings: Total..............................
Rugs and carpets *............................ .
Linoleum, felt base, etc.8..................
Glass, china, silverware: Total. ..............
Glassware •—......................................
Dishes7...............................................
Flatware8-........................................ .
Serving dishes, bowls, pitchers, etc.9.
Household textiles: Total........................
Sheets..................................................
Pillow cases_______________ ____
Blankets:
Chiefly wool.................................
Wool with cotton and/or rayon..
Cotton..........................................
Comforts and quilts...........................
Bedspreads, couch covers..................
Pillows.............................................
Mattresses...........................................
Towels:
Terry............................................
Other............................................
Table linen.........................................
Draperies, curtains, slip covers.........
Yard goods for curtains (yards)........
Yarn, findings, trimmings.................
Bath mats, mattress covers, table pads,
shower curtains, etc.10................... .
Miscellaneous; Total...............................
Electric light bulbs 11........................
Heating stoves, heaters 12.................
Electrie fans......................................
Clocks, lamps, pictures, accessories .
Sewing machines...............................
Screens, shades, tools, garden equipment,
etc.1* ..............................................
Bottles, nipples, sterilizers, etc____
Baby carriages, bathinettes, play pens,
etc.1*................................................
Trunks, baggage, etc.18......................

See footnotes at end of table.




$0.17
.23
0
0
0
0
0
0
.23
0
0
0
.95
0
0
.95
.44
0
0
0
0
.42
.02
3.02
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.28
2.74
0
0
0
00
.14
0
0
0
.14
1.35
.28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.07
.18
0
0
.45
0
.37
1.65
.55
0
0
.14
0
.96
0
0
0

$68.11 $110.88 $117.77 $178.10
13.72 14.66
8.39 24.87
1.15
.84
0
10.88
.12
0
1.37
0
9.50
4.40 11.54
10.06
0
0
.21
0
0
0
0
0
.14
0
0
0
1.26
1.31
.55
.96
1.14
.29
.77
.07
.14
0
1.86
0
0
0
1.31
1.77
2.81
2.75
3.47
1.80
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
1.80
2.81
2.75
3.47
1.22
2.75
1.49
.58
1.34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.38
.34
.50
0
.16
0
0
0
.25
.10
.38
.39
.17
.46
.52
1.05
30.00 42.83
59.79 72.83
20.09 20.31
30.98 37.27
2.54
.90
2.04
2.31
.09
3.59
0
1.05
2.02
11.61
4.83
7.68
.54
0
2.20
1.96
0
.81
0
.75
.29
2.76
5.21
2.38
.48
.63
2.73
9.23
7.84
6.87
2.38
5.78
.67
.22
0
0
.25
.58
1.39
2.19
6.51
5.29
3.51
5.51
.73
.19
0
2.63
3.32
6.51
4.56
2.88
1.77
4.93
3.00
2.77
.14
1.31
.29
1.30
1.21
2.44
1.42
2.16
.18
.10
0
1.17
.24
.17
.05
.29
8.88 24.15
23.07 26.03
.95
1.48
2.94
5.96
1.14
.45
.35
.87
.36
1.15
2.80
0
.69
1.21
2.08
1.37
.44
.42
.51
0
.25
1.67
0
1.39
2.85
2.78
1.85
2.18
.09
0
.39
0
.20
3.39
.58
3.30
.46
2.36
.37
1.00
.54
.06
.30
.73
.55
2.09
.04
.37
5.24
5.29
7.15
.59
1.18
1.95
2.14
1.07
0
0
0
.12
.86
.23
.37
1.00
5.41
11.65
8.10 22.32
.75
1.26
.93
2.62
3.65
1.27
2.43
9.08
0
0
0
0
.36
1.38
1.99
2.37
.18
0
0
0
.23
.84
1.88
.86
.67
.73
0
.26
1.04
2.41
.27
2.67
.91 : 1.38
.62
3.44

0
0
0
0
0
0
.18
0
0
0
0
0

0.02
0
.12
.05
0
0
.43
.52
0
.04
0
0

0.02
.02
.16
0
0
0
.82
.27
.07
0
0
0

0
.03
.05
0
0
.16
.45
.08
.03
.03
0
0

0.05
0
.10
0
0
0
.29
1.05
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
.04

0
0
.04
0

.03
0
.05
0

0
0
.05
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.09
.09
0
0
0

.11
.05
.02
.04
.02
0
.02
.09
.18
0
.04
.09

.16
.09
.11
.04
.11
.02
.11
.09
.41
.11
.04
.02

.16
.08
.03
.05
.05
.05
.05
.21
.26
.03
.10
.16

.14
.14
0
.10
0
0
.05
.29
.19
0
.19
0

.18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.54
.36
0
.91

.50
.57
.05
.11
.29
.04
.27
0
.02
.88
.07
.16
2.61

.80
.61
.30
.32
.11
.11
.25
.04
.11
.77
.61
.09
1.16

1.47
.32
0
.18
.29
.16
.26
0
.10
1.58
1.18
.03
5.40

3.00
1.05
.19
.19
0
0
.19
.10
.05
3.62
1.10
.67
1.29

2.73
0
0
.09
0

4.80
.07
0
.12
.02

7.64
.18
0
.32
0

11.29
-08
0
.18
0

12.95
.10
0
.33
0

32
T able 11.—H ousehold F urnishings and E quipment: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles pur­
chased, families of 2 or more persons, by net income class,1 1945 —Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA .—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Average annual expenditure
Furnishings and equipment—Continued
Services; Total...................................................
Equipment servicing and repair.................
Cleaning, sewing..........................................
Insurance on furnishings.............................
Rental of furnishings and equipment.........
Furniture and equipment received as pay, gift, or
relief........................................................................

$1.39
0
1.39
0
0
11.59

$0 66
.13
0
.53
0
3.99

$7.05
4.82
.60
1.63
0
7.12

$4.64
2.89
1.07
.68
0
3.83

Average number of articles purchased
$15.65
7.7.8
4.57
3.30
0
16.78

I N D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .

Furnishings and equipment: Total.........................
Kitchen equipment: Total................................
Refrigerator:
Mechanical.............................................
Ice__.......................................................
Cooking stoves.............................................
Hot plates.....................................................
Pressure cookers.—......................................
Canning equipment__________________
Pots, pans...................................................
Kitchen crockery and glassware................
Small electric equipment 8...........................
Other cooking equipment ......................
Cleaning equipment: Total...............................
Vacuum cleaners—.......................................
Carpet sweepers...........................................
Brooms, mops, brushes, dust pans, and
pails............................................................
Laundry equipment: Total...............................
Washing machines.......................................
Ironing machines........................................
Irons:
Mechanical.............................................
Flat.........................................................
Washtubs, boards, wringers, boilers, etc...
Ironing boards, clothes baskets, rods,
pins, etc.................................................... .
Furniture: Total................................................
Suites.............................................................
Beds, cots, cribs.......................................... .
Bedsprings....................................................
Davenports, couches....................................
Dressers, chests........................................... .
Sideboards, buffets, cabinets......................
Desks, bookcases, record cabinets...............
Tables.......................................................... .
Chairs............................................................
Benches, stools, hassocks. ...........................
Porch and garden furniture.........................
Floor covering: Total.........................................
Rugs mid carpets4.................... ..................
Linoleum, felt base, etc.®.............................
Glass, china, silverware: Total. ........................
Glassware6...................................................
Dishes 1.....................................................
Flatware8.....................................................
Serving dishes, bowls, pitchers, etc.®.........
Household textiles: Total........ ..........................
Sheets............................................................
Pillow cases...................................................
Blankets:
Chiefly wool...........................................
Wool with cotton and/or rayon............
Cotton..................................................
Comforts and quilts.....................................
Bedspreads, couch covers.............................
Pillows..........................................................
Mattresses....................................................
Towels:
Terry...... ...............................................
Other................ .....................................
Table linen....................................................
Draperies, curtains, slip covers...................
Yard goods for curtains (yards)...................
Yarn, findings, trimmings_____________
Bath mats, mattress covers, table pads,
shower curtains10......................................

See footnotes at end of table.




$3.30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.12
0
0
.12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.59
0
2.59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

$91.33
24.27
10.13
.29
11.66
0
0
0
.56
.23
0
1.40
1.11
0
0
1.11
1.18
0
0
.86
0
.21
.11
35.28
6.06
3.94
.43
9.56
3.71
.40
0
1.91
9.27
0
0
4.62
3.57
1.05
.48
.15
.33
0
0
8.17
1.06
.06
1.11
.48
.46
0
.17
.09
2.86
.39
0
0
.88
.60
0
.01

$98.11
15.81
7.02
1.14
6.46
0
.31
0
.04
.02
.82
0
2.91
1.58
0
1.33
2.47
1.67
0
.55
0
.02
.23
37.98
19.91
2.04
.29
5.73
2.17
.66
2.67
.52
3.99
0
0
9.64
5.53
4.11
2.03
.18
.38
1.42
.05
9.06
.58
.12
.08
1.36
.04
0
1.41
.17
1.75
.16
.09
.22
2.80
.27
0
.01

$71.88 $232.75
6.22 12.09
0
0
0
0
6.11
1.47
0
0
.85
1.11
0
0
2.21
4.62
.23
.34
0
0
.28
1.09
5.31
3.17
3.05
2.23
0
.30
.94
1.96
3.67
.20
0
2.59
0
0
.14
.89
0
0
0
.07
.12
.06
17.83 66.11
6.87
27.59
.45
16.30
3.22
.29
0
1.30
0
5.06
1.81
.93
5.50
3.15
2.32
5.62
.54
1.65
.05
.33
0
.96
7.22
19.70
4.89 13.52
2.33
6.18
7.95
2.98
.76
.18
2.61
1. 75
5.16
0
0
.47
12.19 37.17
1.13
5.21
.22
.45
.47
0
.91
.81
.04
0
.34
0
1.14
4.20
0
0
1.29
5.71
.89
.40
.35
.13
.41
.13
5.12
17.71
.76
0
0
0
.11
1.43

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.09
.03
.20
0
0
0
.51
.03
0
.03
6
0

0.05
.02
.13
0
.02
0
.08
.20
.02
0
.03
0

0
0
0.04
0
.07
0
.34
.64
0
.04
.02
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
.11
0

.03
0
.10
0

0
0
.02
0

0
0
0.07
0
.04
0
.63
.89
0
.07
.07
.04
D
.04
0
.11
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.06
.29
.09
.14
.11
.03
0
.20
.51
0
0
.n

.17
.07
.02
.10
.07
.03
.08
.03
.25
0
0
.33

.04
.04
.02
0
0
.02
.09
.09
.09
.02
0
.11

.11
.37
.15
.04
.11
.04
.07
.26
.11
.04
.26
.11

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.51
.11
.11
.09
.17
0
.03
.17
.23
.69
0
0
.17

.32
.23
.02
.28
.10
0
.10
.03
.07
.28
.42
.02
.83

.68
.54
.04
.14
.04
.02
.09
0
.04
.43
.18
.02
.66

2.07
.67
0
.15
0
0
.33
0
.30
1.26
.44
.11
0

33
T able 11.—H ousehold F urnishings and E quipment: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles pur chased, families of 2 or more persons , by net income class,1 19Ifi—Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Item

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Average annual expenditure
Furnishings and equipment—Continued
Miscellaneous: Total ____________________
Electric light bulbs 11...................................
Heating stoves, heaters 12_...........................
Electric fans..................................................
Clocks, lamps, pictures, accessories............
Sewing machines.........................................
Screens, shades, tools, garden equipment,
etc. .........................................................
Bottles, nipples, sterilizers, etc___ ______
Baby carriages, bathinettes, play pens,
etc.14. .........................................................
Trunks, baggage, etc.15- . ______________
Services:
Total............................ .......................
Equipment servicing and repair_ _ _
Cleaning,
sewing_____________________
Insurance on furnishings............................
Rental of furnishings and equipment____
Furniture and equipment received as pay, gift, or
relief______________________ _____________

$0.59
.59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.80

$12.83
.62
9.20
0
1.04
0
.31
.11
1.38
.17
3.39
.49
0
2.90
0
2.00

$10.89
.94
3.98
0
.63
0
3.58
.44
.90
.42
7.32
2.90
1.85
2.57
0
2.85

$10.49
1.12
1.35
0
2.84
0
2.73
.26
1.35
.84
6.61
3.45
1.14
2.02
0
1.77

Average number of articles purchased
$68.41
1.50
2.18
.70
46.11
0
15.74
0
0
2.18
17.31
4.17
8.33
4.81
0
2.22

4.80
0
0
0
0

4.51
.11
0
.14
0

6.90
.08
0
.20
0

7.30
.04
0
.23
0

9.22
.04
.04
.67
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
.14
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
2.53
.53
.16
0
0
0
0

0
0
.03
0
0
7.10
.51
.13
.05
.31
0
0

0.05
0
.05
0
0
0
.74
1.21
.05
.02
0
0

0
.02
.10
0
.07
4.76
.51
.29
.15
0
.02
.02

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

.03
0
.03
.03

.02
0
.05
.02

.02
.02
.02
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.05
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.05
.10
0
.10

.20
.31
.15
.08
.20
0
.03
.20
.10
.05
0
.20

.33
.21
.30
.07
.19
.02
.02
.33
.42
.05
.07
.21

.15
.07
.12
.07
.15
.05
.10
.10
.24
.10
.02
.27

.29
0
0
0
.29
0

.16
.42
0
.26
0
0

.31
.44
.13
.18
.28
.03

.65
.46
.21
19
.14
.02

1.56
.61
.27
.27
.15
.02

PO RTLAND , OREG.

Furnishings and equipment: Total..........................
Kitchen equipment: Total--.............................
Refrigerators:
Mechanical.............................................
Ice_.........................................................
Cooking stoves..............................................
Hot plates........................... .........................
Pressure cookers............................................
Canning equipment.....................................
Pots, pans.....................................................
Kitchen crockery and glassware..................
Small electric equipment2...........................
Other cooking equipment3..........................
Cleaning equipment: Total................................
Vacuum cleaners..........................................
Carpet sweepers............................................
Brooms, mops, brushes, dustpans, and
pails............................................................
Laundry equipment: Total...............................
Washing machines........................................
Ironing machines..........................................
Irons:
Mechanical-............................................
Flat................................................... .
Washtubs, boards, wringers, boilers, etc...
Ironing boards, clothes baskets, rods, pins,
etc..............................................................
Furniture: Total.................................................
Suites.............................................................
Beds, cots, cribs............................................
Bedsprings....................................................
Davenports, couches...................................
Dressers, chests.............................................
Sideboards, buffets, cabinets.......................
Desks, bookcases, record cabinets...............
Tables............................................................
Chairs...........................................................
Benches, stools, hassocks.............................
Porch and garden furniture.........................
Floor coverings: Total........................................
Rugs and carpets4........................................
Linoleum, felt base, etc.*............................
Glass, china, silverware: Total..........................
Glassware6....... ............................................
Dishes7.........................................................
Flatware8. ....................................................
Serving dishes, bowls, pitchers, etc.9...........
Household textiles: Total..................................
Sheets............................................................
Pillow cases...................................................
Blankets:
Chiefly wool...........................................
Wool with cotton and/or rayon............
Cotton....................................................
Comforts and quilts.....................................

See footnotes at end of table.




$10.54
.14
0
0
0
0
0
0
.14
0
0
0
.21
0
0
.21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.46
.50
0
0
0
.57
0

$37.88
.83
0
0
0
0
0
.17
.39
.27
0
0
1.06
0
0
1.06
.56
0
0
0
0
0
.56
4.76
1.08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.63
.05
0
5.66
.74
4.92
1.21
.05
.38
.78
0
8.43
.34
.18
0
1.36
0
0

$97.22 $191.94 $160.04
13.73
4.50
9.37
5.93
0
0
0
0
.12
1.91
6.05
6.15
0
0
0
0
0
1.35
.75
0
.06
1.04
.73
.50
.20
.44
.61
.64
.21
.57
.27
.06
0
1.05
1.58
3.61
0
0
1.46
0
0
.16
1.05
1.58
1.99
3.02
2.81
5.49
1.54
1.44
1.83
0
0
2.44
.31
.43
.22
.13
.14
0
.25
.17
.17
.58
.84
.83
43.19 80.69 55.39
22.41 39.77 12.90
4.69
5.24
1.88
2.50
6.60
3.83
3.22
6.71
11.71
6.82
2.30
7.10
0
.36
1.11
1.77
.48
2.49
3.92
4.69
2.04
2.15
7.76 10.78
.23
.18
1.06
0
2.08
.49
4.33 11.98 10.26
1.06
8.52
4.11
3.27
3.46
6.15
1.56 18.27
17.39
.58
.58
2.37
.56
2.00
6.99
.29 15.56
6.93
.13
.08
1.10
15.85 27.66 30.61
.80
1.21
3.44
.32
.36
.42
.87
2.39
2.95
.61
.80
1.87
.64
.15
.24
.15
.35
.61

34
T able 11.—H ousehold F urnishings and E quipment: Average annual expenditure and average number of articles pur­
chased, families of 2 or more persons , by net income class,1 1945 —Continued
PORTLAND, OREG.-Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes 1
Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Item

Under $1,000 to $2,000 to $3,000 to $4,000
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 and over

Average annual expenditure
Furnishings and equipment—Continued
Household textiles—Continued
Bedspreads, couch covers...........................
Pillows...........................................................
Mattresses.....................................................
Towels:
Terry......................................................
Other.......................................................
Table linens.................................................
Draperies, curtains, slip covers_________
Yard goods for curtains (yards)...................
Yams, findings, trimmings______________
Bath mats, mattress covers, table pads,
shower curtains10__________________
Miscellaneous: Total_____________________
Electric light bulbs11...................................
Heating stoves, heaters12.............................
Electric fans..................................................
Clocks, lamps, pictures, accessories............
Sewing machines..........................................
Screens, shades, tools, garden equipment,
etc.13____ _______________________
Bottles, nipples, sterilizers, etc__________
Baby carriages, bathinettes, play pens,
etc.14______ _______________________
Trunks, baggage, etc.18________________
Services:
Total__________________________
Equipment
parvicing gpd repair
Cleaning, sewing. __ _________________
Insurance on furnishings_______________
Rental of furnishings and equipment____
Furniture and equipment received as pay, gift, or
relief____________________________________

0
0
0
0
0
0
$5.39
0
0
0
1.44
1.15
0
0
.29
0
0
0
0
0
2.29
2.29
0
0
0
.86

$0.75
.33
4.99
1.23
.18
.13
3.53
.90
.15
.27
15.94
1.85
3.26
.54
3.59
.64
2.48
.38
2.32
.88
7.99
6.04
.56
1.30
.09
5.52

0
$0.18
0
.12
.31
0
3.52
1.49
.05
.88
8.50
1.30
2.37
0
1.30
0
.21
.17
2.15
1.00
6.87
2.99
0
3.88
0
3.29

i table i footnots 1«
aIncludes grills, toasters, mixers, electric fireless cookers, roasters, glass
coffee makers with electric bases, waffle irons, juicers, etc.
* Includes rolling pins, measuring spoons and cups, kitchen knives, forks,
and spoons, strainers, sifters, egg beaters, fruit juicers, ricers, potato mashers,
bread or cake boxes, ice-cream freezers, fireless cookers (nonelectric), etc.
4 Includes fabric or fiber rugs of all sizes and materials.
8Includes rugs as well as linoleum purchased by the yard, also rubber
matting, nonskid under-rug cushions of rubber or felt, and fur rugs.
6Includes all drinking vessels for the table, such as water glasses, cocktail
glasses, wine glasses, sherbet glasses, etc.
7Includes dishes bought as sets or as separate pieces. Does not include
serving dishes unless purchased as part of a set of other dishes. Includes
china, porcelain, pottery, wood, glass, silver.
«Includes knives, forks, spoons, and miscellaneous serving pieces for table

$1.46
1.06
10.45
.48
.27
.72
5.74
1.06
.06
1.10
19.79
1.81
3.63
0
2.87
.29
2.84
.39
1.86
6.10
15.27
8.82
.94
3.34
2.17
8.22

Average number of articles purchased
$0.70
.37
9.14
.86
.42
.88
4.34
2.26
.43
1.68
11.73
2.34
0
0
4.51
1.22
2.18
.08
0
1.40
16.19
9.63
1.63
4.81
.12
4.15

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
.10
0
.32
.58
0
.37

0.15
.15
.26
1.90
.74
.05
1.46

0.16
.26
.28
.77
.44
.19
1.72

0.07
.05
.27
1.32
2.51
.05
8.63

7.43
0
0
.14
0

7.21
.05
0
.05
0

9.90
.05
.03
.51
.03

I2.i6
.09
0
.19
.02

12.78
0
0
.56
.02

use. Includes sterling or plated silver, metals, wood, plastics, etc.
8 Includes platters, bowls, salt and pepper shakers, tea and coffee sets, etc.
Includes china, porcelain, pottery, silver, pewter, copper, aluminum, wood,
etc.
Includes wash cloths, dish cloths, pot holders, chamois skins, food pro­
tectors, bridge sets, doilies, table scarfs, antimacassars, rubber sheets, shoe
bags, garment bags, etc.
11 Includes bulbs for Christmas tree lighting.
12 Does not include furnaces or automatic stokers.
13 Includes Venetian blinds, awnings, storm windows, hammers, nails,
screw drivers, paint brushes, lawn mowers, bird baths, etc.
14Includes scales, draft screens, baby auto seats, etc.
18Includes brief cases, typewriters, waste baskets, coat racks, umbrella
stands, fireplace accessories, clothes hangers, flags and pennants, extension
cords, firearms for protection, etc.

T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consum ptiont housekeeping fam ilies of 2 or more per sons , by 1945 net income class 1
B IR M IN G H A M , A L A .— 1 W eek , F e D ru ary -M arcli 1946

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Commodity

Unit

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to
and
to
to
to
and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000
$4,000 over
Average quantity purchased during
1 weeki2

Total..............................................—
Dairy products: Total......................
Milk:
Whole, fresh..........................
Skim, chocolate, buttermilk.
Evaporated..........................
Condensed, powdered------Cream, sweet, sour__...........
Butter..........................................
Cheese.........................................
Ice cream.....................................
See footnotes at end of table.




~ —-Quart.......... ...... 2.500 4.564 6.532 8.162 9.700
___ do................. 2.700 1.964 2.348 2.297 1.550
14 -ounce can. _ 1.846 1.994 1.835 2.617 2.955
Pound................
.047
(3
4*67)
00
P in t.................. 000
.009
.011 00
.027 .250
Pound................ .259 .480 .500 .433 .600
.488 .426 .504 .615 .652
Quart................. .250 .207 .563 .486 .550

Average expenditure during 1 week2
$8,121 $11.549 $16.359 $16.151 $17.376
1.509 1.770 2.355 2.752 3.117
.422 .768 1.130 1.402
.303 .226 .256 .256 1.687
.173
.196 .218 .204 .291
.317
.108 .049 .010 .041
.012
0
.003 .004 .009 .078
.146 .241 .278 .220
.328
.206 .162 .207 .256
.262
.128 .103 .266 .277
.260

35
T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consumption housekeeping families of 2 or more persons, by 1946 net income class 1—Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—1 Week, February-MarcH 1946—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Commodity

Unit

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
and
to
to
and
to
to
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
Average quantity purchased during
1 week *

Flour and other cereal foods: Total. . ......................
Flour:
White, whole wheat, cake, soy beans, etc...
Pancake, self-rising, other prepared.............
Rice.......................................................................
Com meal.............................................................
Ready-to-eat cereals. ..........................................
Rolled oats...........................................................
Uncooked cereals4...............................................
Macaroni, spaghetti, noodles..............................
Bakery products: Total.............................................
Bread:
White.............................................................
Whole wheat................................................
Rye................................................................
Cracked
wheat, pumpernickel, etc..............
Crackers«.............................................................
fln n lH A S
Cakes, pies, sweet rolls, etc................................
Meat, poultry, fish and other seafood: Total...........
Beef: Total...........................................................
Steak:
Round.....................................................
All other..................................................
Roast:
Rib...........................................................
Chuck......................................................
All other..................................................
Hamburger, preground.................................
Stew meat......................................................
Other beef7...................................................
Veal: Total...........................................................
Cutlet or steak...............................................
Roast..............................................................
Chops, stew meat, other...............................
Lamb: Total. ......................................................
Chops, rib and loin.............. ............-.........
Leg............................................................
Shoulder, breast, other..................................
Pork: T otal........................................................
Chops, rib and loin.......................................
Roast, fresh ham...........................................
Smoked ham:
Uncooked:
Whole, half....................................~
Slices..................................................
Precooked,
whole, half, slices.-----------Bacon..............................................................
Salt pork.........................................................
Other, smoked, pickled.......................-.........
Miscellaneous meat: Total...................................
Liver................................................................
Tongue, heart, kidneys, etc...........................
Bologna, other cold cuts.................................
Frankfurters, smoked sausage..................... .
Canned luncheon meat, liver paste----------Poultry: Total.....................................................
Roasting chicken............................................
Other chicken.................................................
Turkey, duck, goose......................................
Liver, giblets, and other parts, sold separaten iy— ..............................................................
Fish and other seafood: Total..............................
Fish, fresh or frozen.......................................
Other seafood, fresh or frozen.......................
Fish and other seafood:
Quick frozen.............................................
Canned.....................................................
Cured, smoked.........................................
Fats and oils: Total.....................................................
Oleomargarine.......................................................
Lard.......................................................................
Vegetable shortening............................................
Other shortening...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




Dozen.
Pound,
.do­
do..
.do..
.do..
.do..
-do_do_.
Pound.
do..
do___do...
___do—
___do...
0 .........
Pound.
-do,.do,_do-do..
_do_do..
-do-doPound.
___ do..
___ do..
Pound.
___
do___do..
Pound.
___ do_.
___do..
—do.-do..
—do..
„do..
_.do..
_.do..
Pound.
___ do___do___do..
___do..
Pound.
___ do..
...._do_.
_do_.
_do_.
Pound.
___ do..
_do..
_do_.
_do_.
Pound..
___ do__
___ do__
-do...

Average expenditure during 1 week *

0.825 1.309 1.739 1.838 1.625 $0,503
.979
10.100 8.363 7.587 7.485 8.560 .703
0
.687 .112 2.285 .125 0
.369 .977 .660 .291 .538 .046
1.112 3.548 3.212 2.375 1.890 .126
.062 .330 .556 .549 .214 .015
.324 .304 .323 .455 .234 .034
.200 .268 .322 .162 .695 .014
.193 .221 .317 .233 .320 .041
.564
3.600 4.309 6.022 5.135 6.750 .367
.700 .182 .174 .405 .300 .079
.022 0
.200 0
0
.020
.091 .073 .109 .395 1.582 .010
.124 .504 .682 .545 .908 .022
.040
0
0
0
0
0
.026
2.466
.469
.485 .334 .769 .261 .680 .204
.132 .071 .163 .644 .341 .076
.094 .174 .184 .590 0
0
.500 .248 .174 .662 .398 .128
.033 .422 .081 .150 0
0
0
.027 .518 .303 .500 0
.200 .512 .438 .183 .413 .061
0
.058 .226 0
0
0
0
0
.085 .120 .081 .110 0
.054 .074 .138 0
0
0
0
.039 .108 0
0
0
0
0
.036 .033 6
.075 0
0
0
.149 .285 0
0
0
0
0
0
.250 0
.878
.800 .920 .548 .807 1.018 .332
. .100 .454 1.122 .468 .580 .036
.100 .569 .777 .324 .600 .041
0
.302
0
.387
.654
0
0
0
.100
.124
0
1.112
.560
0
0
0
.300
0
0
0
0
.400
1.600
0
0

.330
.324
.027
.501
.825
.045
.128
.070
.403
.217
0
.824
.864
0
0
0
.261
.036
0
.138
.008
.608
1.344
.158
0

.177
.291
1.157
.793
.449
.011
.109
.196
.468
.185
0
.332
1.341
0
.022
0
.174.
.022
0
.235
0
.739
1.048
.500
0

.375
.583
.063
.770
.108
.037
.173
.027
.266
.216
0
.584
1.428
0
0
.065
.054
.082
0
.304
0
.730
.838
.216
0

.648
.386
0
1.350
.166
.025
.250
.200
.150
.050
0
.764
1.193
0
.050
0
.125
0
.088
.300
0
.900
.120
.300
0

0
.153
0
.158
.158
0
.096
0
0
.041
.041
.014
.923
.551
.372
0
0
0
.100
.100
0
0
0
0
.494
.110
.306
0
0

$0,715
1.120
.575
.068
.124
.206
.054
.032
.022
.039
.768
.440
.018
0
.009
.096
.057
.148
3.267
.460
.148
.041
.032
.070
.011
.010
.140
.008
.043
.029
0
.014
.009
.009
0
0
1.509
.386
.156
.220

$0,977
1.022
.526
.009
.085
.186
.089
.034
.040
.053
1.358
.611
.017
.003
.011
.137
.090
.489
4.586
1.023
.332
.068
.067
.050
.144
.163
.148
.051
.106
.050
.017
.039
.078
.020
1.058
0
1.994
.217
.301
.302

$0,994 $0,915
1.062
.978
.521
.604
.158
.020
.051
.038
.140
.112
.099
.044
.047
.026
.022
.068
.037
.053
1.190 1.593
.524
.668
.042
.039
0
0
.042
.184
.118
.181
.108
.102
.356
.419
4.030 4.665
.953 1.236
.122
.365
.377
.237
.076
.198
.209
.128
.032
.039
.092
.159
.051
.110
0
0
.068
.085
.035
.042
.033
.043
0
0
.110
.107
0
.031
.110 0
0
.076
1.427 1.811
.351
.389
.130
.149
.126
.241

.115
.177
.031
.196
.197
.031
.313
.048
.014
.123
.075
.053
.709
.354
.355
0
0
0
.224
.158
.015
0
.046
.005
.639
.157
.260
.035
0

.064
.140
.525
.334
.104
.007
.327
.040
.035
.156
.061
.035
.815
.150
.656
0
.009
0
.243
.154
.015
0
.074
0
.786
.185
.199
.105
.001

.119
.310
.031
.314
.024
.022
.287
.061
.007
.096
.065
.058
.938
.240
.698
0
0
.032
.215
.057
.063
0
.095
0
.706
.194
.172
.058
0

.212
.196
0
.579
.039
.006
.251
.055
.045
.048
.018
.085
.913
.340
.553
0
.020
0
.263
.075
0
.051
.106
.031
.671
.235
.122
.069
0

36

T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: A v e r a g e

e x p e n d itu r e a n d a v e r a g e q u a n tity p u r c h a s e d i n 1 w e e k f o r h o m e
c o n s u m p tio n , h o u s e k e e p in g f a m i l i e s o f 2 o r m o r e p e r s o n s , b y 1 9 4 5 n e t In c o m e c la s s 1—Continued
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—1 Week, Fetoruary-MarcH 1946—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Com m odity

U nit

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
to
to
and
to
to
to
and
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over
Average quantity purchased during
1 week2

Fats and oils—Continued
Mayonnaise and other salad dressing_____
Vegetable, olive, peanut oil................_........
Peanut butter...............................................■
Sugar and sweets: Total................. ------- ------Sugar:
White granulated...............-...................
Other....................................................... .
Molasses, sirup..............................................
Apple butter...................................-..............
Jellies, jams, preserves..................................
Candy«...........................................................
Other sweets •.................................................
Fresh fruits: Total...............................................
Oranges.......................................................
Lemons..........................................................
Grapefruit—..........................-.............. ........
Apples............................................................
Bananas......................................................... .
All other fresh fruits......................................
Fresh vegetables: Total................................... ...
Potatoes, white...............................................
Sweet potatoes...................................-......... .
Beans, green, wax, lima................................
Cabbage...................—.................................. .
Carrots. ........................................................
Lettuce............................................................
Spinach...................................... —.................
Onions...........................................................
Tomatoes__ -..........-.....................................
All other fresh vegetables.............................
Frozen fruits and vegetables..................-...........
Canned fruits and fruit juices: Total.................
Peaches.......................................-...................
Pineapple.......................................................
Other canned fruit........................................
Grapefruit and other fruit juices..................
Canned vegetables and vegetable juices: Total.
Com.----- -------------------------------------Peas............................................................
Tomatoes and tomato products io.........
All other canned vegetables.. ...................
Tomato and other vegetable juices...........
Canned soup..............................................
Dehydrated soup.......................................
Dried fruits, vegetables, nuts: Total___ ____
Prunes, apricots, raisins, etc.....................
Apples, peaches..........................................
Beans, peas, com, etc................................
Peanuts and other nuts.............................
Prepared or partially prepared dishes11.........
Foods prepared for infants12...........................
Beverages (nonalcoholic): Total......................
Coffee...............................-.........................
Coffee concentrates, decaffeinated coffee.
Tea.............................................................
Cocoa..........................................................
Cola and other carbonated drinks............
Other beverages and mixes.......................
Miscellaneous foods: Total..............................
Chocolate for cooking................................
Packaged desserts......................................
Relishes, pickles, olives.............................
Salt, spices, vinegar, etc............................
Baking powder, soda, yeast......................
Extracts, flavors.................................... —
Other miscellaneous foods.........................
Alcoholic beverages: Total...............................
Beer...........................................................
Whiskey, gin, rum, brandy......................
Wine...........................................................
Average family size18.......
Average household size 14_.

See footnotes at end of table.




P in t...
.... -do..
Pound.
Pound.
-----do..
.....do ..
.....do ..
___ do..
Pound.
___ do..
DozenPound.
-----do..
-----do..
-----do..
-----do..
Pound.
-----do..
.......do..
-----do..
-----d o___ do..
___ do..
___ do..
___ do..
-----do..
.......do..
No. 2H can.
.......do..........
.......do..........
No. 2 can...
No. 2 can ....
.......do.:.........
.......do............
Pound...........
No. 2 can___
.......do............
11-ounce can.
Ounce...........
Pound,
do..
do..
.do..
&ound.
Pound__
___ do___
H pound..
H pound..

8:

Pound.

Average expenditure during 1 week2

0.420 0.584 0.668 0.575 $0,056 $0.101 $0,160
0
0
.043 .061 .048
,071 .287 .398 .318 .208 0.022 0.086 .011
.125
.300 .413 .452
2.000 1.545 1.304 1.351 1.250 .145 .111 .095
0
0
0
0
.967 1.319 .877 .481 0.529 0.102 0.133 0.117
.123 .031 .077 .027 .144 .018
.005 .011
.035 .092 .121
0.052 0
0
00
.085 0
.210 .193 0
.060 .100
0
.008
0
0
0 0 0.208 .012
1.030
.460 .902 1.152 1.230 1.459 .172 .650
.350
.453
0
.300 .701 1.007 .625
.042 .087
.446 1.437 2.196 1.500 00
0
.029 .123
.200 1.046 1.412 1.580 1.576 .036 .143 .207
0
.713 1.263 1.125 1.410 0
.084 .160
0
.018 0
.020
.525 0
.002 0
.911
.444
1.240 3.760 4.278 4.386 2.940 .069 .239 1.368
1.467 2.584 4.461 3.644 1.250 .130 .199 .265
.261
.210 .391 .338 .300 0
0
.051 .063
1.100 2.217 2.179 1.896 2.000
.072
.061
.088
.145 .522 .595
0
0
.016 .058
.250 .289 .478 .764 .850
.638 .038 .056 .098
.144 .217 .313 .639 0
0
.018 .032
.100 .364 .569 .749 .919 .010 .048
.067
.120 .178 .687 .639 1.151
.031
.165
.900
1.588 .970 .967 .105 .040
.172
.271
0
0
.068 .100 0
0
0
.209
.095
.308
.200
.119 .322 .142 .345 .051 .041 .108
.037 .015 .122 .051 0
.013 .006
.025
.088 .124 .079
.016 .057 .088
.196
.856 1.204 .028
.098 .106
.288 .630
.051 .112 .318 .335 .234 .088
.042 .100
.015
0
.392 .804 .524 .844
.061 .133
.100 .423 .451 .435 .253 0.014 .061 .070
.202 .494 .398 .140 0.011 .033
.090
.019 .039
.014 .053
0.100 8.386 1.103 .783 00
.033
.942
.015 .055 .145
0
0
.003 0
.046
.187 .357
.110 .218
218
.433
0
.018
.016 .082 .310
164 .242 .005 .036 .059
.117
.100 .729 .911
620 .339
.119 .146
0
0
.015 .014 .035
0
0 0 0.026
.035 .078
.068 .107
513 .403 0
.023 .036
.416 .719
.307
.904 .845 1.076
.251
1.250
.271
.325
0
.018 .022
0
0
.004 .008
0
.019 .153
.146
.005
0
.038
0
.096 .066
.050 0
.017 .006
.036 .126 .342
0
.013 0
.118 .138 .297
0
0
0
.004
0
.007 .021
0
.027 .111
.021 .027 .036
.087 .055 .087
.010 .022 .038
0
0
0
.102 .790 2.110
0
.327 .455
0
.407 1.655
.102 = .056
0
= : =====
2.20 3.24 3.53
2.18 3.10 3.48

0.200

8

8

$0.175 $0,162
.018
.014
.089
.069
.621
.754
.098
.087
0
0
.084
.061
.008
.021
.152
.294
.239
.255
.040
.036
1.151 1.264
.536 .616
.107
.084
.155
.096
.212
.221
.130
.190
.011
.057
1.385 1.357
.266
.159
.285
.126
.085
.065
.064
.068
.065
.102
.149
.119
.041
.084
.084
.081
.162
.322
.184 .231
.030
.016
.315
.381
.043
.104
.055
.022
.067
.085
.150
.170
.500
.500
.093
.059
.080
.128
.064
.039
.060
.027
.032
.032
.054
.076
.117
.139
0
0
.228 .212
.044
.075
.060
.080
.108
.016 .047
.010
.123
.081
.174
.113
.709
.554
.445
.374
.020 0
.037
.034
.016
.008
.151
.031
.040
.107
.181
.205
0
0
.010
.041
.082
.108
.017
.012
.050
.029
.019
.015
.003 0
1.919 3.000
.404
.168
1.460 2.271
.055—-------.561
3.59
3.75
3.32
3.45

37
T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consumption , housekeeping families of 2 or more personsf by 1945 net income class 1— Continued
IN D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .— 1 W eek , F e D ru a ry -A p ril 1946

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Commodity

Unit

$4,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000
Under $1,000
and
to
to
to
to
to
and
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
Average quantity purchased during
1 week 2

$11.336 $11.304 $14.863 $15.276 $17,280

Total _____________________________________
Milk:
Whole fresh. _______________________
Skim, chocolate, buttermilk_____________
Evaporated__ 1..............................................
CoudaPSftd, powdered__________________
f ream, sweet, sour____________ -_______
Cheese_________________________________
Tee cream. _
.....
....- ___
Elmir and ether cereal foods: Total _ _________
Flour:
White, whole wheat, cake, soy bean, etc—
Pancake, self-rising, other prepared flour—

White
.......... ........................................ Pound................
Whole wheat _______________________ ___ ddo._............
o ............ .
Rye _
_______________________
Cracked wheat, pumpernickel, etc________ .......do--_...........
Crackers * _
___________ ____________ „ — do---...........
Cookies
___ __________________ — „do................
Cakes pies, sweet rolls, etc. _ ____________ (•) ..... ....
Meat poultry, fish and other seafood: Total______
Reef: Total
______________________
Steak:
Round
_ ___________________ Pound________
All other _______________________ ....... do.............—
Roast:
Rib
................................................. .......do.-_...........
.......do................
Chuck _______________________ .......do._.............
All other _______________________ .......d o ..............
Hamburger, pregr^uud
Stew meat
- _____________________ ....... do.................
Other beef U _______________________ .......do._.............
Veal: Total
............................................... Pound................
Cutlet or steak______________________ - ___
do................
__________________
Roast
Chops,
all other________-____ ___ do________
TflTnb:
Totalstew meat, _____________________
Chops,
_____________ .......d o ..............
Pact dh and loin __ _______________
.......do.................
Shoulder, breast, all other
________ ___ do________
Pork: Total
____________________
Chops, rib and loin
____________ Pound________
do................
Roast, fresh ham______________________ .......
Sausage ___________________________ ....... do._.............
Smoked ham:
Uncooked:
Whole, half _
_________ ....... do.................
Slices ______________________ ....... do.................
d o ..............
Precooked whole, half, slices_________ ___
Bacon
______________________ .......do. ..............
Salt pork
. _________________ ....... d o ..............
Other, smoked, pickled_________________ .......do-_.............
Miscellaneous meat: Total
______
Liver
_ ___________________ Pound................
.......do.................
Tongue heart, kidneys, etc
Bologna, other, cold cuts__ _ _________ .......do._.............
.......do________
Frankfurters, smoked sallsagft
.............
Canned luncheon meats, liver paste__ ... .......do________
Poultry: Total
____________
Pound................
Roasting chicken
do.__...........
Other chicken ________________________ .......
.......
do................
Turkev. duck, goose ________________
Liver, giblets, and other parts, sold sepa­ ....... do.................
rately
__ _________________
Game...................................................................... ....... do.................




.599
.322
.029
.017
.063
.051
.037
.021
.059
1.547
.526
.220
0
.057
.158
.106
.480
3.792
1.135
.116
0
0
.229
.229
.477
0
.084
.074
0
0
.074
0
0
0
0
1.134
.280
0
.227

1~840 2.585 2.602
.996 1.454 1.408
.089 .062 .040
.121 .175 .090
.013 0
0
.031 .149 .170
.193 .255 .289
.182 .168 .237
.215 .322 .368
.749 .734 1.019
.495 .639 .506
.136 .182 .170
-047 .055 .074
.063 .035 .017
.042 .029 .023
.092 .221 .141
.045 .017 .034
.025 .021 .009
.045 .079 .038
1.131 1.448 1.469
.498 .650 .650
.018 .027 .021
.009 .028 .012
.013 .034 .050
.114 .132 .135
.140 .209 .178
.339 .368 .423
3.293 4.100 4.166
1.060 1.422 1.587
.166 .252 .472
.132 .267 .366
.109 .085 .041
.179 .317 .188
.065 .155 .139
.273 .276 .315
.087 .035 .047
.049 .035 .019
.022 .101 .076
0
.030 .063
0
.025 0
.022 .046 .013
.020 .062 .072
.038 .063
0
0
.024 0
.009
.020 0
1.110 1.319 1.331
.181 .200 .258
.156 .164 .195
.127 ,169 .184

27672
1.334
.043
.013
0
.385
.334
.286
.277
.828
.489
.163
.090
.020
.008
.111
.035
.022
.040
1.363
.497
.025
.025
.080
.120
.223
.393
4.773
1.302
.285
.392
0
.157
.166
.229
.026
.047
.078
.061
0
.017
.196
.050
.040
.106
1.344
.250
.208

0
0
.314
.146
0
.167
.339
0
0
.146
.150
.043
.881
.214
.667
0
0
0

.019 .129
.079 .052
.107 .116
.282 .386
.087 .022
.072 .081
.232 .456
0
.020
.012 .007
.055 .208
.100 .168
.065 .053
.619 .503
.166 .236
.453 .267
0
0
0
0
.025
0

0
.234
.115
.409
0
.013
.475
.033
.087
.198
.097
.060
1.021
.593
.420
0
.008
.163

1.675

Quart _
6.785 7.000 10.077 9.953 9.234 .950
__I__do. .............. .143 .811 .554 .349 .300 .014
14^-ounce can__ .286 1.180 1.888 .881 .116 .029
Pound________ 0
.131 0
0
0
0
P int-................. .071 .095 .585 .640 1.483 .021
Pound________ .250 .338 .461 .523 .617 .144
.......do............... . .402 .416 .502 .615 .799 .233
Quart________ .571 .546 .685 .897 .583 .284
Dozen________ 1.357 1.797 1.815 2.453 ' 2.067 .584

Pound................ 5.575 2.160 2.440 3.140 2.465
.......do.............
.189 .369 .278 .248
.......do............... .305
.089 .479 .263 .134 .133
....... do._______ 1.000 .601 .422 .413 .108
........... .357 .515 1.443 1.091 .420
"Ready-to-eat cereals
- _________ .......do.....
.......do................ .294 .439 .165 .311 .369
.215 .156 .126 .043 .203
Uncooked cereals4 _______________________ .......do................
.......d o .............. .269 .262 .510 .289 .231

See footnotes at end of table.

Average expenditures during 1 week 2

5.357
2.000
0
.571
1.001
.170

4.905
.161
.095
.108
.567
.133

6.311
.244
.269
.231
.711
.368

6.817
.191
.114
.349
.643
.053

4.941
.233
.192
.633
.628
.400

.321
0
0
.857
(«)
1.571
0
09
0
0
.179
0
0
0
.715
0
,643

.379
.327
.287
.582
.168
.816
.299
.139
5
0
.054
0
0
.093
.450
.417
.332

.599
.626
.218
.969
.477
.855
.109
.057
.066
.031
.161
.084
.064
0
.429
.471
.446

1.053
.884
.101
.549
.331
.919
.150
.036
.151
0
.035
.140
0
.047
.617
.629
.501

.630
.934
0
.465
.368
.645
.100
.108
.129
0
.033
.134
.105
.483
.596
.620
.283

.054
0
.155
0
.521 .170
.357 .709
0
.379
.429 .333
0
0
.029
0
.500 .151
.429 .284
.272
00

.342 .023 0
.102 .245 .499
.250 .164 .185
.974 .879 .992
.084 .023 0
.317 .433 .067
.027 0
.045
.031 0
.250
.514 .609 .445
.462 .302 .300
.134 .026 .147

.571 .338 .519 .506 1.066
1.393 .918 .514 .405 .915
0
0
0
0
0
.021
0
0
0
0
.283
.039 0
0
0

.010
.126
.092
.354
.005
.107
.414
0
0
.285
.120
.009
.486
.255
.231
0
0
0

.115

38
and A lcoholic B everages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consumption, housekeeping families of 2 or more persons, by 1945 net income class 1—Continued

T able 12.— F ood

INDIANAPOLIS, IN3>.—1Week, FeDruary-Aprll 1946—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Commodity

Unit

$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
to
and
to
and
to
to
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over
Average quantity purchased during
1 week 2

Meat, poultry, fish and other seafood—Continued
Fish and other seafood: Total.............................
Fish, fresh or frozen.......................................
Other seafood, fresh or frozen.......................
Fish and other seafood:
uick frozen........................... ................
anned................. ................................
Cured, smoked. ___________________
Fats and oils: Total...................................................
Oleomargarine.....................................................
Lard.......... ...........................................................
Vegetable shortening..........................................
Other shortening..................................................
Mayonnaise and other salad dressing................
Vegetable, olive, peanut oil.................................
Peanut butter. ....................................................
Sugar and sweets: Total............................................
Sugar:
White granulated.........................................
Other.............................................................
Molasses, sirup....................................................
Apple butter........................................................
Jellies, jams, preserves........................................
Candy« ..............................................................
Other sweets9......................................................
Fresh fruits: Total......................................................
Oranges.................................................................
Lemons......................... .......................................
Grapefruit...........................................................
Apples..................................................................
Bananas________________________________
All other fresh fruits............................................
Fresh vegetables: Total.............................................
Potatoes, white....................................................
Sweetpotatoes. ....................................................
Beans, green, wax, lima......................................
Cabbage. ..............................................................
Carrots..................................................................
Lettuce.................................................................
Spinach_____________________ _____ ____
Onions............................ ........................ .............
Tomatoes..............................................................
All other fresh vegetables....................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables.....................................
Canned fruits and fruit juices: Total......................
Peaches..............................................................
Pineapple.............................................................
Other canned fruit...............................................
Grapefruit and other fruit juices. ......................
Canned vegetables and vegetable juices: Total___
Beans....................................................................
Com......................................................................
Tomatoes and tomato products10.............
All other canned vegetables......................
Tomato and other vegetable juices...........
Canned soup...............................................
Dehydrated soup.......................................
Dried fruits, vegetables, nuts: Total..............
Prunes, apricots, raisins, etc.................. .
Apples, peaches..........................................
Beans, peas, com, etc................................
Peanuts and other nuts.............................
Prepared or partially prepared dishes11____
Foods prepared for infants12...........................
Beverages (nonalcoholic): Total.....................
Coffee.......................................................
Coffee concentrates, decaffeinated coffee.
Tea.............................................................
Cocoa..........................................................
Cola and other carbonated drinks............
Other beverages and mixes........................
Miscellaneous foods: Total..............................
Chocolate for cooking________________
Packaged desserts.. ..................................
Relishes, pickles, olives.............................
Salt, spices, vinegar, etc............................
Baking powder, soda, yeast......................
Extracts, flavors.....................................
Other miscellaneous foods.........................

8

See footnotes at end of table.




Pound.
___do..
-do.
_do_
.do.
Pound..
-----do..
___ do..
___ do..
Pint__
___ do..
Pound..

0(3)
0
.571
0
.571
.929
0
0
.285
0
.071

0.216
.028
0
.362
0
.513
.676
.270
0
.257
0
.068

0.274
0
0
.206
0
.507
.553
.323
0
.317
0
.152

0.238 0.141
.034
0
0
(8)
.312 .183
0
0
.488 .400
.448 .134
.442 .733
0
0
.473 .283
.267
0
.248 .067

Pound.
-----do..
-----do.
-----do..
(«)......
Pound.
-----do..
Dozen..
Pound.
___ do..
-----do..
-----do..
-----do..
Pound.
___do..
-----do..
-----do..
-----do..
-----do..
___do..
-----do..
___ do..
-----do..
.....do..
No. 2H can..
___ do..........
___ do_____
No. 2 can__
No. 2 can___
___ do............
-----do__........
Pound...........
No. 2 can___
___ d o ..........
11-ounce can..
Ounce.........
Pound.
.— .do..
___ do..
___ do..
(«)......
Pound.
Pound__
___ d o ....
H pound..
H pound..

2.143 1.622
0
0
.429 .614
.044
(«)
.086
CO
.143 0
.540
0
.223
0
2.010 2.148
1.286 .243
.283 .979
0
0
6.139 5.322
.724
0
.143 .257
2.286 .825
.429 .514
1.214 .596
.112
0
.810 .762
.162
0
.519
0
.105
0
.429 .324
.054
0
.304
0
.539
0
.286 .631
.252 .644
.186 .494
.179 .446
.429 .298
(3)
0<8)
1.113
.084
0
.143 .216
.140
0
.214 .149
0
0
5
.195
1.000 .865
0
0
0
.115
0
0

1.862
.018
.621
.015
.153
.123
.765
.412
1.973
1.115
1.990
.143
6.676
.306
.330
2.091
1.015
1.027
.211
.791
.420
.938
.216
.508
.115
.339
.649
.707
.757
.338
.876
.192
.039
.738
.106
.038
.121
.230
.019
.341
1.123
.138
.101
.139

2.628
.221
.294
0
.310
0
.917
.250
2.598
1.097
1.506
.181
7.660
.402
.291
1.570
.488
.884
.093
.872
.333
1.046
.047
.321
.091
.410
.497
.651
.362
.430
.593
.251
(8)
.713
0
.185
.110
.255
.065
.427
1.233
.070
.063
.093

3.000
.267
.168
.021
.586
.083
.825
.400
3.458
1.317
1.811
.566
7.355
.233
.367
1.066
.600
1.061
.271
.234
.543
1.438
.604
.067
.089
.622
.956
.500
.428
.517
.198
.584
<8)
.667
.508
.067
.173
.167
.042
.078
i. 167
.148
.157
0

0

(8)

(8)

(8)

8 :=

0

Average expenditure during 1 week *
$0,229
.050
0
0
.179
0
.444
.151
.194
0
0
.073
0
.026
.727
.156
0
.041
.026
.170
.100
.234
.338
0
0
.120
.189
.029
0
.689
.325
0
.017
.080
.043
.174
0
.050
0
0
0
.139
.139
0
0
0
.233
.044
.039
.043
.020
.056
.031
0
0
.057
.036
0
.021
0
.110
0
.388
.317
0
0
0
.071
0
.014
0
0
0
o.014
0
0

$0,230
.095
.020
0
.115
0
.438
.133
.130
.060
0
.091
0
.024
.312
.113
0
.044
.010
.095
.050
0
.503
.209
.027
.128
.030
.109
0
.803
.282
.075
.049
.037
.049
.109
.015
.067
.057
.063
.028
.328
.094
.021
.108
.105
.555
.091
.095
.074
.054
.039
.055
.143
.004
.110
.042
.050
.018
0
.073
.059
.489
.306
0
.019
0
.107
.057
.098
0
.011
.035
.027
.018
.003
.004

$0,212
.130
0
0
.082
0
.462
.136
.107
.078
0
.092
0
.049
.392
.131
.002
.054
.003
.087
.080
.035
.908
.347
.050
.129
.130
.218
.034
1.271
.346
.034
.065
.085
.088
.203
.029
.097
.141
.183
.074
.439
.161
.044
.117
.117
.572
.102
.111
.055
.101
.046
.051
.102
.004
.100
.006
.046
.034
.014
.127
.158
.663
.369
.057
.021
.021
.174
.021
.191
.007
o
.066
.031
.008
.003
.076

$0,200 $0,194
.100 .073
0
.028
.022
0
.100 .071
0
0
.555
.718
.130 .122
.097
.026
.107
.177
0
0
.143
.101
0
.267
.025
.078
.937
.556
.222
.187
.023
.019
.018
.086
0
.005
.314
.084
.334
.180
.021
0
.923 1.226
.386
.373
.034
.051
.148
.203
.120
.208
.175
.218
.060 .173
1.186 1.322
.374
.369
.043
.020
.047
.083
.068
.049
.045
.059
.163
.205
.014
.039
.041
.103
.115
.186
.266
.219
.015
.267
.402 .483
.103
.026
.026
.038
.234
.148
.113
.197
.515
.483
.074
.128
.054
.053
.084
.070
.075
.023
.043
.078
.036
.043
.106
.110
.021
0
. 151
.159
.030
.013
.046
.081
.027
.025
.048
.040
.093
.066
.154
.026
.971
.703
.436
.384
.033
.087
.015
.082
.013 0
. 189 o.418
.017
.497
.261
.007
.029
.064
.057
.365
.110
.023
.043
.008 .006
.029 1008
0
.009

39
T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: Average expenditure and average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consumption , housekeeping families of # or more persons, by 1946 net income doss 1— Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—1 Week, February-Aprll 1946—Continued

Annual money income after personal taxes1
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Under $1,000
and
to
to
to
and
to
to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over

Unit

Commodity

Alcoholic beverages: Total
Bear
Whiskey, gin, ram, brandy
Wine
'

_
_

Average expenditure during
1 week*

Average quantity purchased during
1 week*

*

0
0

_
_

2.29
2.40

Average family size l*

Average household size u______________________

3.08
3.12

3.63
3.38

3.65
3.39

3.34
3.00

0
0

$0,644 $0,527 $0,523 $1,082
.520
.219 .200 .181
.469
.425 .294 .319
0
.093
.033 .023

PO RTLA N D , O R EO .—1 W eek, F eb ru ary -M arch . 1946
Total

_______________

_______

Dairy products: Total .. _

_

Milk:Whole, fresh __

$kim, chocolate, buttermilk
__
.
Evaporated . '
„
_ _ _. _
._
Condensed, powdered
_ __
Oream, sweet, sour __ ._
Rutter _'____
___ _______ ._ ___ ______
Cheese
_____
T __ _
Tee cream
___
Eggs _____ _ _
_ _ ___ ___ _
Elour and other cereal foods: Total
__ __

Flour:
White, whole-wheat, cake, soy bean, etc___
Pancake, self-rising, other
prepared_______
__ _ _ __
_ _
Rice__ ___ _
Corn meal

__

Ready-to-eat
cereals.............................................
Rolled oats_ _
______

Uncooked cereals 4
_ _
.
Macaroni, spaghetti, noodles
Bakery products: Total
__ __ _______ _ _ _

Bread:
White.

___________
Wholewheat
_
Rye
__ _ _ _ _

_
__ _

Cracked wheat, pumpernickel.......................

All other

.519

.751

.662

.617

1.034

_ __

6.520
.695
1.208
.594
.458
.399
.349
.289

4.975
2.101
.150
0
.508
.369
.390
.212

4.335 10.610
.686
.968
.463
.125
0
0
.869
.615
.232.
.483
.368
.233
.416
.369

.348
.022
.017
0
.096
.053
0
.043
.856

.318
.054
.122
.031
.077
.045
.058
.046
1.246

.284
.144
.020
0
.081
.043
.050
.040
1.354

.248
.084
.016
0
.132
.027
.031
.079
1.754

.528
.121
.058
0
.148
.058
.052
.069
1.944

3.056
.611
.222
___
do________
.222
_ _ do
_ _ .610
___
do__
_____
<3)
(«l

5.271
.771
.042
.354
.918
.121

4.275
1.281
.075
.450
.686
.108

5.738
1.917
.226
.262
.536
.247

7.817
.854
.220
1.122
.412
.240

.318
.052
.027
.027
.111
.090
.231
2.504
.905

.488
.070
.005
.067
.177
.114
.325
3.968
1.031

.402
.123
.009
.072
.126
.159
.463
3.843
1.595

.523
.190
.024
.037
.108
.258
.614
4.127
1.594

.723
.088
.025
• .152
.069
.287
.600
4.989
1.879

.111
1.368

.379
.346

.738
.574

.727
1.221

.542
.785

.056
.578

.163
.150

.306
.360

.314
.548

.231
.350

.389
0
0
.167
.222

.702
.125
.121
.729
.347
.109

.314
1.010
.279
1.212
.194
.032

.629
.179
.259
.905
.250
.027

.520
1.506
.740
1.049
.317
.037

.139
0
0
.056
.076

.056

.103
.119
.069

.220
.049
.182

.107
.309
.093
.349
.058
.013
.026
.026

.240
.053
.079
.269
.080

.083

.255
.056
.037
.217
.122
.031
.049
.030

.171
.472
.225
.317
.090
.023
.172
.085
.016
.071
.251
.108
.123
.020
1.318
.182
.214
.070
.390
.034
0
.391
0
.037
.447
.008
.047

Pound
do

7.220
- .195
.111
do
0
____do.................
.153
do
_ _ .468
do
_ _ 0
_ do
.241

_ Pound
T _ _ _ _ _ do
_
do

Crackers *__
__
_
. , .r _ ..
Cookies
_ _
___ _
__ _
Cakes, pies, sweet rolls, etc
__
Meat, poultry, fish, and other seafood: Total
Beef: Total
____ _

Steak:
Round

Quart
_ 5.445 10.709 12.075 10.644 11.976
__I_.do_ _____ .778 .125 .400 .167 .073
14^-ounce can__ 1.653 1.580 1.266 .782 .787
0
Pound
)
(3)
(3)
Pint __ ______
.111 (»)
.458 (3.462
.810 1.183
Pound
_
.389
.364
.656
.616
.657
_
do
.512 .596 .705 .693 1.095
Quart
_ 0
.646
.617
1.000
.628
Dozen
1.278 1.729 1.908 2.143 2.793

__..

_

_

Pound
do
do

Roast:
R ib ________________________________ ___ do
Chuck

do ,,,

_____

All other__________ _______________ ___ do________
Hamburger, preground ___ _
___
___ do________
Stew meat. _
_ _
„n. _
do

Other beef 1
_
_
...... _ _
do .....
Veal: Total_
___
Cutlet or steak__ _ _ _
Pound , ,
do
Roast__________________________________
Chops, stew meat, other
___ do________
Lamb: Total....................................... .............
Chops, rib and loin
.
Pound

0
0

.125
0
0

.025
0
(3)

.048
0
0

.208
.293
(3)

.667
.333
0

.717
.479
.064

.323
.268
.283

.508
1.000
.380

.420
.561
.174

_

_ do
____ ... _do
_ _do

0
.185
0
.500
.158
.444

.597
.062
.078
1.133
0
.078

.448
.290
.158
.680
0
.009

.659
.191
.044
.569
0
.076

.932
.064
0
.974
0
.067

Pound

0

.104

.146

_ _

Tongue, heart, kidneys, e tc ....__________




.042

do

_ _
_________

See footnotes at end of table.

0

_ _ Pound
_ _
do
do
_.

....... do.................
Precooked, whole,
half, slices...................
Bacon _ ___
_
__ _
.......
do.................
Salt pork _ _
____ . . . . __ _
_ do

Other, smoked, pickled
Miscellanons meats: Total
Liver_
_
_

0
0

_
___

Smoked ham:
Uncooked:
Whole, half
Slices

0
0

.056
0
0

Leg.............................................................. . ....... do.................
Shoulder, breast, other _

Pork: Total . . . . . .
Chops, rib and loin
__
Roast, frash ham
Sausage _ _ n__

$8,251 $14.457 $15,075 $16,289 $19,383
1.474 2.635 2.985 3.014 3.284
.772 1.545. 1.772 1.524 1.733
.062 .013 .035 .015
.006
.080
.160 .153 .128 .078
0
.055 .030 .002
.018
.419
.042 .172 .146 .301
.217 .203 .368 .366
.348
.221 .228 .265 .329
.405
0
.266 .241 .399
.275
.752 .936 1.017 1.162 1.482

.444

•017

.018

0

•069

.024

.146

0
0
0
0
0

.011

.024
.024
0
0
.782
.247
.133
0

.019
.062
.062
0
0
1.254
.303
.184
.025

.033
.012
0
.021
1.076
.141
.108
.119

.123
.041
.055
.027
.019
.019
0
0
1.441
.214
.386
.147

0
.097
0
.207
.039
.059
.295
0

.230
.025
.033
.403
0
.051
.274
.035
.004

.200
.147
.055
.302
0
.004
.366
.012
.032

.298
.101
.034
.237
0
.024
.335
0
.014

.111

0

0
0

40
T able 12.—F ood and Alcoholic B everages: A v e r a g e e x p e n d itu r e a n d a v e r a g e q u a n tity p u r c h a s e d i n 1 w e e k
c o n s u m p tio n , h o u s e k e e p in g f a m i l i e s o f 2 o r m o re p e r s o n s , b y 1 9 4 5 n e t in c o m e c la s s 1—Continued

fo r hom e

PORTLAND, OREO.—1 Week, FeDruaxy-Marcli 1946—Continued

Unit

Under
$1,000

§°§

Commodity

g j* '

Annual money income after personal taxes1
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
and
to
to
to
to
and
to
$3,000 $4,000 over $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 over

Average quantity purchased during
1 week2
Meat, poultry, fish, and other seafood—Continued
Miscellaneous meats—Continued
Bologna, other cold cuts................................
Frankfurters, smoked sausage.......................
Canned luncheon meats, liver paste.............
Poultry: Total......................................................
Roasting chicken-........................................
Other chicken.................................................
Turkey, duck, goose......................................
Liver, giblets, and other parts sold separately.
Game___________________________________
Fish and other seafood: Total.............................
Fish, fresh or frozen........................................
Other seafood, fresh or frozen........................
Fish and other seafood:
uick frozen.............................................
anned....................................................
Cured smoked..........................................
Fats and oils: Total....................................................
Oleomargarine.......................................................
Lard.......................................................................
Vegetable shortening............................................
Other shortening...................................................
Mayonnaise and other salad dressing..................
Vegetable, olive, peanut oil
Peanut butter.....................
Sugar and sweets: Total...........
Sugar:
White
granulated.........
Other.............................
Molasses, sirup....................
Apple butter.......................
Jellies, jams, preserves........
Candy •...............................
Other sweets •_...................
Fresh fruits: Total....................
Oranges...............................
Lemons.
Grapefruit .
Apples___
All other fresh fruits........................................
Fresh vegetables: Total........................................
Potatoes, white................................................
Sweetpotatoes..................................................
Beans, green, wax, lima..................................
Cabbage...........................................................
Carrots..............................................................
Lettuce............................................................
Spinach............................................................
Onions.............................................................
Tomatoes.........................................................
All other fresh vegetables...............................
Frozen fruits and vegetables.................................
Canned fruits and fruit juices; Total...................
Peaches.....................................1......................
Pineapple........................................................
Other canned fruit.......................................... .
Grapefruit and other fruit juices. .................
Canned vegetables and vegetable juices: TotalCorn....................................................................
Peas...................................................................
Tomatoes and tomato products10...................
All other canned vegetables.............................
Tomato and other vegetable juices.................
Canned soup.....................................................
Dehydrated soup..............................................
Dried fruits, vegetables, nuts: Total.................
Prunes, apricots, raisins, e tc ..........................
Apples, peaches.................................................
Beans, peas, com, etc............................. .........
Peanuts and other nuts...................................
Prepared or partially prepared dishes11................
Foods prepared for infants13........................ .........
Beverages (nonalcoholic): Total............................
Coffee..................................................................
Coffee concentrates and decaffeinated coffee.......
Tea.....................................................................
Cocoa................ ...............................................

8

See footnotes at end of table.




Pound..
___do..
___do..
Pound.
-----do..
___do„
_do„
___do..
Pound.
— -do..
..do..
..do..
..do..
Pound.
___ do..
do_.
___do..
Pint—
..do—
Pound.

0.341
.057
(3)
.667
.311
0
0
0
.556
0
0
0
0
.222
.222
0
0
.319
0
.086

0.140
.262
0
.927
.527
.760
0
0
.659
.084
0
.222
0
.417
.292
.583
0
.432
.042
.245

0.340
.175
0
.549
.308
0
0
.106
.200
.089
0
.184
0
.650
.100
.400
0
.350
.075
.089

0.258
.265
0
.467
.269
0
0
.095
.254
.072
0
.148
0
.357
.095
.381
0
.551
.167
.309

Pound,
.do..
do..
-do..
._do_.
..do..
„do..
DozenPound.
do„
-do..do..
._do_.
Pound.
___ do­
do-do..
.do..
..do..
-do-d o -do..
..do..
-d o No. 2H can..
___ do............
— .do............
No. 2 can----No. 2 can.
.do.......
.do..
Pound...........
No. 2 can___
___ do...........
11-ounce can..
Ounce...........
Pound.
.......do..
____do_.
.......do..
Found."
Pound...........
___d o ..........
H pound.......
H pound------

.556
0
.166
0
0
.122
0
.238
.044
2.750
.111
.222
0
4.111
0
0
.889
.556
.944
0
.178
0
.833
0
.222
.111
0
.271
.222
.111
0
.271
0
.099
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.778
0
.486
0

1.562
0
.392
0
0
.254
0
.799
.187
1.709
1.166
.362
.135
8.667
.500
0
1.125
1.583
.833
.125
1.083
.313
1.333
0
.333
.070
.306
.677
.614
.334
.314
.336
0
0
1.166
.202
.250
.083
.459
.173
.365
1.042
.162
.125
.042 l

2.000
0
.144
.024
0.391
0
.840
.519
2.244
1.353
.697
.206
8.380
.100
0
1.175
1.200
.831
.165
.818
.188
.933
0
.184
.267
.245
.572
.550
.496
.673
.446
.200
.018
1.150
0
.125
.200
.587
.198
.368
1.250
.044
.125
.171

1.762
.142
.195
.032
0.519
0
1.173
.508
1.887
1.364
.611
.079
5.476
.167
0
.928
1.190
1.208
.095
.847
.400
1.090
0
.270
.048
.191
.588
.464
.509
.452
.630
.413
0
1.547
0
.072
.071
.271
.074
.222
1.738
.042
.067
.119

Average expenditure during 1 week 3

0.389 $0.141 $0,065
.253 .022 .093
.021 .077
0
.398 .938
.366 .222 .342
.558 .176 .205
0
.391
0
.024 0
0
0
0
0
.100 .360
.015 .100 .158
.095
.028 0
0
0
0
.107
.426 0
0
0
0
.208 .508
.415 .053 .112
.098 .046 .058
.439 0
.110
0
0
0
.570 .081 .126
.220 0
.016
.137 .028 .086
.136 .565
2.317 .039 .107
.171 0
0
.509 .019 .054
0
0
0
.110
0.216 0.078 .234
.060
0
0
.369 .758
.907 .089 .327
.384 .006 .021
5.652 .232 .121
1.521 .014 .195
.989 .028 .071
.307 0
.023
.570 1.223
8.890 .192 .420
.073 0
.063
0
0
0
1.488 .038 .058
1.951 .048 .121
1.073 .151
.149
.049 0
.019
.517 .011 .089
.398 0
.082
1.560 .130 .222
.054
0
0
.159 .333
.464 .062 .103
.195 .033 .022
.353 0
.097
1.238 .064 .111
.183 .477
.585 .022 .093
.414 .019 .050
.585 0
.047
.510 .030 .050
.439 0
0
.011 .057
0
1.751
.101 .173
.005 0
.007
.194
0
.098 0
.029
.162 0
.027
.189 0
.056
.082
.047 0
.069 .063
.233 0
.088
.372 .535
1.488 .230 .330
.052
.214 0
.056 .120 .029
.146 0
.008

$0.176
.038
.078
.408
.239
.169
0
0
.056
.283
.103
.065
0
.111
.004
.439
.168
.024
.093
0
.103
.022
.029
.625
.134
0
.023
.004
.107
.219
.138
.854
.326
.063
.166
.172
.088
.039
.987
.367
.012
0
.061
.102
.144
.022
.061
.052
.188
.088
.365
.054
.098
.096
.117
.645
.078
.077
.102
.064
.030
.119
.159
.016
.185
.023
.024
.066
.072
.159
.102
.599
.404
.033
.037
.024

$0.124 $0,203
.097
.111
.100
.078
.288
.445
.187
.168
.101
.267
0
0
0
.047 0.010
.280
.477
.146
.141
.048
.061
0
.071 0.247
.015
.028
.516
.527
.090
.107
.022
.022
.093
.114
0
0
.166
.168
.050
.068
.095
.048
.667
.535
.123
.156
.012
.014
.030
.101
.005 0
.127
.080
.137
.370
0
.047
1.002 1.187
.540
.440
.060
.048
.164
.348
.156
.183
.067
.121
.015
.047
1.021 1.295
.266
.429
.018
.011
0
0
.048
.065
.162
.109
.184
.205
.009
.003
.075
.034
.098
.110
.193
.297
.242
.091
.272
.499
.083
.128
.015 .027
.063
.121
.111
.223
.706
.681
.070
.098
.084
.070
.073
.094
.093
.055
.071
.081
.098
.046
.232
.217
0
.005
.088
.105
.014
.023
.018
.043
.036
.026
.020
.013
.173
.299
.063
.064
.799
.935
.556
.498
.015
.075
.018
.013
.010
.025

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T able

12.— F ood and Alcoholic

B everages: Average expenditure a n d 'average quantity purchased in 1 week for home
consumption, housekeeping families of 2 or more persons, by 1945 net income class 1—Continued
P O R T I jA N D , O R E G .-1 W eek F eb ru a ry -M a rc h . 1945

Annual money income after personal taxes1
Commodity

Unit

$4,000
$2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Under $1,000 $2,000 $3,000
Under $1,000
to and
to
to
and $1,000 to
to
$1,000 $2,000
$4,000
over
over
$3,000
$2,000
$3,000 $4,000
Average quantity purchased during
1 week*

Cola and other carbonated drinks.
Other beverages and mixes...........
Miscellaneous foods: Total..................
Chocolate for cooking....................
Packaged desserts..........................
Relishes, pickles, olives.................
Salt, spices, vinegar, etc................
Baking powder, soda, yeast..........
Extracts, flavors............................
Other miscellaneous foods.............
Alcoholic beverages: Total..................
Beer...............................................
Whiskey, gin, rum, brandy.
Wine.............. „................... .
Average family size13___
Average household size14.

Pound................ 0

2.22

2.08

1 See table 1, footnote 1.
* Averages are based on all housekeeping families of 2 or more persons
in the class whether or not they purchased the item during the week.
3 Quantity data insufficient for computation of averages.
4 Includes wheat cereals, hominy, barley, brown and wild rices, corn­
starch, etc.
3 Includes soda crackers, salted crackers, cheese crackers, plain graham
crackers, etc.
3 No uniform unit of quantity for this group.
i Includes corned, dried, soup bone, etc. (bulk and canned).
3Includes candied fruit and candied nuts.
3Includes honey, fruit, chocolate and other sugar sirup.




0

<*)

<#)

(*)

3.12
3.32

2.78
2.77

3.43
3.51

3.98
3.88

Average expenditure during 1 week *
$0,022 $0,100 $0,051 $0,167 $0,281
.043
.016 .050 .033
.123
.281
.166 .217
0
.009 .015
.014
.016 .032 .043
.035
.080
.054
.050
0
.020
.036 .024 .046
.004 .021 .017 .010
.017
0
0
.020
.011 .021
.004 .002
.121
0
0
.278 .659 .645 1.177 1.276
.278 .388 .252 .315
.279
0
.943
0
0
.025
.054

10 Includes tomato sauce, catsup, chili sauce, etc.
31 Includes spaghetti with sauce (cooked), chili concame, chicken and
noodles, hash and potatoes, potato chips, etc.
13 Includes cereals, strained foods, formula ingredients, etc.
13 Number of family members includes all members eating at least 1 meal
at home during the week.
14Number of “meal-equivalent” persons—this figure is obtained by divid­
ing by 21 the total number of meals eaten at home during the week.
Includes servants, guests, and boarders. A lunch prepared at home but
carried and eaten away from home is counted as a meal eaten at home.

O. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949