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FOR AN URBAN FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS, 1969-70 Supplement to Bulletin 1570-5 U.S. D EP A R TM E N T OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR J. D. Hodgson, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STA TISTIC S Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner 1972 P reface This report is a supplement to BLS Bulletin 1570-5: Three Standards o f Living fo r an Urban Family o f Four Persons, Spring 1967. The basic bulletin describes the historical background of the family budget program, discusses the concepts and procedures of the current budgets, and documents the data sources and estimating methods for each of the budget components. It also lists the average annual quantities of items to determine the costs of the three budget levels (appendix A); describes the specifications used to collect or estimate prices for the lower and higher budgets, which differ from those used in the intermediate budget (appendix B); shows the population weights for combining individual metropolitan area and nonmetropolitan regional costs to U.S. urban averages (appendix C); and provides a list of the Bureau’s previous budgets and related references (appendix D). Specifications for the intermediate budget were published in Bulletin 1570-3. The complete list of bulletins in the current family budget series is as follows: Bulletin 1570-1 gives the autumn 1966 costs of the City Worker's Family Budget for a Moderate Living Standard and describes the change in this budget over the last two decades (issued October 1967). Bulletin 1570-2 describes the Revised Equivalence Scale for estimating budget posts for families of different size, age, and type (issued as preliminary October 1967 and final November 1968). Bulletin 1570-3 reports on the autumn 1966 Pricing Procedures, Specifications, and Average Prices used for the intermediate budget (issued August 1968). Bulletin 1570-4 gives the autumn 1966 costs of the Retired Couple's Budget for a Moderate Living Standard (issued June 1968). Bulletin 1570-5 gives the spring 1967 estimates for Three Standards o f Living fo r an Urban Family o f Four Persons (issued March 1969). Bulletin 1570-6 gives the spring 1967 estimates for Three Budgets fo r a Retired Couple in Urban Areas o f the United States (issued May 1970). Bulletin 1570-6. A supplement gives the spring 1969 and spring 1970 estimates for Three Budgets for a Retired Couple in Urban Areas o f the United States (issued November 1971). C o n te n ts Page Chapter I. Costs of three budget levels ...................................................................................... 1 Chapter II. Comparative cost in d e x e s ....................................................................................................... 5 Chapter III. Income and budget c o s t s ...................................................................................................................... 7 Appendix c o n te n ts........................................................................................................................................................... 9 ii C h a p t e r I. C o s ts of T h r e e B u d g e t Le v e ls care, and other items the family consumes directly. Other allowances consist of gifts and contributions to persons outside the family, life insurance, occupational expenses, social security, and personal income taxes. The budget totals assume the family’s income comes from earnings of the employed head. The style of living represented by the lower budget differs from that in the intermediate and higher levels primarily in the specification that the family lives in rental housing, performs more services for itself, and utilizes free entertainment available in the community. Fewer families own cars, and the models owned are older than those specified in the other two budgets. In contrast, the manner of living provided for in the intermediate and higher budgets includes a high per centage of homeownership, some new car ownership, a larger inventory of household appliances, and some paid-for entertainment and household services. For a majority of the items in the list of goods and services that are common to the three budgets, both the quantity and quality levels in the lower budget are below, while those in the higher are above, the levels specified for the intermediate budget. Distri bution of costs by major components of the budgets are shown in table A. In spring 1970, the average cost of a “lower” budget for a family of four persons living in urban areas of the United States was $6,960. The costs were $10,664 for the “intermediate” and $15,511 for the “higher” budgets. The family for which these budgets were constructed consists of a 38-year-old husband employed full-time, his nonworking wife, a boy of 13 and a girl of 8. For a single person under 35 years of age, the cost of a comparable “lower” budget would be ap proximately $2,600, and that for the “intermediate” and “higher” levels about $3,950 and $5,700, respec tively. Since living costs are affected by family com position and age of family members, budgets must be calculated separately for different family types, and costs for the four-person family do not represent average costs for all families. The budgets do not describe how families actually spend their money, but rather answer questions on how much it costs, at current price levels, to pur chase the specified lists of goods and services drawn up to represent different levels of living. All three budgets provide for the maintenance of the family’s health and social well-being and participation in com munity activities, but for different outlays of money. Consumption costs for spring 1970 were derived by applying price changes between spring 1969 and spring 1970 reported in the Consumer Price Index, to the appropriate spring 1969 final cost of each main budget class of goods and services. This method of updating provides only an approximation of current budget costs, because the Consumer Price Index reflects spending patterns and prices paid for commodities and services purchased by wage earners and clerical workers generally without regard to their family type and level of living. Other costs and social security also were updated to 1970, but personal taxes were computed from tax rates in effect for 1969. Estimates for 1970 are shown in appendix A, and final detailed costs for 1969 are shown in appendix B. The budgets include allowances for food, housing, transportation, clothing and personal care, medical At the lower budget level, family consumption items cost $5,553 in spring 1970; at the intermediate level, $8,205; and at the higher level, $11,346. Con sumption costs in the lower budget ranged 32 percent below the intermediate level, while at the higher level, cost exceeded the intermediate by 38 percent. The cost of food at home and away from home at spring 1970 price levels was $1,905 in the lower budget, $2,452 in the intermediate, and $3,092 in the higher. Food accounted for 27, 23, and 20 per cent of the lower, intermediate, and higher budgets, respectively. Food-at-home costs are based on three U.S. Department of Agriculture food plans: The lowcost plan for the lower budget, the moderate plan for the intermediate budget, and the liberal plan for the higher budget. The three budgets provide nutritionally adequate diets, but the intermediate and higher bud1 Table A. Summary of budgets for a 4-person family at 3 levels of living, spring 1970 Item Lower budget Percent distribution Costs Intermediate budget Higher budget Lower budget Intermediate budget Higher budget Total budget........................ $6,960 $10,664 $15,511 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 Total family consumption . . . Food...................................... Housing.................................. Transportation................... Clothing and personal care...................................... Medical c a re ........................ Other family consumptipn..................... $5,553 1,905 1,429 505 $8,205 2,452 2,501 912 $11,346 3,092 3,772 1,183 79.8 27.3 20.5 7.3 76.9 22.9 23.4 8 .6 73.2 19.9 24.4 7.6 807 562 1,137 564 1,655 588 11 .6 8.1 10.7 5.3 10.7 3.8 345 639 1,056 5.0 6 .0 6 .8 Other costs................................. 343 539 903 4.9 5.1 5.8 1,064 1,920 3,262 15.3 18.0 2 1 .0 345 719 387 1,533 387 2,875 5.0 10.3 3.6 14.4 2.5 18.5 Taxes ........................................... Social security and disability payments.......... Personal income taxes. . . . gets allow a greater variety and more expensive choices than the lower budget. Variations in total food costs stem also from dif ferences in the number of meals eaten away from home in the three budgets, and in their average price levels. Restaurant meals constitute 20 percent of food costs in the higher budget, but only 16 and 13 per cent in the intermediate and lower budgets, respectively. Whereas the relative importance of housing was second to food in the lower budget, 20 percent, it was highest in the intermediate and higher budgets— 23 and 24 percent, respectively. Outlays for housing, which includes shelter, housefurnishings, and house hold operations, were $1,429 in the lower budget and $2,501 and $3,772 in the intermediate and higher budgets, respectively. Inter-level differences in housing costs are affected by the proportion of renter and homeowner families and the household equipment specified for each level. All families at the lower budget level were assumed to live in rented housing. Only 25 percent at the in termediate and 15 percent at the higher level were renters. Rental shelter costs, including contract rent plus estimated costs of fuel and utilities where these are not part of the rent, and insurance on household contents, were calculated from the low, middle, and high thirds of the contract rent distribution for fiveroom units which met the standards for adequacy. The majority of families at the intermediate and higher levels were assumed to be homeowners, and their shelter included average annual mortgage interest and principal payments on a home purchased 7 years ago, property taxes, homeowner insurance, fuel, utili ties, and repair and maintenance charges. Shelter costs in the higher budget reflected quality differences in the home owned, higher utility consumption for the operation of air conditioning and other major appliances, and a more generous allowance for repairs and maintenance. Transportation costs for all families ranged from $505 at the lower budget level to $912 and $1,183, re spectively, at the intermediate and higher levels. The variation in costs mainly reflects differences in the proportion of families owning cars at each budget level in each area. Total transportation is a weighted cost for automobile owners and nonowners, and bud gets with lower proportions of ownership are less costly. Variations in the weights for the mode of transportation are related to location, size, and char acteristics of the community, as well as to the general concept of the budget level. For the automobile owner, the intermediate bud get provides for the replacement of his car every 4 years with a 2-year-old car, and allowances for operat ing the car, insurance, and some public transportation use. The higher budget has the same provisions as the intermediate budget for 40 percent of the families, but for the remaining 60 percent, a 4-year-old car is traded in for a new car. Compared with the other two budgets, the lower budget provides for the pur chase of a 6-year-old car every 4 years, fewer repairs, and less mileage allowance. The mileage allowance in 8,053 in the lower budget and 9,465 in both the intermediate and higher budgets. 2 Other consumption costs, including reading, recrea tion, tobacco, alcohol, and miscellaneous expenses ranged from $345 in the lower budget to $1,056 in * the higher budget. The lower budget was almost onehalf below and the higher two-thirds above the inter mediate budget cost of $639. Between spring 1969 and spring 1970, the Consumer Price Index increased 6.0 percent. Increases in con sumption costs in all three budgets were below the general price rise primarily because the budget-type families were either living in rented shelter or in homes purchased 7 years ago. Therefore, their hous ing costs were not affected by the sharp rise in mort gage interest rates reflected in the change in the Con sumer Price Index. (See table B.) Family consumption costs for an equivalent level of of living vary for urban families whose size and com position differ from the family in the four-person bud Total outlays for clothing and personal care aver aged $807, $1,137 and $1,655 in the lower, inter mediate, and higher budgets, respectively, buf these costs represented a constant share of the total budget cost at each level. Clothing costs represent replace ments to the clothing inventories which an established family is assumed to have, clothing materials, and services. Variations in costs stem primarily from dif ferences in the qualities of items, as reflected in the average price levels used for each budget, and to a lesser extent from adjustment of individual item replacement rates. Personal care costs were higher in the intermediate and higher budgets mainly because of increased allowances for beauty shop services. Total medical care costs were almost identical in the three budgets, because each budget provides the family with a comprehensive health insurance policy and an allowance for out-of-pocket expenses for medi cal care not covered by insurance, dental and eye care, and prescriptions. The higher budget also in cludes a supplementary major medical insurance con tract not provided in the other two budgets. gets. Comparable costs have been estimated for fami lies of selected size and types by applying a set of equivalence factors described in BLS Bulletin 1570-2, listed in the Preface. The annual cost of consumption for these families is shown in table C. Table B. Annual costs of consumption for 3 levels of living for a 4-person fam ily, urban United States, spring 1969 and spring 1970 Item Spring 1969 Spring 1970 Percent increase Lower budget Total family consum ption.................................... $5,270 $5,553 5.4 F o o d ............ .................................................................... Housing........................................... ................................ Transportation.................................................. ............. Clothing and personal care........................................... Medical care..................................................................... Other family consumption........................................... $1,776 1,376 486 775 529 328 $1,905 1,429 505 807 562 345 7.3 3.9 3.9 4.1 6.2 5.2 Intermediate budget Total family consumption...................................... $7.811 $8,205 5.0 F o o d ................................................................................. Housing................... ........................................................ Transportation ........................................ ....................... Clothing and personal care........................................... Medical care..................................................................... Other family consumption........................................... $2,285 2,413 879 1,092 531 611 $2,452 2,501 912 1,137 564 639 7.3 3.6 3.8 4.1 6.2 4.6 Higher budget Total family consumption...................................... $10,794 $11.346 5.1 F o o d ................................................................................ Housing............................................................................ Transportation................................................................ Clothing and personal care ........................................ Medical care .................................................................. Other family consumption ................... ....................... $2,879 3,627 1,142 1,586 554 1,006 $3,092 3,772 1,183 1,655 588 1,056 7.4 4.0 3.6 4.4 3 6.1 5.0 Table C. Estimated annual costs of consumption for 3 levels of living for selected fam ily types, urban United States, spring 1970 Family size, type and age Lower level Intermediate level Higher level Single person under 35 y e a rs ...................................... $1,944 $2,872 $3,971 Husband and wife under 35 years No children ................................... .......................... 1 child under 6 ......................................................... 2 children, older under 6 ...................................... 2,721 3,443 3,998 4,020 5,087 5,908 5,560 7,035 8,169 Husband and wife 35-54 years 1 child, 6-15 y e a rs .................................................. 2 children, older 6-15 years 1................................. 3 children, oldest 6-15 years . ............................... 4,553 5,553 6,441 6,728 8,205 9,518 9,304 11,346 13,161 2,812 3,979 5,858 1,547 2,188 3,222 2 Husband and wife, 65 years and over ..................... Single person, 65 years and over 3 ............................. Estimates from the BLS 4-Person Family Budgets. Estimates from the BLS Retired Couple's Budgets. (See supplement to BLS Bulletin 1570-6, listed in the Preface.) Estimated by applying a factor of 55 percent to the total consumption costs of the husband and wife, 65 years and over. 4 C h a p t e r II. C o m p a r a t iv e C o s t E s t im a t e s Omitting Anchorage and Honolulu from the re mainder of the analysis, San Francisco was the high est cost area in the lower budget, primarily because housing costs and State and local taxes were rela tively high there. At the intermediate and higher budget levels, the New York— Northeastern New Jersey area was the most expensive, because both food and housing costs were high. The low cost of the three budgets in the nonmetropolitan South re sulted from the regional food preference pattern that places an emphasis on lower cost food items and from climatic adjustments in the housing and clothing com ponents. These factors also help to account forAustin as the lowest cost metropolitan area in the three budgets. The Northeast region had the highest average food costs of all areas in the continental United States and the South had the lowest in all budgets. Among in dividual areas, food was most expensive in New York and least expensive in small cities in the South (lower and higher budgets) and Orlando (intermediate level). The range of costs between these areas was 21, 24, and 28 percentage points, respectively. Within each region, differences in food costs reflect only differ ences in prices. Cost of housing, including allowances for shelter, fuel, utilities, household operations, and replacement of housefurnishings, accounted for 26 percent of total family consumption at the lower, 30 percent at the intermediate, and 33 percent at the higher level. In the lower budget, which included costs for rental housing only, average costs in metropolitan areas were about 10 percent higher than in nonmetropolitan areas. In the other two budgets, where costs were based on the assumption that 7 5 -8 0 percent of families of the budget type had purchased their homes 7 years ago, metropolitan area costs exceeded the nonmetropolitan averages by 20 and 25 percent at the intermediate and higher levels, respectively. Among individual areas, housing costs in Boston and New York— the most expensive areas in the two largely homeowner budgets— were well over one and a half times the costs in Austin or the average costs for small cities The budgets for a family of four persons provide information on differences in living costs among com munities, not simply differences in price levels. Vari ations in the contents of the market baskets are intro duced to reflect area differences in the conditions of living over which individual families have little or no control. The following components reflect weighting variations of this type: Food at home: Regional variations in food consumption patterns. Shelter: Climatic differences in quantities and types of fuel and utilities consumed. Transportation: Size-of-place differences in the weights for auto ownership and use. Clothing: Climatic differences in quantities of selected items. Taxes: Differences in outlays determined by geographical differences in cost of the consump tion items and by State and local tax regulations. (Services provided for taxes not evaluated.) In addition, all components are affected by vari ations in quantities for metropolitan and nonmettropolitan areas. Comparative living cost indexes have been calcu lated for total budget costs and the major categories of consumer goods and services at lower, intermedi ate, and higher levels of living. (See appendix tables A-4, A-5, and A-6 for 1970 data; B-2, B-3, and B-4 for 1969 data.) All indexes relate to costs for fami lies established in the area. They do not measure dif ferences in costs associated with moving from one area to another or costs for recent in-migrants. Costs were lowest in nonmetropolitan areas in the South and highest in Anchorage, Alaska, followed by Honolulu, Hawaii, for all three budgets. Excluding Anchorage and Honolulu, the range from low to high total costs was 22 percentage points in the lower, 29 in the intermediate, and 38 in the higher budget. Regionally, in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, costs at the lower level were highest in the West. At intermediate and higher levels, the North east was the most expensive region. 5 in the South. Fuel requirements and property taxes contributed substantially to the level of costs in the northeastern cities. The costs of transportation were affected by the specified patterns of automobile ownership within each area, as well as by price levels. For example, in the lower budget, the average metropolitan area allowance for transportation ($481) was about 20 per cent below the allowance for nonmetropolitan areas ($610). At this budget level, it was assumed that only half to two-thirds of the families living in the larger cities were auto owners, while the nonmetro politan budget included a car for all families, be cause public transportation facilities generally are not available in these areas. At the intermediate level, auto ownership was specified for 80 to 95 percent of families in metropolitan areas, and, as a result, average costs were only 2 percent below those in nonmetropolitan areas. In the higher budget, where ownership of an automobile was specified for all families, metropolitari costs were 10 percent higher than in nonmetropolitan areas, even though it was assumed that families in smaller areas drove more miles than those in large cities and hence had higher operating costs. The greater expense in metropolitan areas results from relatively higher average price levels. Clothing costs are affected by variation in the kinds and quantities of clothing required by the climate as well as by differences in price. On the other hand, differences in personal care costs among areas are due solely to price differences. The cities in which the clothing and personal care components combined were most expensive were Seattle in the lower and intermediate budgets and Hartford in the higher budget'. The higher cost in Seattle was pri marily due to high costs of personal care services, and, in Hartford, to a combination of colder climate and relatively high clothing prices. Costs were lowest for the three clothing budgets in small cities in the South, where higher average temperatures make heavy clothing unnecessary. Area differences in the costs of food away from home, housefurnishings and household operations, personal care, reading, recreation, and alcohol result from quantity differences between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, as well as from differences in price levels. For example, recreation in the higher budget costs more in metropolitan than in nonmetro politan areas because, in addition to price differences, the metropolitan budget included more trips to the movies, and sports events. Reading and recreation costs in nonmetropolitan areas averaged about 70 per cent of the U.S. urban average cost at the lower level and 80 percent at the other two levels. Among metropolitan areas, area differences in the cost of these components result wholly from differences in average prices. Medical care costs also varied from place to place as a result of differences in price levels. The content of this component was essentially the same in the lower and intermediate budgets and differed at the higher level only by the inclusion of a major medical contract. Costs were highest in the Los Angeles area, where they were 26 percent above the U.S. average cost of approximately $560 for the lower and inter mediate budgets and $585 for the higher. Medical care was least expensive in small cities in the South— about 17 percent below the U.S. average costs. The range of medical care costs resulting from price differences was $245 for the lower and intermediate budgets and $253 for the higher, or about 43 per centage points at each budget level. 6 C h a p t e r III. B u d g e t C os ts in R e la tio n to In c o m e Percent change How did costs of the three budgets for this very precisely defined family of four persons compare with the actual average income of such families in 1969? Based on Bureau of the Census Surveys, the average mean income of U.S. families headed by a man 35— years old, who was employed full time 44 and had a nonworking wife, was $12,856 in 1969 and $13,730 in 1970. The cost of the lower budget was approximately 50 percent, and that of the inter mediate a little more than 20 percent, below the average income for this family type, while the cost of the higher budget was about 13 percent above this average income level. The census estimates of income are for a group of about 454 million families very similar to, but not identical with, the budget type family, because the census data do not specify the numbers or ages of children in the family. Also, the census averages are for the total United States, whereas the budget costs are averages for urban areas. However, these data are the only current estimates of income with which the costs of the four-person fam ily budget can be com pared.1 The Bureau of the Census survey data also in dicate that, although inflationary pressures raised the cost of the budgets from their initial pricing date in 1967, this rise over the 3-year period from 1967 to 1970 was considerably less than the increase in average income for families generally similar to the budget-type family. In the single year from 1969 to 1970, however, these budget costs and incomes in creased at about the same rate. The comparisons are as follows: 1967 BLS 4-person budget costs: Low er............ . $5,915 Intermediate. . 9,076 Higher .......... . 13,050 Census mean income (family with male head 35— 44, em ployed full time, with nonworking wife) ................. 10,939 1970 196770 196970 $6,544 10,064 14,571 $6,960 10,664 15,511 17.7 17.5 18.9 6 .0 12,856 13,730 25.5 6 .8 6.4 6.5 According to the Census Current Population Reports (Series P-60, No. 75), there were about 5Vi million families with a male head 3 5 -4 4 years old (work status not specified) and. wife not in the paid labor force in 1969 and 1970. About 16 percent of such families had incomes below the lower budget level, and 84 percent had incomes above it. The in come of about three-fourths of the families fell short of the higher budget, and about one-fourth exceeded it. The income size distribution of these families, compared with BLS cost levels, is shown in the fol lowing tabulation: Income level Below lower budget ($6,543 or less).................................................... . Between lower and intermediate budgets ($6,544-$10 , 0 6 4 ) .............. Between intermediate and higher budgets (10,064-$14 , 5 7 1 ) .............. Above higher budget ($14,572 or m ore)............................................. 1 In the most recent BLS Survey of Consumer Expendi tures, families of the budget type reported an average mean income of $9,095 in 1960-61. In BLS Bulletin 1570-5, p. 39, estimates of the 1966 income of this family were based on changes between 1960-61 and 1966 in median money income of nonfarm families classified by seven single characteristics of families. Ap plying the trends in these census data, in which the increases ranged from 25 to 31 percent, to the 1960-61 average income of $9,095 for the budget family suggested that their income had risen to a level between $11,000 and $12,000 by 1966. Based on this same technique, except for substituting trends for all families rather than nonfarm families, the estimated average income level of budget-type families was $14,000 to $15,000 in 1969. 1969 Total Families .............................. Percent of families Number (0 0 0 's) 16 887 28 1,552 30 1,662 26 1,441 100 5,542 The total costs of the budgets should not be com pared with general levels of industrial wages and sala ries, or with average earnings in a particular industry or occupation. Such averages relate to all workers in 7 the industry, including the young and inexperienced, whereas the husband in the BLS budgets is consid ered to be an experienced worker. As a special project the Bureau of Labor Statistics developed a comparison of total family income and the earnings of the family head with budget costs for specified family types in 1969. Budget costs for the universe of husband-wife families, with head who worked year-round, full time in nonfarm occupations were estimated by applying the family equivalence scales to the costs of the intermediate budget for four-person family. Then, an income-budget cost ratio of 1.00 meant that income was at the intermediate budget level, a ratio of 1.50 meant income was above the upper budget, and a ratio of .35 meant in come was below the lower budget. The distribution of these husband-wife families of all sizes in relation to the three budgets levels was as follows: As these data for 1969 indicate, the proportion of families with incomes below the lower budget level was reduced by half (from 16 to 8 percent) as a re sult of earnings of family members other than the head. In about a third of the almost 30 million husband-wife families the head was the only earner, and 12 percent of these had earnings below the cost of the lower budget. All families (29.6 million) Families with head only earner (11 million) Distribution by: Total family income Income of head Distribution by income of head T o ta l........................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Below lower budget ................... Between lower and intermediate Between intermediate and higher Above higher b u d g e t................... 8.1 18.6 30.6 42.7 16.0 26.5 31.5 26.0 11.8 22.6 Budget level 8 33.2 32.4 A p p e n d ix c o n te n ts Page Appendix A. Budget costs and indexes at three levels, spring 1970..................................................................... 10 Tables: A-l. Annual costs of a lower budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970 10 A-2. Annual costs of an intermediate budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970 ................................ 11 A-3. Annual costs of a higher budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970 ............................................ 12 A-4. Indexes of comparative costs based on a lower budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970 . . . 13 A-5. Indexes of comparative costs based on an intermediate budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970 ............................................................................................................................................ 14 A-6. Indexes of comparative costs based on a higher budget for a 4-person family, spring 1970. . . 15 Appendix B. Budget costs and indexes at three levels, spring 1969 ................................................................... Tables: B-l. Annual costs of budgets at 3 levels, for a 4-person family, urban United States, 39 metropolitan areas, 4 nonmetropolitan regions, and Anchorage Alaska, spring 1969 ............................................................................................................................................ B-2. Indexes of comparative costs based on a lower budget for a 4-person family, spring 1969 . . . B-3. Indexes of comparative costs based on an intermediate budget for a 4-person family, spring 1969............................................................................................................................................... B-4. Indexes of comparative costs based on a higher budget for a 4-person family, spring 1969 . . . 9 16 16 28 29 30 T a b l e A -1 . 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P a u l , M i n n --------- -------------------------------St. L o u i s , M o . —I l l --------------------------------------------------------------W i c h i t a , K a n s ---------------------------------------------------------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 7 -----------------------------------------------S o uth: A t l a n t a , G a -------------------------------------------------------------------------A u s t i n , T e x ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d ____ -__ - ___ __ ___________ _____ _____ _____ B a t o n R o u g e , L a ---------------------------------------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x -------------------------------------------------------------------------D u r h a m , N . 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C . —M d . —Va---------- ----------------------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 7 ------------------- ---------------------------W est: B a k e r s f i e l d , C a l i f ------------------------------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o ----------------------------------------------------------------------L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f — -----------------------------S a n D i e g o , C a l i f -----------------------------------------------------------------S a n F r a n c i s c o — a k l a n d , C a l i f ----------------------------------------O S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h ---------------- --------- ---------------------------H o n o l u l u , H a w a i i ---------------------------------------------------------------N o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s 7 --------------------------- ----------------------A n c h o r a g e , A l a s k a ------------------------------------------------------------------ T otal budget T ransportation 3 Housing 2 C lothing and personal care M edical care 4 O ther fam ily consum ption O ther costs 1 5 4 3 2 Social se c u rity and disability insurance Personal incom e taxes T otal F ood $ 6,960 7, 061 6, 51 2 $5,553 5, 626 5,226 $1,905 1,933 1,780 $1,429 1,453 1, 322 $505 481 61 0 $807 820 75 3 $562 5 80 480 $345 359 281 $343 345 334 $345 352 316 $7 19 738 636 7, 351 7, 022 7, 577 6,6 9 8 7, 183 6,958 6, 701 7, 130 6, 709 5, 891 5, 571 6, 080 5, 353 5,693 5,465 5, 337 5, 747 5, 366 1,999 1,993 2, 057 1,935 2, 091 2, 025 1,9 3 9 1,944 1,901 1,6 3 3 1, 360 1,736 1, 332 1, 383 1,280 1, 301 1, 542 1, 283 505 529 513 472 43 3 467 493 486 646 825 820 844 774 811 790 77 2 848 75 8 556 511 547 511 598 54 7 488 540 502 373 358 383 329 377 356 34 4 387 27 6 353 34 4 359 337 347 341 337 349 338 336 353 36 4 321 36 4 338 322 342 336 771 754 774 687 779 814 705 692 669 6, 873 7, 235 7, 273 6,6 1 1 7,080 6,7 1 2 6,9 3 1 6,769 7, 101 6,9 8 1 7, 079 7, 140 6,987 6, 722 6, 783 5,456 5, 803 5,8 1 9 5, 300 5, 648 5, 375 5, 510 5, 285 5, 675 5, 573 5, 505 5, 561 5, 580 5, 391 5,402 1,802 1,867 1,977 1,881 1,956 1,873 1,9 7 2 1,757 1,927 1,931 1,800 1,866 1,974 1,868 1,8 0 9 1,498 1,743 1, 529 1,298 1,412 1,350 1,313 1,368 1, 518 1,393 1,493 1,465 1, 397 1,441 1,4 7 7 444 46 9 518 476 511 459 493 461 490 51 2 476 492 527 440 599 850 821 834 811 848 82 8 8 23 864 809 844 83 8 843 805 770 764 516 557 591 47 9 557 495 556 501 557 541 540 54 0 52 8 541 469 346 346 370 355 364 370 353 33 4 37 4 35 2 358 355 349 331 28 4 34 0 352 351 33 6 346 338 342 335 345 34 4 342 344 34 4 338 339 33 0 347 349 31 7 34 0 32 2 332 325 341 335 34 0 343 335 323 328 747 733 7 54 658 746 677 747 824 740 729 892 892 728 670 714 6,424 4 , 197 7, 018 6,4 1 1 6, 683, 6, 771 6,4 8 1 6, 326 6, 562 7,242 6, 150 5, 207 5, 052 5, 533 5, 215 5,413 5, 376 5,261 5, 154 5, 319 5, 723 4,989 1, 749 1, 726 1,806 1,834 1,771 1,740 1,785 1,733 1,705 1,892 1, 70 2 1, 344 1,2 0 9 1,490 1,290 1, 358 1,4 9 9 1,282 1, 343 1, 520 1,602 1,224 457 453 501 472 45 9 430 485 464 437 509 594 777 773 809 768 78 6 781 76 5 759 738 77 8 723 517 552 576 507 676 575 600 49 9 565 571 46 3 363 339 351 344 363 351 34 4 356 35 4 371 283 333 329 343 333 339 338 335 331 336 34 8 327 308 297 337 308 321 325 311 304 315 347 29 6 576 519 805 555 610 732 574 537 592 82 4 538 6,910 6,697 7, 507 7, 166 7, 686 7, 63 0 8, 597 6,9 7 8 10,783 5, 520 5, 386 5,957 5, 703 6, 084 6 , 129 6, 652 5, 513 8, 280 1,8 7 8 1,835 1,890 1,847 1,948 2, 0 44 2, 278 1,828 2,314 1, 335 1,273 1,617 1, 50 2 1,7 2 9 1,675 1,995 1,436 2,9 2 9 505 502 512 494 519 51 2 55 6 62 2 86 8 830 892 881 857 89 2 907 858 83 6 958 649 546 70 8 66 2 63 5 629 589 513 884 323 33 8 349 341 361 362 376 27 8 327 342 338 356 348 359 361 376 342 424 401 321 434 416 4 43 366 37 4 335 417 647 652 760 699 80 0 7 74 1, 195 788 1 ,6 6 1 ‘ 1 T h e f a m i l y c o n s i s t s o f a n e m p l o y e d h u s b a n d , a g e 38 , a w i f e n o t e m p l o y e d o u t s i d e t h e h o m e , a n 8 - y e a r - o l d g i r l , a n d a 1 3 - y e a r - o l d b o y . 2 H o u sin g i n c lu d e s s h e l t e r , h o u s e h o ld o p e r a t i o n s , and h o u s e f u rn is h in g s . A ll f a m i l i e s w ith the lo w e r b u d g e t a r e a s s u m e d to be r e n t e r s . 3 T h e a v e r a g e c o s t s of a u t o m o b i l e o w n e r s an d n o n o w n e rs a r e w e ig h te d b y th e follo w in g p r o p o r t i o n s of f a m i l i e s : B o s t o n , C h i c a g o , N e w Y o r k , a n d P h i l a d e l p h i a , 50 p e r c e n t f o r b o t h a u t o m o b i l e o w n e r s a n d n o n o w n e r s ; a l l o t h e r m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s , 65 p e r c e n t f o r a u t o m o b i l e o w n e r s , 35 p e r c e n t f o r n o n o w n e r s ; n o n m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s , 100 p e r c e n t f o r a u t o m o b i l e o w n e r s . 4 In t o t a l m e d i c a l c a r e , t h e a v e r a g e c o s t s o f m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e w e r e w e i g h t e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o p o r t i o n s : 30 p e r c e n t f o r f a m i l i e s p a y i n g f u l l c o s t o f i n s u r a n c e ; 26 p e r c e n t f o r f a m i l i e s p a y i n g h a l f c o s t ; ' 44 p e r c e n t f o r f a m i l i e s c o v e r e d b y n o n c o n t r i b u t o r y in s u r a n c e p la n s (paid b y e m p l o y e r ). 5 In c lu d e s a l l o w a n c e s f o r g ifts a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s , life i n s u r a n c e , an d o c c u p a t i o n a l e x p e n s e s . 6 A s d e f i n e d i n 1 96 0 —6 1. F o r a d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n o f c u r r e n t a n d p r e v i o u s g e o g r a p h i c a l b o u n d a r i e s , s e e t h e 1967 e d i t i o n o f t h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s , p r e p a r e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f the B udget. 7 P l a c e s w ith p o p u la tio n of 2 ,5 0 0 to 50, 000. T a b l e A - 2 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f an in te rm e d ia te b u d g e t fo r a !4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 s p rin g 1 9 7 0 C ost of fam ily consumption A rea Urban United S ta te s----------------------------------------------------------------------M etropolitan a rea s 6__________________________________________ N onm etropolitan areas 7 ---------------------------------------------------------N ortheast: Boston, M a s s ______________________________________________ B uffalo, N .Y _____________________________________________— H artford , C onn-------------------------------------------------------------------L a n ca ste r, P a --------------------------------------------------------------------New York—N ortheastern N .J -------------------------------------------Philadelphia, P a.— .J ____________________________________ N Pittsburgh, Pa-------------------- ---------------------------------------------P ortland, M aine-----------------------------------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan a rea s 7 ________________________ ________ North C en tral: Cedar Rapids, Iow a_______________________________________ Champaign—Urbana , 111----------------------------------------------- — C hicago, 111.— Northw estern In d --------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky —Ind-----------------------------------------------C levelan d, O h io-----------------------------------------------------------------Dayton, O h io-----------------------------------------------------------------------D etroit, M ich _________________ __________________________ Green Bay, W i s ____________________________________________ Indianapolis, In d ___________________________________________ ' K ansas C ity, M o.—K a n s__________________________________ M ilw aukee, W is _________________ ________________________ M inneapolis—St. P aul, Minn______________________________ St. L o u is, M o.— Ill__________________________________________ W itchita, Kans--------------------------------------------------------------------Norimetropolitan a rea s 7 ______________________ • ____________ South: A tlanta, G a --------------------------------------------------------------------------A ustin, Tex_________________________________________________ B a ltim o re, Md--------------------------------------------------------------------Baton Rouge, L a ----------------------------------------------------------------D a lla s, Tex_________________________________________________ D urham , N .C _______________________________________________ Houston, Tex-----------------------------------------------------------------------N ash ville , Tenn ----------------------------------------------------------------Orlando, F l a -----------------------------------------------------------------------Washington, D .C .—M d.—Va-----------------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan a rea s 7 __________________________________ W e st: B ak ersfield , C a lif------ _ -----------------------------------------------D en ver, C olo-----------------------------------------------------------------------Los A n ge le s—Long Beach, C a lif ------------------------------------San D iego, C a l i f ----------------------------------------------------------------San F ra n cisc o —Oakland, C a l i f ---------------------------------------Seattle— v ere tt, Wash____________________________________ E Honolulu, Hawaii----------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan a rea s 7 __________________________________ A nch orage, A la s k a ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total budget Total $ 1 0 ,6 6 4 10,933 9 ,6 0 0 12, 037 11,425 1 1 ,584 10,301 1 2 ,134 10,875 10,236 10,835 10,419 $ 8 ,2 0 5 8, 382 7, 421 Food Housing 1 2 $ 2 ,4 5 2 2 ,4 9 1 2, 281 $2, 501 2, 579 2, 158 Transportation 3 $912 916 894 Social security and disability insurance P ersonal incom e taxes Clothing and personal care M edical care 45 7 6 $1, 137 1, 153 1, 065 $564 582 483 $639 661 540 $539 576 509 $387 389 377 $1, 533 1 ,5 8 6 1, 293 166 163 197 094 151 115 100 198 056 562 514 550 512 600 550 492 542 504 690 667 707 604 699 663 651 699 551 571 555 570 532 573 543 529 549 533 374 390 374 374 393 378 374 374 388 1 ,9 6 4 1 ,8 1 3 1, 566 1,4 01 1 ,9 9 0 1 ,6 4 6 1, 407 1,4 31 1 ,4 7 0 Other fam ily consumption Other costs 5 9, 128 8 ,6 6 7 9, 074 7, 994 9, 178 ' . 8, 308 7, 926 8 ,4 8 1 8, 028 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 653 606 717 533 792 653 536 599 478 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 120 712 918 323 071 448 237 460 508 937 1, 005 985 928 865 879 910 983 931 10,614 10 ,864 11,120 10,220 11 ,184 1 0 ,094 10,588 10,596 10,892 10,599 11,405 10,897 10,546 10,105 9, 862 8, 126 8 ,4 5 6 8, 655 7, 921 8, 673 7, 846 8, 137 7, 911 8, 421 8, 191 8, 470 8, 129 8, 156 7, 828 7, 607 2, 263 2, 372 2, 482 2, 372 2, 465 2, 363 2, 507 2, 222 2, 435 2 ,4 4 1 2, 291 2, 366 2, 513 2, 318 2, 265 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 561 776 774 371 839 244 354 441 626 429 892 441 399 376 347 945 949 961 921 929 901 906 917 994 931 902 936 939 881 900 1, 191 1, 159 1, 175 1, 137 1 ,2 01 1, 167 1, 162 1 ,2 1 0 1, 143 1, 196 1, 178 1, 187 1, 131 1,0 8 5 1, 075 521 561 592 481 561 497 560 502 559 543 542 543 533 544 47 3 640 639 671 639 678 674 648 619 664 651 665 656 641 624 546 536 548 555 529 556 527 537 529 547 539 548 537 537 526 518 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 1,5 7 8 1,4 8 6 1 ,5 3 6 1, 396 1 ,5 81 1, 347 1 ,5 4 0 1 ,7 8 2 1 ,5 5 0 1,4 95 2, 013 1, 857 1 ,4 7 9 1, 377 1, 363 9, 523 9, 212 10,580 9, 704 9, 894 10,187 9, 645 9, 665 9 ,4 6 9 11, 047 9, 041 7 ,4 1 5 7, 257 7, 935 7, 605 7, 788 7, 753 7, 603 7, 604 7, 451 8, 365 7, 035 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 283 215 394 400 286 264 311 228 201 489 214 1 ,9 77 1, 860 2, 231 2, 050 2, 140 2, 305 2, 026 2, 223 2, 141 2, 547 1 ,9 0 4 883 905 923 931 904 856 947 914 847 955 881 1,0 99 1,0 8 7 1, 156 1, 087 1, 114 1, 104 1 ,0 8 4 1, 082 1, 048 1, 120 1, 034 522 554 579 508 679 578 603 501 569 574 466 651 636 652 629 665 646 632 656 645 680 536 512 506 530 518 525 523 518 518 513 545 498 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 375 1 ,2 2 2 1,0 7 5 1,7 41 1, 207 1, 207 1 ,5 3 7 1, 150 1, 169 1, 131 1 ,7 6 3 1, 133 10,040 10,326 10,770 10, 467 11,381 11,012 12,776 9, 885 14,535 7, 785 7, 985 8, 307 8, 083 8, 761 8, 649 9, 428 7, 555 10 ,8 2 6 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 331 298 373 298 461 575 855 245 833 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 942 932 902 909 957 948 1, 057 867 1, 163 1, 128 1, 227 1, 207 1, 173 1, 228 1 ,2 3 9 1, 171 1, 170 1, 347 651 550 710 667 640 632 594 516 885 606 632 639 639 662 665 687 530 606 524 531 543 535 557 553 586 496 606 448 374 448 448 448 374 374 374 417 1, 283 1 ,4 36 1, 472 1,4 01 1 ,6 1 3 1, 434 2, 392 1 ,4 6 0 2, 686 . 127 346 476 397 813 590 064 227 992 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 The fa m ily c o n sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not em ployed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Housing includes sh elter, household operations, and housefurnishings. The average costs of shelter are weighted by the following proportions: 25 percent for rental c o sts, 75 percent for homeowner c o s ts . 3 The average c osts of autom obile owners and nonowners are weighted by the following proportions: Boston, C hicago, New York , and Philadelphia, 80 percent for owners, 20 percent for nonowners; B a ltim o re, C levelan d, D etroit, Los A n geles, Pittsburgh, San F ran cisc o, St. Lou is, and Washington, with 1.4 m illion of population or m ore in I9 60 , 95 percent for automobile owners, and 5 percent for nonow ners; a ll other a r e a s, 100 percent for automobile ow ners. 4 In total m e d ic a l c a r e , the average costs of m edical insurance w ere weighted by the following p roportion s: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent for fam ilies paying half c o st; 44 percent for fa m ilies covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 5 Includes allow ances for gifts and contributions, life insurance, and occupational expenses. 6 A s defined in 1960—61. F or a detailed description of current and previous geographical boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard Metropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. 7 P la c es with population of 2, 500 to 50, 000. T a b l e A - 3 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f a h ig h e r b u d g e t fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 s p rin g 1 9 7 0 Cost of fam ily consumption A rea Urban United S ta te s_______________________________________________ M etropolitan a r e a s 6___________________________________________ Nonm etropolitan areas 7---------------------------------------------------------Northeast: B oston, M a s s _________________________________ ______________ B uffalo, N . Y ________________________________________________ H artford , C onn _____________________________________________ L a n ca ste r, P a ______________________________________________ New York— ortheastern N . J--------------------------------------------N Philadelphia, P a . - N . J ____________________________________ P ittsburgh , P a --------------------------------------------------------------------P ortland , M ain e------------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 7----------------------------------------------------North Central: Cedar R apid s, Io w a -----------------------------------------------------------Champaign— rb an a, 111____________________________________ U C hicago, 111. — orthw estern Ind--------------------------------------N Cincinnati, Ohio— y .— K Ind_________________________________ C levelan d, O h io __________________________ __________________ Dayton, O h io ________________________________________________ D etroit, M ic h _______________________________________________ Green B ay, W i s ____________________________________________ Indianapolis, In d _____________________________________ ____ K ansas C ity, M o .— l l ______________________________________ I M ilw aukee, W i s ____________________________________________ M inneapolis— St. Paul, M in n _____________________________ St. L o u is, M o .— Ill--------------------------------------------------------------W ichita, K a n s----------------------------------------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 7----------------------------------------------------South: A tlan ta, G a _________________________________________________ A ustin, T e x --------------------------------------------------------------------------B a ltim o re, M d------------------------------------------------------- -----------Baton R ouge, L a ___________________________________________ D a lla s, T e x ______ __________________ ____ ______________ _____ D u rham , N . C ---------------------------- --------------------------------------Houston, T e x -----------------------------------------------------------------------N a sh v ille , T e n n ------------------------------------------------------------------Orlando, F l a -----------------------------------------------------------------------W ashington, D . C . — d. — a „ -----------------------------------------M V Nonm etropolitan areas 7----------------------------------------------------W e st: B ak ersfield , C a lif -------------------------- ---------------------------------D enver, C olo------------------------------------------------- -------------------Los A ngeles—Long B each , C a lif _________________________ San D iego, C alif ---------------------------------------------------------------San F r an cisco— Oakland, C a lif ---------- ----- -------------Seattle—E v ere tt, W ash _____________________________________ Honolulu, Haw aii— -------- ---------------------- ----------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 7__________________ _____ _______ A nch orage, A la s k a ----------------------------------------- ----------------------- Total Budget Total F ood Housing 2 Transportation 3 Clothing and personal care M edical care 4 Other fam ily consumption Other costs 1 5 4 3 2 Social secu rity and disability insurance Personal income tax $ 1 5 ,5 1 1 15,971 13 ,4 5 9 $ 1 1,34 6 11 ,658 9 ,9 4 9 $ 3 ,0 9 2 3, 162 2 ,7 8 5 $ 3 ,7 7 2 3 ,9 1 5 3, 133 $1, 183 1 ,2 0 4 1,0 91 $ 1 ,6 5 5 1 ,6 7 6 1 ,5 5 5 $588 606 505 $ 1 ,0 5 6 1 ,0 9 5 880 $903 919 833 $387 389 377 $ 2 ,8 7 5 3, 005 2 ,3 0 0 17 ,8 1 9 1 6 ,4 2 4 16 ,3 1 2 14,711 18 ,5 4 5 1 5 ,8 4 5 14 ,8 7 6 1 5 ,0 8 8 14 ,4 7 9 12,797 11,697 12,255 10,978 13,086 11,598 11,047 11 ,318 10,647 3, 303 3,2 21 3, 287 3, 152 3, 551 3 ,2 9 2 3, 170 3 ,2 2 0 3 ,0 0 7 4 ,7 6 1 3 ,9 3 9 4 , 272 3 ,4 5 9 4 ,7 6 1 3, 74 3 3 ,4 9 4 3 ,4 9 4 3 ,5 3 5 1 ,3 0 8 1, 196 1 ,2 1 3 1, 131 1 ,2 9 4 1 ,2 5 2 1, 149 1, 182 1, 145 1 ,7 1 0 1 ,7 0 2 1 ,7 5 2 1 ,6 1 0 1 ,6 9 9 1 ,6 2 9 1 ,6 1 0 1 ,7 4 7 1 ,5 4 6 588 536 572 532 626 574 514 558 525 1, 127 1, 103 1, 159 1 ,0 9 4 1, 155 1, 108 1, 110 1 ,1 1 7 889 976 921 949 885 990 916 888 902 868 374 390 374 374 393 378 374 374 388 3 ,6 7 2 3,4 1 6 2 ,7 34 2 ,4 7 4 4 , 076 2 ,9 5 3 2 ,5 6 7 2 ,4 9 4 2 ,5 7 6 1 5 ,3 9 0 15 ,7 6 9 1 6 ,019 1 4 ,329 1 5 ,897 1 4 ,7 2 4 15 ,4 6 0 15 ,5 8 2 1 5 ,6 2 0 1 5 ,5 7 5 1 6 ,575 15 ,8 0 8 15 ,1 2 5 1 4 ,5 3 6 1 3 ,9 3 5 11 ,213 11,751 11,923 10,681 11,824 11,000 11,329 10,905 11,561 11,461 11,493 11, 140 11,167 10,757 10,273 2 ,8 9 1 3, 014 3, 158 2 ,9 9 6 3, 126 2 ,9 9 0 3, 186 2 ,7 9 4 3, 102 3, 176 2 ,9 5 1 3. 046 3 ,2 3 5 2 ,9 2 0 2 ,8 0 0 3 ,8 5 7 4 , 233 4 ,0 1 3 3 ,4 0 4 4 , 123 3 ,5 7 1 3 ,6 6 3 3 ,6 9 2 3 ,9 2 7 3 ,7 5 5 4 , 100 3 ,6 0 4 3 ,4 7 7 3 ,5 5 9 3 ,4 3 7 1, 152 1, 168 1, 338 1, 102 1, 148 1, 127 1, 134 1, 126 1, 185 1, 164 1 ,0 9 2 1, 137 1 ,2 0 8 1 ,1 1 6 1 ,0 7 4 1 ,7 1 6 1 ,6 8 9 1,7 01 1 ,6 4 0 1 ,7 3 3 1 ,6 8 8 1 ,6 7 7 1 ,7 4 0 1 ,6 6 5 1 ,7 3 0 1 ,7 0 3 1 ,7 11 1 ,6 3 7 1 ,5 7 5 1 ,5 9 0 540 581 614 502 587 517 588 523 581 563 564 568 554 565 495 1,0 5 7 1 ,0 6 6 1 ,0 9 9 1 ,0 3 7 1, 107 1, 107 1,0 8 1 1 ,0 3 0 1, 101 1 ,0 7 3 1 ,0 8 3 1 ,0 7 4 1 ,0 5 6 1 ,0 2 2 877 897 924 932 870 927 886 902 881 914 909 911 893 894 874 850 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 2 ,9 0 6 2 ,7 2 0 2 ,7 9 0 2 ,4 0 4 2 ,7 7 2 2 ,4 6 4 2 ,8 5 5 3,4 2 2 2 ,7 7 1 2 ,8 3 1 3,7 9 7 3,4 01 2 ,6 9 0 2 ,5 3 1 2 ,4 3 8 1 3 ,7 6 5 13 ,3 3 7 1 5 ,5 9 0 1 4 ,3 7 9 14,471 1 4 ,6 3 0 13 ,917 1 3 ,9 3 0 1 3 ,6 7 9 1 6 ,1 2 5 1 2 ,6 4 3 10, 177 10,142 11,023 10,779 10,946 10,557 10,556 10,569 10,375 11,516 9 ,4 4 2 2 ,9 0 8 2 ,8 4 7 3, 100 3 ,0 5 1 2 ,9 2 3 2 ,8 6 1 2 ,9 5 4 2 ,7 7 7 2 ,7 5 2 3, 142 2 ,7 0 1 2 ,9 5 3 2 ,9 1 4 3, 359 3, 381 3 ,4 2 4 3, 331 3, 127 3 ,4 3 1 3, 354 3 ,7 5 3 2 ,7 8 2 1 ,1 1 3 1, 146 1, 161 1, 177 1, 147 1 ,0 8 6 1 ,1 9 9 1, 173 1 ,0 81 1 ,2 5 3 1 ,0 8 8 1 ,6 1 5 1 ,5 9 0 1 ,7 1 9 1 ,5 9 5 1 ,6 4 4 1 ,6 2 4 1 ,5 9 4 1 ,5 9 5 1 ,5 3 9 1,6 6 1 1 ,5 1 4 543 578 602 528 705 596 629 522 590 597 488 1 ,0 4 5 1,0 6 7 1 ,0 8 2 1 ,0 4 7 1, 103 1 ,0 5 9 1 ,0 5 3 1,0 7 1 1 ,0 5 9 1 ,1 1 0 869 845 843 887 875 883 864 864 864 855 912 808 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 374 375 2, 369 1,9 7 8 3, 306 2, 351 2 ,2 6 8 2 ,8 3 5 2, 123 2, 123 2 ,0 7 5 3, 323 2 ,0 1 8 1 4 ,2 8 3 1 5 ,0 0 5 1 5 ,9 8 9 1 5 ,3 0 9 1 6 ,5 2 6 1 5 ,6 2 6 1 9 ,311 1 3 ,9 8 2 2 0 ,3 0 1 10,557 11,004 11,704 11,267 12,064 11,786 13,295 10,134 14,275 2 ,9 1 2 2 ,9 7 7 3, 108 2 ,9 3 3 3, 184 3 ,2 6 5 3 ,6 7 8 2 ,7 2 2 3 ,4 9 6 3, 185 3 ,5 1 5 3 ,8 8 3 3 ,8 1 8 4 , 129 3 ,8 7 1 4 . 776 3. 282 5 ,5 7 5 1, 174 1, 143 1, 184 1 ,0 9 5 1,2 3 1 1, 146 1 ,4 0 7 1 ,0 3 9 1 ,3 7 4 1 ,5 9 7 1 ,7 3 5 1 ,7 1 6 1 ,6 5 3 1 ,7 4 6 1 ,7 4 2 1 ,6 5 8 1,6 4 7 1 ,8 9 6 676 572 741 699 670 656 618 537 915 1 ,0 1 3 1 ,0 6 4 1 ,0 7 2 1 ,0 6 9 1 ,1 0 4 1 ,1 0 6 1, 158 907 1 ,0 1 9 864 886 921 899 939 925 1 ,0 01 838 1 ,0 5 0 448 374 448 448 448 374 374 374 417 2 ,4 1 4 2 ,7 4 1 2 ,9 1 6 2 ,6 9 5 3 ,0 7 5 2 ,5 4 1 4 ,6 4 1 2 ,6 3 6 4 ,5 5 9 1 The fam ily con sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not employed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Housing includes sh e lte r , household operations, housefurnishings and lodging out of home city. The average c osts of shelter are weighted by the following proportions: 15 percent for rental 85 percent for homeow ner c o s ts . 3 A ll fam ilies w ere assu m ed to be autom obile ow ners. 4 In total m edical c a r e , the a vera ge costs of m edical insurance were weighted by the following proportions: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent for fam ilies paying half cost; 44 percent for fa m ilies covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 5 Includes allow ances for gifts and contributions, life insurance, and occupational expenses. 6 A s defined in 1960— . 61 F or a detailed description of current and previous geographical boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. , 7 P la c e s-w ith population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . c o s ts , T a b le A -4 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on a lo w e r b u d g e t fo r a 4 - p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 s p rin g 1 9 7 0 ^IJ^S^^urban^averag^^oost^^l^O^ C ost of fam ily consumption A rea Urban United S ta te s---------------------------------------------------------------------M etropolitan a rea s 5 --------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------------N ortheast: B oston, M a s s ---------------------------------------------------------------------B uffalo, N .Y -----------------------------------------------------------------------H artford, C onn ------ -----------------------------------------------------------L a n ca ste r, P a -------------------------------------------------------------------New York—N ortheastern N .J -------------------------------------------Philadelphia, P a —N .J ------------------------------------------------------Pitt s bur gh , Pa-------------------------------------------------------------------P ortland, M aine-----------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 --------------------------------------------------North C en tral: Cedar R apids, Iow a------ ---------------------------------------------------Champaign—Urbana, 111----------------------------------------------------C hicago, 111—Northwestern Ind-------------------------------------C incinnati, Ohio— Ky.—Ind------------------------------------------------C levelan d, O h io-----------------------------------------------------------------Dayton, O h io ------------------------------------ ------ ---------------------------D etroit, M ic h ______________________________________________ G reen B ay, W i s -----------------------------------------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind---------------------------------------------------------------K ansas C ity, M o.—K a n s---------------------------------------------------M ilw au k ee, W i s _________________________________ _________ M inneapolis—St. P aul, Minn--------------------------------------------St. L o u is, M o.—Ill--------------------------------------------------------------W ichita, Kans---------------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------South: A tlan ta, G a ---------------------------------- ------------- - ------ ----------------A ustin, Tex---------------------------------------- --------- -----------------------B a ltim o re, Md______________________ ____ __________________ Baton Rouge, L a ---------------------------------------------------------------D a lla s, Tex.............. ......... ...... .................................. ................... — Durham , N .C ---------------------------- --------- --------------- ---------- -----Houston, Tex------------------------- ------------- -------------------------------N ash ville , T enn ---------------------------------------- ------------------------Orlando, F la ----------------------------------------------------------------------W ashington, D .C .—Md.—V a -------------------------------------- -------N onm etropolitan areas 6 --------------------------------------------------W est: B a k ersfield , C a lif ________________________________________ D enver, Colo----------------------------------------------------------------------Los A n ge le s—Long Beach, C a lif------------------------------------San D iego, C alif___________________________________________ San F ra n cisc o — Oakland, C alif___________________________ Seattle—E v ere tt, Wash------------------------------------------------------Honolulu, Hawaii---------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------A nch orage, A la s k a ___________________________________________ Total budget Housing 1 2 Transportation 3 Clothing and person al care M edical care 4 Other fam ily consumption Personal income taxes Total Food 100 101 94 100 101 94 100 101 93 100 102 93 100 95 121 100 102 93 100 103 85 100 104 81 100 103 88 106 101 109 96 103 100 96 102 96 106 100 109 96 103 98 96 103 97 105 105 108 102 no 106 102 102 100 114 95 121 93 97 90 91 108 90 100 105 102 93 86 92 98 96 128 102 102 105 96 100 98 96 105 94 99 91 97 91 106 97 87 96 89 108 104 111 95 109 103 100 112 80 107 105 108 96 108 113 98 96 93 99 104 104 95 102 96 100 97 102 100 102 103 100 97 97 98 105 105 95 102 97 99 95 102 100 99 100 100 97 97 95 98 104 99 103 98 104 92 101 101 94 98 104 98 95 105 122 107 91 99 94 92 96 106 97 104 103 98 101 103 88 93 103 94 101 91 98 91 97 101 94 97 104 87 119 105 102 103 100 105 103 102 107 100 105 104 104 100 95 95 92 99 105 85 99 88 99 89 99 96 96 96 94 96 83 100 100 107 103 106 107 102 97 108 102 104 103 101 96 82 104 102 105 92 104 94 104 115 103 101 124 124 101 93 99 92 89 101 92 96 97 93 91 94 104 88 94 91 100 94 97 97 95 93 96 103 90 92 91 95 96 93 91 94 91 90 99 89 94 85 104 90 95 105 90 94 106 112 86 90 90 99 93 91 85 96 92 87 101 118 96 96 100 95 97 97 95 94 91 96 90 92 98 102 90 120 102 107 89 101 102 82 105 98 102 100 105 102 100 103 103 108 82 80 72 112 77 85 102 80 75 82 115 75 99 96 108 103 110 99 97 107 103 99 96 99 97 102 107 120 96 121 93 89 113 105 121 117 140 100 205 100 99 101 98 103 101 103 111 109 106 111 112 106 104 119 115 97 126 118 113 112 105 91 157 94 98 101 99 105 105 109 81 95 90 91 106 97 111 108 166 no no no 124 100 155 120 99 149 . no 123 172 no 231 1 The fam ily con sists of an employed husband, age 38, a wife not em ployed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Housing includes sh elter, household operations, and housefurnishings. A ll fa m ilies with the low er budget are assu m ed to be ren te rs. 3 The average costs of automobile owners and nonowners are weighted by the following proportions of fa m ilie s: Boston, C hicago, New York , and Philadelphia, 50 percent for both autom obile ow ners and nonowners; all other m etropolitan a r e a s , 65 percent for automobile ow n ers, 35 percent for nonowners; nonmetropolitan a r e a s, 100 percent for autom obile ow n ers. 4 In total m e d ical c a re, the average costs of m edical insurance w ere weighted by the following p roportion s: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent for fa m ilie s paying half cost; 44 percent for fam ilies covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 5 A s defined in 1 9 6 0 -6 1 . For a detailed description, see the 1967 edition of the Standard Metropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. 6 P la c es with population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . T a b l e A - 5 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on an in te rm e d ia te b u d g e t f o r a 4 -p e r s o n fa m ily ,1 s p rin g 1 9 7 0 (I L S u ^ u r b a n ^ a ^ C ost of fam ily consumption Total budget A rea Urban United States . . . _ M etropolitan a rea s 5 _________________________________________ N onm etropolitan a rea s 6 ----------------- — --------------------------------N ortheast: B osto n, M a s s . — _ _ _ B uffalo, N .Y ....................................... _ _ _ ............................... L a n ca ste r, P a — _ - - -----New York — ortheastern N.J — N P hiladelphia, P a .—N.J __ P ittsburgh , Pa— _ _ -----_ — P ortland , M aine------------- ----- ----- ---------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 6 --------------------------------------- — -----North C en tral: C edar Rapids, Iowa _ __ - — Champaign— rbana, 111 U ___ _ _ __ C hicago, 111.—N orthw estern Ind------------------------------------C incinnati, O h io -K y .—In d C levelan d, Ohio _ _ Dayton, Ohio — D etroit, M ic h G reen B ay, W i s ----------------------------------------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind---------------------------------------------------------------_ _ Kansas C ity, M o.—Kans _ _ - __ _ M ilw aukee, W is — M inneapolis— St. P au l, MinnSt. L o u is, M o.—Til_ . _ . . _ ________________ W ichita, K a n s. _ _ — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------South: A tlanta, G a __ __ - __ __ _ — _ A ustin, Tpy - . ..... .. - . _ __ ____ .... ..... B a ltim o r e , Md— _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Baton Rouge, La _ _ _ _ _ _ D a lla s, T e x— -------_ _ - -----_ _ — ___ Durham , N .C — __ __ _ ___ Houston, Tex_ _ _____ ___ _ ______ __ _ __ _ ___ N a sh v ille , Tenn _ _ _ _ _ -------- ----O rlan do, F l a _____________ ________ _______ _______________ W ashington, D .C .—Md.—Va_ _ _ _ _ — — N onm etropolitan a rea s 6 __ — _ __ — ----W e st: B a k ersfield , C a lif D enver, Colo — — _ __ __ -------Los A n geles— Long B each, C a lif ____ ___ San D iego, C a lif-----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ San F r a n cisc o — Oakland, C alif— Seattle— v ere tt, W ash— _ _ E _ _ Honolulu, Hawaii — — - _ N onm etropolitan a r e a s 6 _ -_ A nch orage, A la s k a . — — - — — — Other fam ily consumption P erson al incom e taxes T r ansportation 3 Clothing and person al care M edical care 4 100 103 86 100 100 98 100 101 94 100 103 86 100 103 85 100 103 84 108 106 111 103 114 108 103 106 101 125 108 117 93 123 98 89 98 100 103 110 108 162 95 96 100 108 102 103 102 105 96 101 98 97 105 93 100 91 98 91 106 98 87 96 89 108 104 111 95 109 104 102 109 86 128 118 102 91 130 107 92 93 96 99 103 105 97 106 96 99 96 103 100 103 99 99 95 93 92 97 101 97 101 96 102 91 99 100 93 96 102 95 92 102 111 111 95 114 90 94 98 105 97 116 98 96 95 94 104 104 105 101 102 99 99 101 109 102 99 103 103 97 99 105 102 103 100 106 103 102 106 101 105 104 104 99 95 95 92 99 105 85 99 88 99 89 99 96 96 96 95 96 84 100 100 105 100 106 105 101 97 104 102 104 103 100 98 85 103 97 100 91 103 88 100 116 101 98 131 121 96 90 89 89 86 99 91 93 96 90 91 89 104 85 90 88 97 93 95 94 93 93 91 102 86 93 90 98 98 93 92 94 91 90 102 90 79 74 89 82 86 92 81 89 86 102 76 97 99 101 102 99 94 104 100 93 105 97 97 96 102 96 98 97 95 95 92 99 91 93 98 103 90 120 102 107 89 101 102 83 102 100 102 98 104 101 99 103 101 106 84 80 70 114 79 79 100 75 76 74 115 74 94 97 101 98 107 103 120 93 136 95 97 101 99 107 105 115 92 132 95 94 97 94 100 105 116 92 116 85 94 99 96 112 104 123 89 160 103 102 99 100 105 104 116 95 128 99 108 106 103 108 109 103 103 118 115 98 126 118 113 112 105 91 157 95 99 100 100 104 104 108 83 95 84 94 96 91 105 94 156 95 175 Total Food 100 103 90 100 102 90 100 102 93 113 107 109 97 114 102 96 102 98 111 106 111 97 112 101 97 103 98 100 102 104 96 105 95 99 99 102 99 107 102 99 95 92 Housing 1 2 1 The fa m ily co n sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not employed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Housing includes sh e lte r , household operations, and housefurnishings. The average costs of sh elter are weighted by the following proportion s: 25 percent for rental c o sts, 75 percent for homeowner c o s ts . 3 The average c o sts of autom obile owners and nonowners were weighted by the following p roportions: B oston, Chicago, New Y ork , and P hiladelphia, 80 percent for ow ners, 20 percent for nonow ners; B a ltim o r e , Cleveland, D etroit, Los A ngeles, P ittsburgh, San F ra n cisc o , St. Louis, and Washington, with 1.4 m illion of population or m ore in 1960, 95 percent for autom obile ow n ers, and 5 percent for nonowners; all other a r e a s, 100 percent for automobile ow ners. 4 In total m e d ic a l c a r e , the average costs of m edical insurance are weighted by the following p roportions: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent fo r fa m ilies paying half c o st; 44 percent for fam ilies covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 5 A s defined in 1960— 61. F or a detailed description see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the B ureau of the Budget. 6 P la c e s with populations of 2, 500 to 50, 000. T a b le A -6 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on a h ig h e r b u d g e t fo r a 4 -p e r s o n fa m ily ,1 s p rin g 1 9 7 0 (U .S. urban average c o sts = 100) Cost of fam ily consumption A rea Urban United S ta te s---------------------------------------------------------------------M etropolitan a rea s 5 --------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan a rea s 6 -------------------------------------------------------N ortheast: B oston, M a s s ---------------------------------------------------------------------B uffalo, N .Y _________________ ______________ ____ ___________ H artford, C onn------------------------------------"-----------------------------L a n ca ste r, P a ----------- --------- ---------------------------------------------New York—N ortheastern N .J _____________________________ P hiladelphia, Pa.—N .J --------------------- ----------------------------Pittsburgh, Pa--------------------------------------------------------------------P ortland, M aine-----------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 ------------------------------------------------North C en tral: Cedar Rapids, Iow a----------------------------------------------------------Champaign—Urbana, 111----------------------------------------------------C hicago, 111—Northw estern Ind................................ .............. Cincinnati, O h io-K y.—Ind------------------------------------------------C levelan d, O h io-----------------------------------------------------------------Dayton, O h io_______________________________________________ D etroit, M ic h ---------------------------------------------------------------------G reen Bay, W i s ----------------------------------------------------------------Indianapolis, Ind---------------------------------------- --------- -------------K ansas C ity, M o.—K a n s---------------------------------------------------M ilw aukee, W i s ___________________________________________ M inneapolis— St. Paul, Minn--------------------------------------------St. L ou is, M o.—Ill_________________________________ ________ W ichita, Kans______________________________________________ N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------South: A tlan ta, G a _________________________________________________ A ustin, Tex_________________________________________________ B altim ore, Md--------------------------------------------------------------------Baton Rouge, L a ________ ________________________ _______ _ D allas , Tex-------------------------------------------------------------------------Durham , N .C _______________________________________________ Houston, Tex----------------------------------------------------------------------N ash ville, T e n n ----------------------------------------------------------------Orlando, F la ___________________________________ ______ ____ Washington, D .C .—M d —Va_______________________________ N onm etropolitan areas 6 _________________________________ W est: B ak ersfield , C a lif ---------------------- ------ -------------------------------D enver, Colo_______________________________________________ L os A ngeles—Long Beach, C a lif________________________ San D iego, C alif----------------------------------------------------------------San F ran cisco—Oakland, C alif----------------------------------------Seattle—E v ere tt, Wash------------------------------------------------------Honolulu, Hawaii----------------------------------------------------------------N onm etropolitan areas 6 -------------------------------------------------A nch orage, A la s k a ___________________________________________ Total budget Total Food Housing 1 2 Transportation 3 Clothing and p ersonal care 100 103 87 100 103 88 100 102 90 100 104 83 100 102 92 100 101 115 106 105 95 120 102 96 97 93 113 103 108 97 115 102 97 100 94 107 104 106 102 115 106 103 104 97 126 104 113 92 126 99 93 93 94 111 101 103 96 iop 106 97 100 97 99 102 103 92 102 95 100 100 101 100 107 102 98 94 90 99 104 105 94 104 97 100 96 102 101 101 98 98 95 91 93 97 102 97 101 97 103 90 100 103 95 99 105 94 91 102 112 106 90 109 95 97 98 104 100 109 96 92 94 91 89 86 101 93 93 94 90 90 88 104 82 90 89 97 95 96 93 93 93 91 101 83 94 92 100 99 95 93 96 90 89 102 87 92 97 103 99 107 101 125 90 131 93 97 103 99 106 104 117 89 126 94 96 101 95 103 106 119 88 113 M edical care 4 Other fam ily consumption P erson al incom e taxes 100 103 86 100 104 83 100 105 80 103 103 106 97 103 98 97 106 93 100 91 97 90 106 98 87 95 89 107 104 110 104 109 105 105 106 84 128 119 95 86 142 103 89 87 90 97 99 113 93 97 95 96 95 100 98 92 96 102 94 91 104 102 103 99 105 102 101 105 101 105 103 103 99 95 96 92 99 104 85 100 88 100 89 99 96 96 97 94 96 84 100 101 104 98 105 105 102 98 104 102 103 102 100 97 83 101 95 97 84 96 86 99 119 96 98 132 118 94 88 85 78 77 89 90 91 88 83 91 89 99 74 94 97 98 .99 97 92 101 99 91 106 92 98 96 104 96 99 98 96 96 93 100 91 92 98 102 90 120 101 107 89 100 102 83 99 101 102 99 104 100 100 101 100 105 82 82 69 115 82 79 99 74 74 72 116 70 84 93 103 101 109 103 127 87 148 99 97 100 93 104 97 119 88 116 96 105 104 100 105 105 100 100 115 115 97 126 119 114 112 105 91 156 96 101 102 101 105 105 110 86 96 84 95 101 94 107 88 161 92 159 94 . 1 The fam ily c on sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not em ployed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Housing includes sh elter, household operations, housefu rnish ings, and lodging out of home city. The average costs of sh elter are weighted by the following proportions: 15 percent for rental c o sts, 85 percent for homeowner c o sts. 3 A ll fa m ilie s w ere assum ed to be automobile ow ners. 4 In total m e d ic a l c a r e , the average costs of m ed ical insurance w ere weighted by the follow ing proportions: 30 percent for fam ilies paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent for fa m ilie s paying h alf cost; 44 percent for fam ilies covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 5 A s defined in 1 9 6 0 -6 1 . For a detailed description of current and previous geographical boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prep ared by the Bureau of the Budget. 6 P la c es with population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o in a n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 Urban United States Metropolitan areas 2 Total Item Lower F o o d -----------------------------------------------------------------Food at home Food away fro m h o m e ----------------------Housing: T o ta l4_____________________________ Renter f a m ilie s 4_________________________ Homeowner fa m ilies 4__________________ Shelter 5________________________________ Rental co sts 6____________________ Homeowner c o sts 7-----------------------Housefurnishings_____________________ Household o p eration s________________ Tran sportation: Total 8------------------------------Autom obile ow n ers____________ ____ Nonowners of au tom obiles---------------Clothing---------------------------- ---------------------------Husband__________ ____________________ W ife_____________________________________ Boy______________________________________ G i r l_____________________________________ Clothing m a teria ls and s e r v ic e s ___ P erson al c a re______________________________ M edical c a r e : T o t a l9_______ — --------------Insurance____________________________ _ P h y sic ia n '8 v isits------------------------------Other m e d ical c a r e ___________________ Other fa m ily consum ption__________________ R eading________________________________ R e c re a tio n ------------------------------------------Education_______________________________ Tobacco________________________________ A lcoh olic b ev e ra g es__________________ M iscellan eou s expenses-------------------- $ 1 , 776 1 ,5 3 7 239 1, 376 1, 376 _ 1, 065 1, 065 Intermediate Higher Lower $ 1 ,6 5 5 1 ,4 6 4 191 1, 278 1, 278 1 ,0 8 7 1, 087 152 159 461 666 152 607 152 132 144 120 59 181 545 285 112 310 342 63 112 55 15 59 38 1 0 ,7 9 4 1 0 ,4 4 0 1 0 ,8 5 6 5, 337 5, 337 - 7, 975 7, 443 8, 152 430 270 160 90 771 531 240 95 279 159 120 57 326 614 614 ~ 387 1, 346 1, 199 1, 395 387 2, 524 2, 383 2, 549 6, 544 6, 544 1 0 ,0 6 4 9 ,4 1 3 10 ,281 1 4 ,5 7 1 1 4 ,0 7 6 1 4 ,6 5 8 Higher 966 966 137 175 595 595 566 157 128 126 94 61 153 459 241 80 275 266 37 83 36 14 61 35 $ 2 ,5 8 9 2, 224 365 3, 031 2, 508 3, 123 2, 017 1 ,4 9 4 2, 109 514 455 1, 064 1 ,0 6 4 _ 1, 163 290 310 251 215 97 318 483 279 80 282 837 71 447 58 18 94 149 1 1 ,0 8 8 10, 771 11, 144 4, 972 4, 972 " 7, 076 6 ,6 9 2 7, 204 9, 485 8, 962 9, 577 436 276 160 90 786 546 240 95 268 148 120 57 405 245 160 90 707 467 240 95 332 630 630 - 389 1, 389 1, 233 1 ,4 4 2 389 2, 633 2, 504 2, 656 298 544 544 - 377 1, 153 1 ,0 4 7 1, 188 377 2, 035 1 ,8 39 2, 070 6 ,6 3 5 6 ,6 3 5 1 0 ,2 7 9 9 ,5 9 1 1 0 ,5 0 9 1 4 ,991 1 4 ,5 4 5 1 5 ,0 7 0 6, 139 6, 139 9, 101 8, 611 9, 264 1 2 ,699 1 1 ,980 12 ,826 149 162 486 647 152 599 153 131 141 115 59 176 529 277 106 304 328 58 107 51 15 59 38 C ost of fa m ily consum ption: Total 1 -------0 Renter fa m ilie s -------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- 5, 270 5, 270 - 7 ,8 1 1 7, 307 7 ,9 7 9 Other c o s t s ----------------------------------------------------Gifts and contributions______________ L ife in su ran ce------------------------------------Occupational expenses---------------------------------Social secu rity and disab ility p aym en ts____________________________________ P erson al ta x es: Total 10-----------------------------Renter fa m ilie s ------------- --------------------— Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- 277 157 120 57 - Interm ediate $ 2 ,1 2 0 1, 853 267 2, 092 1 ,7 0 8 2, 220 1 ,5 6 4 1, 179 1, 692 274 254 872 872 _ 799 210 193 188 139 69 217 462 241 80 278 514 49 257 41 14 69 84 $ 1 ,8 0 3 1, 553 250 1, 398 1, 398 Low er $ 2 ,9 4 4 2, 313 631 3, 760 3, 443 3, 816 2, 618 2, 301 2, 674 581 436 1, 160 1, 160 _ 1, 272 289 349 283 237 114 338 570 331 112 316 1, 044 113 562 78 19 97 175 $ 2 ,8 7 9 2 ,2 9 7 582 3, 627 3, 273 3 ,6 8 9 2, 509 2, 155 2, 571 569 439 1, 142 1, 142 1 ,2 5 2 289 342 277 233 111 334 554 321 106 310 1 ,0 0 6 105 542 74 19 96 170 See footnotes at end of table, Nonmetropolitan a rea s 3 Higher $2, 322 1, 942 380 2 ,4 8 5 1, 953 2, 662 1, 952 1, 420 2, 129 309 224 881 937 220 868 203 215 199 174 77 240 547 285 112 312 632 83 295 70 15 74 95 $ 2 ,2 8 5 1 ,9 25 360 2 ,4 1 3 1,9 0 9 2, 581 1, 881 1 ,3 7 7 2, 049 303 229 879 924 220 856 204 211 197 168 76 236 531 277 106 306 611 77 288 65 15 73 93 C ost of budget: Total 10____________________ Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- Interm ediate - - T a b l e B - 1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f liv in g fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S ta te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tr o p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d Northeast Boston, M ass Item B uffalo, N .Y . Lower Intermediate Higher Low er F o o d __ _______________________________________ F ood at hom e______________________ Food away fr o m h o m e _______________ Housing: T o t a l4 -------------------------------------------Renter fa m ilies 4____________ __________ Homeow ner fa m ilie s 4 ___________________ Shelter 5________________________________ Rental c osts 6 _____________________ H om eow ner c o sts 7 _______________ H ousefurnishings___________ _______ Household o p eration s______________ T ran sportation: T o t a l8____________________ A utom ob ile o w n ers_________ ________ Nonowners of au tom obiles__________ Clothing___________________________ _______ __ Husband________________________________ W ife_____________________________________ B oy--------------------------------------------------------G i r l _____________________________________ Clothing m a te r ia ls and s e r v ic e s ___ P erso n a l care____________________ _________ M ed ical c a r e : T o t a l9 _________ _________ Insurance— __ ____________ _______ P h y sic ia n 's v is its _______________ __ Other m e d ic a l care _______________ Other fam ily consum ption__________________ Reading ---------- --------------------------- __ R e c re a tio n ------------ __ _____________ Education--------------------------Tob acco _______________________________ A lc o h o lic b ev e ra g es___ ____ _ „ __ M isc ellan e ou s ex p en ses____ _____ $ 1 ,8 6 8 1 ,6 3 4 234 1 ,5 3 9 1 ,5 3 9 1 ,2 1 7 1 ,2 1 7 $ 3 ,0 8 4 2 ,4 7 0 614 4 ,5 3 3 3 ,5 3 3 4 , 710 3 ,3 3 0 2 ,3 3 0 3 ,5 0 7 598 480 1 ,2 9 3 1 ,2 9 3 1 ,2 5 1 283 350 274 241 103 335 550 322 114 298 1 ,0 6 4 121 559 78 15 100 191 $ 1 ,8 3 8 1 ,5 9 0 248 1 ,3 0 8 1 ,3 0 8 153 169 497 789 206 582 143 125 136 122 56 184 522 277 114 289 352 71 112 55 13 62 39 $ 2 ,4 7 9 2, 116 363 2, 976 2 ,0 4 6 3 ,2 8 6 2 ,4 2 8 1 ,4 9 8 2 , 738 313 235 924 1 ,0 8 8 272 842 196 207 189 179 71 240 526 277 114 293 650 91 295 70 15 77 102 Cost of fam ily consum ption: T o t a l10____ R enter fa m ilie s ____ ___________ :____ Hom eow ner f a m ilie s ____________________ 5 ,5 4 4 5 ,5 4 4 - 8 ,6 3 7 7, 707 8 ,9 4 7 1 2 ,1 1 0 1 1 ,1 1 0 1 2 ,2 8 7 5 ,2 7 2 5 ,2 7 2 Other c o s t s __________ _______ ____________ G ifts and contribu tions______________ L ife in su ra n ce— ----------------- _ Occupational expenses___________ _________ S ocial secu rity and disab ility p a y m e n ts. __ ________________ __ __ P erso n a l ta x e s: T o t a l10_________ - _ ___ Renter fa m ilies __ _____________________ H om eow ner f a m ilie s — _____ ____ __ 285 165 120 57 459 299 160 90 334 739 739 - C ost of budget: T o t a l10____________________ Renter fa m ilie s __ __ --------------------- __ H om eow ner f a m ilie s ___________________ 6 ,9 5 9 6 ,9 5 9 - Higher Low er $ 2 ,4 0 5 2 ,0 2 4 381 2 ,5 9 1 1 ,9 5 6 2 ,8 0 3 2, 049 1 ,4 1 4 2 ,2 6 1 312 230 968 968 207 892 203 220 202 193 74 233 486 281 99 266 646 86 307 70 15 71 97 $ 2 ,9 7 4 2 ,3 6 3 611 3, 750 3, 108 3 ,8 6 3 2 ,5 8 4 1 ,9 4 2 2 ,6 9 7 592 449 1, 152 1, 152 _ 1 ,3 1 7 292 363 293 259 110 330 507 322 99 270 1 ,0 6 9 117 579 78 18 102 175 $ 1 ,9 2 4 1,6 6 1 263 1 ,6 6 0 1 ,6 6 0 - 8 ,2 2 1 7 ,5 8 6 8 ,4 3 3 836 596 240 95 277 157 120 57 374 1 ,6 9 3 1 ,3 9 9 1 ,7 9 0 374 3 , 167 2 ,7 3 7 3 ,2 4 3 333 657 657 - 11 ,2 5 3 1 0 ,0 2 9 1 1 ,6 6 0 1 6 ,5 8 2 1 5 ,1 5 2 1 6 ,8 3 5 - 991 991 154 163 504 700 141 615 147 135 145 131 57 177 483 281 99 263 347 66 118 55 16 55 37 6 ,5 9 6 6 ,5 9 6 Interm ediate H artford, Conn.. L a n ca ste r, P a. Higher Low er 1 ,3 5 0 1 ,3 5 0 _ 156 154 497 688 144 608 144 128 146 123 67 193 518 264 124 280 345 57 114 55 16 63 40 $ 2 ,5 4 1 2, 125 416 2 ,7 8 3 2 , 139 2 ,9 9 8 2 ,2 5 6 1 ,6 1 2 2 ,4 7 1 317 210 992 992 210 875 198 208 203 182 84 263 521 264 124 283 640 77 298 70 16 77 102 $ 3 ,0 7 5 2 ,4 8 8 587 4 ,0 6 0 3 ,3 9 5 4 , 177 2 ,8 7 6 2 ,2 1 1 2 ,9 9 3 601 458 1, 178 1, 178 _ 1 ,2 9 7 285 350 296 247 119 369 542 304 124 287 1 ,0 5 0 107 565 78 19 99 182 $ 1 ,8 3 0 1 ,5 9 8 232 1 ,2 9 1 1 ,2 9 1 _ 981 981 _ 159 151 443 598 155 584 139 127 137 122 59 162 479 229 74 306 307 50 102 55 13 52 35 1 1 ,0 9 9 1 0 ,4 5 7 1 1 ,2 1 2 5 ,7 4 5 5 ,7 4 5 " 8 ,6 1 5 7 ,9 7 1 8 ,8 3 0 1 1 ,5 7 1 1 0 ,9 0 6 1 1 ,6 8 8 444 284 160 90 786 546 240 95 291 171 120 57 45 8 298 160 90 390 1 ,6 0 2 1 ,3 9 0 1 ,6 7 3 390 2 ,9 8 7 2 ,6 8 8 3 ,0 3 9 341 664 664 - 10, 747 9 ,9 0 0 1 1 ,0 3 0 1 5 ,3 5 7 1 4 ,4 1 6 1 5 ,5 2 2 7, 098 7 ,0 9 8 - Interm ediate Interm ediate New Y ork -N orth eastern N. J. Higher Low er Intermediate Higher $ 2 ,3 9 3 2 ,0 4 5 348 2 ,2 5 4 1 ,8 1 4 2 ,4 0 1 1 ,7 2 7 1 ,2 8 7 1 ,8 7 4 321 206 866 866 221 844 191 203 191 180 79 213 48 0 229 74 307 598 70 282 70 14 71 91 $ 2 ,9 7 7 2 ,3 8 8 589 3 ,3 4 9 2 ,9 0 9 3 ,4 2 7 2 ,2 1 4 1, 774 2 ,2 9 2 606 404 1 ,0 5 5 1 ,0 5 5 _ 1 ,2 5 2 274 334 279 244 121 303 499 267 74 310 1, 022 100 557 78 20 102 165 $ 1 ,9 2 7 1 ,6 4 8 279 1 ,3 1 9 1 ,3 1 9 _ 1 ,0 0 3 1 ,0 0 3 _ 159 157 395 692 97 608 151 130 147 123 57 178 562 247 138 318 357 65 121 55 19 60 37 $ 2 ,5 6 8 2, 106 462 2 ,8 8 8 1 ,9 7 0 3, 194 2 ,3 4 8 1 ,4 3 0 2 ,6 5 4 322 218 806 966 164 876 203 214 205 181 73 239 564 247 138 320 663 85 314 70 16 76 102 $ 3 ,2 5 5 2 ,4 5 6 799 4 ,4 5 8 4 , 168 4 ,5 0 9 3 ,2 6 7 2 ,9 7 7 3 ,3 1 8 607 459 1 ,2 2 0 1 ,2 2 0 _ 1 ,3 01 293 359 297 245 107 345 588 296 138 323 1 ,0 95 115 586 78 20 103 193 5 ,0 9 6 5 ,0 9 6 - 7 ,6 4 8 7 ,2 0 8 7 ,7 9 5 1 0 ,4 5 7 1 0 ,0 1 7 1 0 ,5 3 5 5 ,3 4 6 5 ,3 4 6 - 8 ,6 0 4 7 ,6 8 6 8 ,9 1 0 1 2 ,2 6 2 1 1 ,9 7 2 1 2 ,313 809 569 240 95 272 152 120 57 42 4 264 160 90 755 515 240 95 279 159 120 57 458 298 160 90 843 603 240 95 374 1 ,3 8 7 1 ,2 1 8 1 ,4 4 3 374 2 ,3 9 4 2, 193 2 ,4 3 0 304 600 600 - 374 1 ,2 5 4 1, 152 1 ,2 8 8 374 339 661 661 - 393 1 ,7 0 2 1 ,3 8 4 1 ,8 0 8 393 3 ,5 0 8 3 ,3 3 5 3 ,5 3 9 1 0 ,9 2 4 1 0 , 111 1 1 ,1 9 5 1 5 ,2 4 3 1 4 ,3 7 7 1 5 ,3 9 6 6 ,3 2 9 6 ,3 2 9 9 , 790 9 ,2 4 8 9 ,9 7 1 6 ,6 8 2 6 ,6 8 2 1 1 ,2 4 7 10 ,0 1 1 1 1 ,6 5 9 17 ,1 0 1 1 6 ,6 3 8 1 7 ,1 8 3 2 ,2 2 2 2 ,0 7 6 2 ,2 4 8 1 3 ,9 0 3 1 3 ,3 1 7 1 4 ,0 0 7 ' See footn otes at end o f table, T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n fa m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a r e a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d N ortheast— Continued Low er Intermediate Higher Low er Interm ediate Nonm etropolitan areas P ortland, Maine P ittsburgh, P a. Philadelphia, P a .— J. N. Item Higher Lower Interm ediate Higher Low er Interm ediate Higher G i H ..................................................................... Clothing m a teria ls and s e r v ic e s ----P erso n a l c a r e ------------------------------------------------M edical care: T o t a l9----------------------------------Insurance______________________________ P h y sic ia n 's v is it s ------------------------------Other m edical c a r e ---------------------------Other fam ily consu m p tion --------------------------R ead ing--------------------------- ----------------------R e c re a tio n -------------------------------------------Education— - - — — ------------- T ob a c co - -------------------------------------A lcoh olic b e v e r a g e s--------------------------M iscellan eou s ex pen ses-------------------- $ 1 ,9 0 9 1 ,6 4 6 263 1 ,2 1 3 1 ,2 1 3 _ 910 910 _ 155 148 445 715 175 590 140 129 147 120 54 177 504 318 103 264 339 67 108 55 16 57 36 $ 2 ,4 9 7 2 ,0 9 8 399 2 , 351 1 ,6 8 3 2 ,5 7 3 1 ,8 2 0 1, 152 2 ,0 4 2 317 214 834 982 241 852 190 210 203 177 72 231 507 318 103 267 633 87 292 70 15 75 94 $ 3 ,0 9 3 2 ,4 5 2 641 3 ,5 8 4 3 ,7 1 1 3 ,5 6 2 2 ,4 1 7 2 ,5 4 4 2 , 395 614 428 1, 185 1 ,1 8 5 _ 1 ,2 6 2 272 347 295 238 110 322 529 359 103 272 1 ,0 57 117 562 78 20 106 174 $ 1 ,8 0 1 1 ,5 4 9 252 1 ,2 5 9 1 ,2 5 9 950 950 _ 157 152 470 626 181 584 142 125 138 120 59 182 468 208 94 285 329 67 108 55 15 49 35 $ 2 ,3 5 7 1 ,9 81 376 2 , 144 1 ,6 9 6 2 ,2 9 3 1 ,6 0 8 1 ,1 6 0 1 ,7 5 7 318 218 864 897 248 852 195 211 193 177 76 240 471 208 94 288 624 87 296 70 14 67 90 $ 2 ,9 4 4 2 , 324 620 3, 337 2 ,7 2 0 3 ,4 4 6 2 , 178 1 ,5 6 1 2 ,2 8 7 604 430 1 ,0 9 2 1 ,0 9 2 1 ,2 6 4 280 354 280 240 110 335 492 249 94 291 1 ,0 6 3 117 570 78 19 113 166 $ 1 ,8 0 7 1 ,5 6 8 239 1 ,4 0 4 1 ,4 0 4 -1 ,0 6 7 1 ,0 6 7 158 179 462 638 134 630 156 138 147 133 56 175 551 350 107 294 368 72 120 55 17 66 38 $ 2 ,4 1 3 2 ,0 7 1 342 2 , 379 1 ,8 1 5 2 ,5 6 7 1 ,8 1 2 1 ,2 4 8 2 ,0 0 0 322 245 927 927 200 906 212 221 205 196 72 228 553 350 107 296 664 92 311 70 15 80 96 $ 2 ,9 8 9 2 ,4 2 7 562 3, 383 2 ,7 5 2 3 ,4 9 4 2 ,2 0 3 1 ,5 7 2 2, 314 609 446 1, 115 1, 115 1 ,3 3 5 303 365 297 264 106 320 570 385 107 297 1,0 6 1 122 581 78 22 88 170 $ 1 ,7 7 5 1 ,5 7 6 199 1 ,2 2 7 1 ,2 2 7 924 924 137 166 624 624 569 149 128 139 90 63 152 472 266 90 268 264 39 87 36 13 54 35 $ 2 ,3 1 2 2 ,0 2 2 290 2 ,4 0 3 1 ,6 7 2 2 ,6 4 6 1 ,8 8 8 1 ,1 5 7 2 , 131 274 241 900 900 790 201 186 198 134 71 215 474 266 90 270 525 51 266 41 14 63 90 $ 2 ,8 0 5 •2, 384 421 3, 373 2 ,4 0 4 3 ,5 4 4 2, 371 1 ,4 0 2 2 ,5 4 2 496 461 1, 107 1, 107 1, 151 273 308 250 222 98 321 494 306 90 272 847 73 441 58 20 96 159 C ost of fam ily consumption: T otal 10-------Renter fa m ilie s ----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ____________________ 5 , 177 5 , 177 - 7 ,9 0 5 7 ,2 3 7 8, 127 1 1 ,0 3 2 1 1 ,1 5 9 1 1 ,0 1 0 5 ,0 9 3 5 ,0 9 3 7 ,5 5 2 7 , 104 7 ,7 0 1 1 0 ,5 2 7 9 ,9 1 0 1 0 ,6 3 6 5, 397 5, 397 - 8 ,0 7 0 7 ,5 0 6 8 ,2 5 8 1 0 ,7 7 3 1 0 ,1 4 2 1 0 ,8 8 4 5 ,0 8 3 5 ,0 8 3 - 7 ,6 1 9 6, 888 7 ,8 6 2 10 ,0 9 8 9, 129 1 0 ,269 Other c o s t s ___________________________________ G ifts and contribu tions--------------- — L ife in su ran ce------------------------------------Occupational expenses---------------------------------S ocial secu rity and d isab ility p a y m e n ts____________________________________ P erson al taxes: T otal 10-----------------------------Renter fa m ilie s ----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------- 274 154 120 57 433 273 160 90 783 543 240 95 272 152 120 57 421 261 160 90 758 518 240 95 281 161 120 57 439 279 160 90 770 530 240 95 271 151 120 57 424 264 160 90 737 497 240 95 316 671 671 - 378 1 ,4 1 5 1 ,2 4 2 1 ,4 7 3 378 2 ,5 3 6 2 ,5 7 9 2 ,5 2 9 304 606 606 374 1 ,2 4 7 1, 144 1,2 8 1 374 2 ,2 5 8 2 ,0 6 8 2 , 291 318 580 580 374 1 ,2 3 6 1 ,1 0 6 1 ,2 7 9 374 2, 134 1 ,9 3 3 2, 169 317 572 572 388 1 ,2 9 5 1 ,0 9 2 1 ,3 6 3 388 2, 239 1 ,8 8 4 2, 301 6 ,4 9 5 6 ,4 9 5 1 0 ,221 9 ,3 8 0 10 ,5 0 1 1 4 ,8 2 4 1 4 ,9 9 4 1 4 ,7 9 5 6 , 332 6 ,3 3 2 9 ,6 8 4 9 ,1 3 3 9, 867 1 4 ,0 1 2 1 3 ,2 0 5 1 4 ,1 5 4 6 ,6 3 3 6 ,6 3 3 1 0 ,2 0 9 9 ,5 1 5 1 0 ,4 4 0 1 4 ,1 4 6 1 3 ,3 1 4 1 4 ,2 9 2 6 , 300 6 ,3 0 0 9 ,8 1 6 8 ,8 8 2 1 0 ,1 2 7 1 3 ,557 12 ,2 3 3 1 3 ,7 9 0 Food — — ___ _____ _ _ _ _ _ Food at home _____ ___ Food away from h o m e ----------------------Housing: T o t a l4 -----Renter fa m ilies 4 __ Homeowner fa m ilies 4_ -------S h e lte r 5 _ ___ _______ Rental c o s t s 6 __ ----- -----Hom eow ner c osts 7-----------------------H ousefurnishings--------------------------------Household o p e r a tio n s________________ T ran sportation: T o t a l8------------------------------Autom obile o w n e r s___________________ Nonowners of au tom obiles---------------Clothing-----------------------------------------------------------W ife . - - ..................................... C ost of budget: Total 10____________________ Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------- ' See footnotes at end of table. - - T a b l e B - 1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f liv in g f o r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S ta te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e a North Central Item Cedar Rapids, Iowa Lower F o o d ___________________________________________ Food at hom e__________________________ Food away fr o m h o m e _______________ Housing: Total 4 _____________________________ Renter fa m ilie s 4_________________________ Homeowner fa m ilies 4 _______________ __ Shelter 5 _______________________________ Rental c o sts 6 _____________________ Homeowner c osts 7 _______________ H ousefurnishings_____________________ Household o p e r a tio n s________________ T ransportation: Total 8____________________ A utom obile o w n e r s___________________ Nonowners of au tom obiles__________ Clothing________________________________________ Husband------------------------------------------------W ife_____________________________________ Boy— ___________________________________ G i r l_____________________________________ Clothing m a te r ia ls and se r v ic e s ___ P erson al care________________________________ M edical c a re: Total 9 ____ _____ ____________ Insurance______________________________ P h ysic ian 's v is its ____________________ Other m ed ical c a r e __________________ Other fam ily consu m p tion __________________ R ead ing________________________________ R e c re a tio n -------------------------------------------Education______________________________ Tobacco________________________________ A lcoholic b ev e ra g es__________________ M iscellan eou s ex pen ses_____________ $1 ,6 8 1 1 ,4 5 0 231 1 ,4 7 8 1 ,4 7 8 C ost of fam ily consum ption: Total 10____ Renter fa m ilie s ___________________________ Homeowner f a m il ie s ____________________ 5 ,2 3 4 5 ,2 3 4 Other c o s t s ___________________________________ Gifts and contribu tions______________ Life in su r a n c e ________________________ Occupational expenses Social secu rity and d isab ility p ay m e n ts________ ____ ______________________ P erson al ta x e s: T o t a l10---------------------------Renter fa m ilie s ___________________________ Homeowner f a m il ie s ____________________ C ost of budget: Total 10____________________ Renter fa m ilies Homeowner fa m ilie s See footnotes at end of table. Intermediate Champaign—Urbana, 111. Higher $ 2 ,1 1 4 1, 782 332 2 ,5 1 4 2 ,0 5 8 2 ,6 6 6 1 ,9 9 5 1 ,5 3 9 2, 147 297 222 930 930 199 888 211 216 199 179 83 247 500 253 86 305 619 79 285 70 14 78 93 $ 2 ,6 9 0 2, 137 553 3 ,7 7 3 3 ,5 5 8 3, 811 2, 663 2 ,4 4 8 2 ,7 0 1 561 424 1, 134 1, 134 - 7, 812 7, 365 7 ,9 6 4 276 156 120 57 313 634 634 - 1, 167 1, 167 - 147 164 434 596 133 624 161 131 143 125 64 186 496 253 86 301 335 58 107 55 14 65 36 6, 514 6, 514 Lower Intermediate Chicago, 111.—Northw estern, Ind. Higher $ 2 ,8 2 1 2 ,2 7 7 544 4 , 116 3 ,7 9 8 4 , 172 2, 968 2 ,6 5 0 3 ,0 2 4 613 410 1, 114 1, 114 55 14 62 38 $ 2 ,2 2 1 1 ,8 8 9 332 2, 709 2 ,4 3 7 2 ,7 9 9 2, 175 1 ,9 0 3 2 ,2 6 5 314 220 905 905 210 870 205 221 196 177 71 231 544 302 103 311 612 72 290 70 12 72 96 1 0 ,7 7 3 1 0 ,5 5 8 10,811 5, 528 5, 528 - 8, 092 7, 820 8, 182 1 1 ,2 3 9 10 ,9 2 1 1 1 ,2 9 5 430 270 160 90 770 530 240 95 285 165 120 57 440 280 160 90 374 1 ,4 3 2 1 ,2 9 5 1 ,4 7 7 374 2, 643 2, 548 2, 659 327 614 614 1 0 ,1 3 8 9, 545 1 0 ,3 3 5 1 4 ,6 5 5 1 4 ,3 4 5 1 4 ,7 0 9 6, 811 6, 811 - 1 ,2 9 4 301 342 283 242 126 341 519 290 86 309 1 ,0 2 2 109 545 78 18 102 170 $1, 748 1, 520 228 1 ,6 8 4 1 ,6 8 4 - 1, 370 1, 370 - 152 162 447 611 144 604 152 135 138 124 55 174 540 302 103 307 331 52 no - Lower $ 1 ,8 4 7 1 ,6 0 9 238 1 ,4 8 4 1 ,4 8 4 _ 1, 177 1, 177 Intermediate Higher Cincinnati, Ohio— .—Ind. Ky Cleveland, Ohio Lower Intermediate Higher Lower Intermediate Higher $ 2 ,2 0 8 1, 865 343 2, 327 1 ,7 1 8 2, 530 1, 812 1 ,2 0 3 2, 015 303 212 906 906 256 864 200 221 206 170 67 215 458 209 94 274 619 89 282 70 15 73 90 $ 2 ,7 9 0 2, 255 535 3, 336 2, 625 3 ,4 6 2 2, 235 1 ,5 2 4 2, 361 572 404 1 ,0 8 4 1, 084 _ 1 ,2 61 290 349 292 232 98 295 478 249 94 277 1 ,0 0 6 120 540 78 21 86 161 $ 1 ,7 9 2 1 ,5 1 4 283 1 ,3 6 3 1 ,3 6 3 _ 1 ,0 5 5 1 ,0 5 5 _ 150 158 488 642 202 614 153 130 142 122 67 194 530 358 112 264 340 67 111 55 13 57 37 $ 2 ,2 6 6 1, 864 402 2, 742 1, 837 3, 044 2, 193 1 ,2 8 8 2 ,4 9 5 310 239 882 914 269 884 204 217 200 174 89 259 534 358 112 268 634 87 293 70 15 72 97 $2, 874 2, 247 627 3, 963 2, 973 4, 138 2, 797 1 ,8 07 2, 972 591 450 1,0 9 0 1 ,0 9 0 $ 2 ,3 1 8 1, 963 355 2 ,6 8 0 2, 102 2 ,8 7 3 2 ,1 5 1 1 ,5 7 3 2, 344 305 224 919 1 ,0 7 8 284 882 210 222 196 175 79 248 558 330 101 315 634 87 294 70 14 71 98 $ 2 ,9 5 0 2, 365 585 3, 864 3 ,5 7 7 3, 915 2, 714 2 ,4 2 7 2 ,7 6 5 589 436 1 ,2 7 7 1, 277 _ 1 ,2 91 302 355 279 237 118 343 579 374 101 317 1, 039 117 559 78 18 88 179 $1 ,7 5 1 1 ,5 1 9 232 1 ,2 6 0 1 ,2 6 0 _ 962 962 _ 149 149 465 613 190 603 149 136 146 119 53 165 456 209 94 272 344 69 110 55 17 58 35 5, 537 5, 537 8, 239 7, 661 8 ,4 3 2 1 1 ,3 4 3 1 1 ,0 5 6 1 1 ,3 9 4 5, 044 5, 044 - 7, 597 6, 988 7, 800 1 0 ,2 5 0 9, 539 1 0 ,3 7 6 5, 326 5, 326 - 8,2 01 7 ,2 9 6 8, 503 11, 172 1 0 ,182 1 1 ,347 793 553 240 95 285 165 120 57 445 285 160 90 798 558 240 95 270 150 120 57 423 263 160 90 744 504 240 95 279 159 120 57 444 284 160 90 790 550 240 95 374 1 ,2 5 4 1, 179 1 ,2 7 9 374 2 ,2 9 3 2, 193 2 ,3 1 1 327 619 619 - 374 1 ,3 0 4 1, 153 1 ,3 5 3 374 2, 340 2, 240 2, 357 300 569 569 - 374 1 ,2 5 2 1 ,0 9 8 1, 303 374 2, 185 1 ,9 4 6 2, 228 317 626 626 - 374 1, 361 1, 134 1,4 3 7 374 2, 386 2 ,0 7 5 2 ,4 4 0 1 0 ,2 5 0 9, 903 1 0 ,3 6 5 1 4 ,7 9 4 1 4 ,3 7 6 1 4 ,8 6 8 6, 825 6, 825 1 0 ,4 5 2 9, 723 1 0 ,6 9 4 1 4 ,9 5 0 1 4 ,5 6 3 1 5 ,0 1 8 6, 240 6, 240 9, 736 8, 973 9, 990 1 3 ,6 4 8 1 2 ,6 9 8 1 3 ,8 1 7 6, 605 6, 605 1 0 ,4 7 0 9 ,3 3 8 1 0 ,8 4 8 14 ,817 13 ,516 15,046 - 1 ,2 7 5 293 353 280 242 107 328 563 338 103 315 1 ,0 2 2 103 554 78 19 91 177 - 150 157 498 778 218 612 157 134 138 122 61 190 557 330 101 314 349 67 114 55 16 59 38 1,2 9 0 289 348 285 235 133 361 558 403 112 273 1 ,0 36 117 557 78 25 83 176 T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 ------C o n t in u e d North C entral— Continued Item Lower Food at hom e__________________________ Housing: T o t a l4_____________________________ Renter fa m ilies 4 _________________________ Hom eow ner fam ilies 4____________________ Shelter 5________________________________ Rental costs 6______________________ Homeowner costs 7-----------------------H ousefurnishings--------------------------------Household o p era tio n s-----------------------T ransportation: T o t a l8------------------------------A utom obile o w n e r s ---------------------------Nonowners of au tom obiles---------------Clothing-----------------------------------------------------------Husband------------------------------------------------W ife _____________________________________ B oy--------------------------------------------------------G i r l _____________________________________ Clothing m a te r ia ls and s e r v ic e s ----P erson al c a r e ------------------------------------------------M edical ca re: T o t a l9----------------------------------Insurance______________________________ P h y sic ia n 's v is it s ------------------------------Other m ed ical c a r e ___________________ Other fam ily consum ption--------------------------R ead in g------------------------------------------------R e c re a tio n _____________________________ Education---------------------------------------------T ob acco------------------------------------------------A lcoh olic b ev e ra g es--------------------------M iscellan eou s expenses-------------------C ost of fam ily consumption: Total 10-------Renter fa m ilie s ----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------Other c o s t s ----------------------------------------------------Gifts and contribu tions---------------------L ife in su ra n ce------------------------------------Occupational expenses---------------------------------Social secu rity and disability p a y m e n ts------------------------------------------------------P erson al taxes: Total 10-----------------------------Renter fa m ilie s ----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------C ost of budget: Total 10------------------------------Renter fa m ilie s ----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------- Lower Higher Interm ediate Higher Lower $ 1 ,8 1 9 1,5 70 249 1,259 1, 259 _ 968 968 $ 2 ,3 1 3 1,9 4 1 372 2 ,2 5 8 1 ,8 1 8 2 ,4 0 5 1 ,7 3 8 1 ,2 9 8 1 ,8 8 5 307 213 889 923 237 881 213 217 197 175 79 255 515 323 103 273 621 89 283 70 15 72 92 7 ,7 3 2 7 ,2 9 2 7 ,8 7 9 $ 2 ,9 4 2 2, 358 584 3 ,5 0 5 3, 352 3, 532 2, 345 2, 192 2, 372 591 444 1 ,1 1 3 1, 113 $ 1 ,6 8 1 1 ,4 7 4 207 1 ,2 7 9 1 ,2 7 9 Higher Lower $ 2 ,2 5 2 1,9 0 6 346 2 ,5 6 7 2 ,0 3 3 2 ,7 4 5 2 ,0 4 6 1 ,5 1 2 2 ,2 2 4 288 233 948 948 224 866 209 215 196 170 76 233 544 304 98 315 668 88 324 70 12 78 96 8 ,0 7 8 7 ,5 4 4 8 ,2 5 6 $ 2 ,8 7 0 2, 303 567 3 ,8 2 5 3 ,0 1 9 3 ,9 6 7 2 ,7 0 3 1,8 9 7 2 ,8 4 5 556 441 1 ,1 3 0 1 ,1 3 0 1 ,2 7 2 303 343 281 231 114 329 565 345 98 319 1 ,0 7 6 118 590 78 15 101 174 1 1 ,0 6 7 10,261 1 1 ,2 0 9 $ 1 ,7 9 4 1 ,5 5 4 240 1, 347 1, 347 1 ,0 3 7 1 ,0 3 7 145 165 499 651 217 599 151 133 141 116 58 194 520 232 100 320 338 66 108 55 13 59 37 5 ,2 9 1 5 ,2 9 1 " $ 2 ,2 6 6 1 ,9 2 5 341 2 ,3 1 8 1 ,9 1 2 2 ,4 5 3 1 ,7 8 5 1 ,3 7 9 1 ,9 2 0 296 237 952 952 283 865 202 220 201 167 75 258 522 232 100 322 624 86 287 70 14 74 93 7 ,8 0 5 7 ,3 9 9 7 ,9 4 0 $ 2 ,9 4 3 2, 330 613 3, 567 3, 128 3 ,6 4 5 2 ,4 2 3 1 ,9 8 4 2 ,5 0 1 570 449 1, 191 1, 191 1 ,2 6 2 289 349 286 227 111 36 3 542 274 100 324 1 ,0 3 0 116 548 78 20 96 172 1 0 ,8 9 8 10 ,459 10 ,9 7 6 Intermediate Higher 1 ,2 8 8 307 348 281 234 118 352 540 370 103 278 1 ,0 3 6 120 544 78 19 105 170 1 0 ,7 7 6 1 0 ,6 2 3 1 0 ,8 0 3 427 267 160 90 770 530 240 95 267 147 120 57 416 256 160 90 741 501 240 95 281 161 120 57 439 279 160 90 785 545 240 95 278 158 120 57 430 270 160 90 776 536 240 95 311 626 626 - 374 1 ,3 2 6 1,2 4 1 1 ,3 5 5 374 2 ,4 9 4 2 ,4 7 5 2 ,4 9 7 299 678 678 " 374 1 ,5 2 8 1, 359 1 ,5 8 4 374 2 ,9 0 6 2 ,6 2 5 2 ,9 5 5 323 649 649 " 374 1 ,3 9 6 1 ,2 3 4 1 ,4 5 0 374 2 ,5 0 3 2 ,2 1 9 2 ,5 5 3 316 630 630 - 374 1, 335 1 ,2 2 2 1, 372 374 2 ,5 1 9 2, 361 2 ,5 4 7 6,4 81 6,4 81 9 ,9 4 9 9 ,4 2 4 1 0 ,1 2 5 1 4 ,5 0 9 1 4 ,3 3 7 14 ,5 3 9 6 ,2 3 0 6 ,2 3 0 9 ,8 0 8 9 ,0 9 7 1 0 ,0 4 4 1 4 ,2 9 8 1 3 ,4 1 2 1 4 ,4 5 4 6 ,7 2 1 6 ,7 2 1 10 ,3 7 7 9 ,6 8 1 10 ,6 0 9 1 4 ,8 2 4 1 3 ,7 3 4 1 5 ,0 1 6 6 ,5 7 2 6 ,5 7 2 1 0 ,0 3 4 9 ,5 1 5 1 0 ,2 0 6 14 ,6 6 2 14 ,0 6 5 14 ,7 6 8 1,2 7 7 300 352 291 229 105 314 483 249 97 279 1 ,0 3 4 117 560 78 19 96 164 10 ,4 2 9 1 0 ,4 1 3 1 0 ,4 3 2 273 153 120 57 417 257 160 90 753 513 240 95 275 155 120 57 307 608 608 - 374 1, 196 1, 123 1 ,2 2 0 374 2, 189 2, 189 2, 189 6 , 397 6 , 397 9, 522 9, 149 9 ,6 4 6 1 3 ,8 4 0 1 3 ,8 2 4 1 3 ,8 4 3 _ Intermediate 150 160 424 591 112 601 149 135 136 119 62 171 457 218 73 290 316 62 100 55 12 53 34 4 ,9 2 9 4 ,9 2 9 - 149 142 482 650 171 611 159 127 139 125 61 192 511 323 103 269 338 69 107 55 13 58 36 5 ,2 1 2 5 ,2 1 2 " _ Lower $ 1 ,7 8 1 1 ,5 4 5 236 1 ,4 7 6 1 ,4 7 6 1, 164 1, 164 150 160 440 594 154 609 158 134 144 118 55 172 462 209 97 275 346 67 116 55 14 58 36 5, 152 5, 152 - _ <ans. K ansas C ity, M o .—1 Indianapolis, Ind. Higher $ 2 ,6 6 5 2, 195 470 3 ,4 5 8 2 ,8 5 2 3 ,5 6 5 2, 341 1 ,7 3 6 2 ,4 4 8 594 398 1 ,0 5 4 1 ,0 5 4 1 ,2 5 2 286 342 274 230 120 301 477 218 73 293 975 1 12 523 78 15 87 160 1 0 ,1 8 2 9 ,5 7 7 1 0 ,2 8 9 $ 2 ,7 8 4 2 ,2 5 1 533 3 ,4 6 0 3 ,4 4 4 3 ,4 6 3 2, 355 2, 339 2, 358 583 397 1,0 77 1 ,0 77 1 ,0 7 1 1 ,0 7 1 Intermediate $ 2 ,1 2 4 1 ,8 2 0 304 2 ,2 9 2 1 ,7 5 0 2 ,4 7 2 1 ,7 6 6 1 ,2 2 4 1 ,9 4 6 308 218 859 859 178 860 200 218 192 170 80 221 458 218 73 291 586 82 267 70 13 66 88 7 ,4 0 0 6 ,8 5 8 7 ,5 8 0 $2 , 198 1,871 327 2, 192 1 ,8 92 2 ,2 9 2 1,6 7 0 1, 370 1,7 7 0 304 218 861 861 220 875 211 220 204 169 71 225 464 209 97 277 630 87 297 70 14 74 88 7 ,4 4 5 7, 145 7 ,5 4 5 $ 1 ,7 4 2 1 ,5 1 4 228 1, 381 1, 381 ' See footnotes at end of table. Intermediate Green B ay, W is. D etroit, M ich. Dayton, Ohio _ - - 969 969 - - 141 171 470 637 158 602 156 131 138 118 59 175 542 304 98 313 364 67 132 55 13 60 38 5 ,4 1 1 5 ,4 1 1 - T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living f o r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d N o r t h C e n t r a l — C o n ti n u e d Item lvMilwaukee, W is. Lower F o o d ------------------------------ _ __________________ $ 1 ,7 1 8 Food at hom e_________________________ 1 ,4 9 2 Food away fro m h o m e ______________ 226 Housing: T o t a l4 ---------------------------- _ _ 1,4 31 Renter f a m il ie s 4 __________ __ __ 1,4 31 Homeowner f a m il ie s 4 __________________ Shelter 5 _________________ _____ ____ 1, 127 Rental c osts 6 _______ __________ 1, 127 Hom eow ner c o s t s 7 ______________ H ousefurnishings----------------------------140 164 Household operations —___ ______ — Tran sportation: T o t a l8 ________________ _ 448 609 Nonowners of au tom obiles__ _____ 150 _____________ ___ ______________ Clothing____ 604 __ ___________ Husband------- -------155 W ife................................................................... 130 Boy------------- ------------------------ -----------136 _ --------- _ ___ ____ __ G i r l — ___ 123 Clothing m a teria ls and se r v ic e s __ 60 P er so n a l c a re________ ______ ____________ 177 M e d ical c a r e : T o t a l9 ------------ _ ________ 511 Insurance----- ---------------- ---- _ __ 301 P h y sic ia n 's v is it s _____ - _____________ 94 Other m e d ic a l c a re__________________ 288 Other fam ily consu m ption _________________ 333 R ead ing------------ — _______ _________ 66 R e c re a tio n ________ ____________ 112 Education------------------------------------ -----55 T ob acco— — -------------------- _ ----11 A lcoh olic b ev e ra g es— ____________ 53 M iscellan e ou s expenses____________ 36 Intermediate Minneapolis— St. Paul,, Minn. Higher St.. Loui s , M o . — l l. I W ichita, Kans. Lower Intermediate Higher Low er $ 2 ,1 7 6 1 ,8 4 2 334 2, 326 1 ,9 1 6 2, 463 1 ,8 0 4 1 ,3 9 4 1 ,9 4 1 299 223 903 903 213 878 212 213 190 181 82 243 508 318 89 282 620 82 288 70 15 74 91 $ 2, 799 2, 223 576 3 ,4 2 8 3, 173 3 ,4 7 3 2, 293 2, 038 2 ,3 3 8 567 443 1 ,0 9 7 1, 097 _ 1 ,2 7 9 306 338 270 245 120 336 531 363 89 286 1 ,0 1 7 112 548 78 20 94 165 $ 1 ,8 3 1 1 ,5 8 8 243 1 ,3 6 8 1 ,3 6 8 _ 1 ,0 6 7 1 ,0 6 7 _ 147 154 503 663 207 593 149 130 140 115 59 184 496 248 101 288 333 63 109 55 14 55 37 $ 2 ,3 3 1 1 ,9 5 2 379 2, 344 1, 845 2, 510 1,8 1 1 1 ,3 1 2 1 ,9 7 7 301 232 922 957 273 858 199 216 199 165 79 236 500 248 101 292 613 83 288 70 14 65 93 $ 3 ,0 0 0 2, 362 638 3, 382 2 ,9 2 0 3 ,4 6 4 2, 237 1 ,7 7 5 2, 319 580 440 1, 190 1, 190 _ 1 ,2 6 6 288 343 285 225 125 317 520 287 101 295 1 ,0 1 0 113 546 78 21 84 168 $ 1 ,7 41 1 ,5 2 8 213 1 ,4 0 9 1 ,4 0 9 _ 1, 101 1, 101 _ 145 163 436 597 138 586 149 132 133 116 56 179 506 299 95 282 322 57 106 55 11 57 36 1 0 ,6 8 5 1 0 ,2 2 3 1 0 ,7 6 7 5, 179 5, 179 - 7 ,5 2 9 7, 130 7 ,6 6 2 $ 2, 182 1,8 3 3 349 2, 757 1,9 41 3, 029 2,2 3 1 1 ,4 1 5 2, 503 283 243 878 878 216 867 207 212 194 176 78 229 513 301 94 290 620 87 289 70 13 66 95 $ 2 ,8 0 6 2, 234 572 3, 901 3, 025 4 , 055 2 ,7 8 1 1 ,9 0 5 2, 935 541 454 1 ,0 6 3 1, 063 1, 266 297 338 276 237 48 319 533 341 94 293 1 ,0 1 1 117 550 78 17 77 172 $ 1 ,7 1 7 1 ,4 9 3 224 1 ,3 8 4 1, 384 - 1 ,0 8 0 1 ,0 8 0 - 147 157 470 644 147 612 158 130 134 126 64 184 505 318 89 279 335 61 111 55 15 57 36 Intermediate Higher Lower Intermediate $ 2, 160 1 ,8 6 3 297 2 ,2 9 9 1 ,9 0 0 2 ,4 3 2 1 ,7 7 9 1, 380 1 ,9 1 2 298 222 875 875 204 841 198 212 191 166 74 238 509 299 95 1 285 607 77 284 70 14 73 89 Nonmetropolitan areas Higher Lower Intermediate Higher $ 1 ,6 7 7 1 ,4 9 9 . 178 1 ,4 1 8 1 ,4 1 8 _ 1, 100 1, 100 _ 139 179 582 582 _ 584 178 125 121 96 64 155 446 242 77 265 264 35 81 36 15 61 36 $ 2, 102 1 ,8 5 3 249 2, 263 1 ,9 1 4 2, 379 1 ,7 2 5 1 ,3 7 6 1,8 41 278 260 874 874 $ 2, 596 2 ,2 5 5 341 3, 304 2 ,7 1 1 3 ,4 0 9 2, 250 1 ,6 5 7 2, 355 524 485 1, 043 1 ,0 4 3 _ 817 234 190 181 139 73 222 450 242 77 269 507 47 251 41 13 69 86 1, 211 333 300 247 229 102 327 470 279 77 273 815 68 431 58 17 87 154 , 1 0 ,3 5 5 9, 835 1 0 ,4 4 7 5, 126 5, 126 7, 235 6 ,8 8 6 7 ,3 5 1 9 ,7 6 6 9, 173 9 , 871 $ 2 ,7 2 9 2, 243 486 3 ,4 2 7 2 ,9 0 7 3, 519 2, 311 1 ,7 91 2, 403 568 423 1, 109 1, 109 _ 1 ,2 3 2 285 339 272 226 110 334 529 339 95 288 995 108 544 78 20 82 163 _ C ost of fam ily consum ption: T o t a l10___ Renter fa m ilie s __________________________ Hom eow ner f a m il ie s ___________________ 5 ,2 2 2 5, 222 8, 046 7, 230 8, 318 1 0 ,8 9 9 1 0 ,0 2 3 1 1 ,0 5 3 5, 207 5, 207 - 7, 654 7, 244 7, 791 1 0 ,4 8 7 1 0 ,2 3 2 1 0 ,5 3 2 5, 308 5, 308 - - 7, 804 7, 305 7 ,9 7 0 Other c o s t s __ __ __________ _____ G ifts and contributions L ife in su ra n ce— — ___ _______ Occupational ex pen ses— ---------------- -------S ocial secu rity and d isab ility p a y m e n ts__ _____________________ _____ P e r so n a l ta x e s: T o t a l10 __________________ Renter fa m ilie s -----_ ____ ___ H om eow ner f a m il ie s ______ _____ — _ 276 156 120 57 438 278 160 90 776 536 240 95 275 155 120 57 425 265 160 90 756 516 240 95 278 158 120 57 430 270 160 90 766 526 240 95 274 154 120 57 420 260 160 90 750 510 240 95 273 153 120 57 410 250 160 90 721 481 240 95 319 766 766 374 1,7 91 1 ,4 8 4 1 ,8 9 3 374 3, 288 2, 855 3 ,3 6 4 318 765 765 374 1 ,6 4 8 1 ,4 9 2 1 ,7 0 0 374 3, 007 2, 874 3, 031 316 623 623 - 374 1,3 2 1 1 ,1 8 2 1, 368 374 2, 394 2, 221 2 ,4 2 5 308 600 600 - 374 1 ,2 5 4 1, 159 1 ,2 8 5 374 2, 312 2, 109 2, 348 306 604 604 - 374 1 ,2 2 0 1, 126 1, 251 374 2, 170 1,9 51 2 ,2 1 0 C ost of budget: T o t a l10 — --------------------Renter fa m ilie s ______ _______________ _ Homeow ner f a m il ie s — ______ ___ _ 6, 640 6, 640 10 ,7 3 9 9 ,6 1 6 1 1 ,1 1 3 1 5 ,4 3 2 1 4 ,1 2 3 1 5 ,6 6 2 6, 622 6 ,6 2 2 10, 191 9 , 625 1 0 ,3 8 0 1 4 ,7 1 9 14 ,3 3 1 1 4 ,7 8 8 6, 582 6, 582 1 0 ,0 1 9 9, 381 1 0 ,2 3 2 14, 314 13 ,6 7 9 1 4 ,4 2 7 6 ,4 1 8 6 ,4 1 8 9, 667 9, 173 9 ,8 3 1 1 3 ,8 8 6 13, 163 1 4 ,0 1 4 6 ,3 6 6 6 ,3 6 6 “ 9 , 329 8, 886 9 ,4 7 6 1 3 ,1 2 6 1 2 ,3 1 4 13 ,271 See footnotes at end of table. - - T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tr o p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d South Low er Intermediate Baton Rouge, La. B altim ore, Md. A ustin, Tex. Atlanta, Ga. Item Higher Higher Lower Interm ediate $ 2 ,7 1 9 2, 139 580 2 ,8 4 1 2, 730 2, 860 1 ,7 8 5 1, 674 1, 804 536 395 1, 120 1, 120 $ 1 ,6 7 6 1, 436 240 1 ,4 4 0 1 ,4 4 0 1, 186 280 320 268 216 102 305 526 243 105 316 999 104 555 78 19 90 153 159 170 486 658 165 578 147 127 143 109 52 182 530 315 106 289 335 60 111 55 15 58 36 $ 2 ,2 1 8 1, 837 381 2, 163 2, 081 2, 190 1 ,5 7 9 1 ,4 9 7 1 ,6 0 6 324 260 892 926 231 843 203 210 201 160 69 244 533 315 106 292 622 80 296 70 16 71 89 $ 2 ,8 6 5 2, 205 660 3, 245 3, 152 3, 261 2, 049 1 ,9 5 6 2 ,0 6 5 608 463 1, 121 1, 121 1, 210 283 343 268 224 92 344 506 213 113 302 1, 006 113 542 78 18 101 154 857 857 144 163 443 609 134 554 140 127 131 102 54 171 502 201 105 311 317 53 104 55 15 57 33 $2, 119 1 ,7 9 3 326 1, 820 1, 605 1,8 91 1, 310 1, 095 1, 381 288 222 885 .885 200 800 193 202 190 146 69 219 504 201 105 313 594 73 288 70 14 67 82 Higher Lower $ 2 ,7 2 6 2, 146 580 2 ,8 9 6 2, 807 2 ,9 1 2 1,8 2 9 1, 740 1, 845 523 419 1, 100 1, 100 $ 1 ,6 5 2 1, 422 230 1, 164 1, 164 Intermediate 4, 957 4 ,9 5 7 7, 262 6, 928 7, 373 10 ,3 0 7 9, 901 10 ,3 7 9 753 513 240 95 268 148 120 57 411 251 160 90 747 507 240 95 374 1 ,4 9 9 1 ,4 8 0 1 ,5 0 4 374 2 ,8 6 8 2, 842 2, 873 290 474 474 374 1, 074 1, 000 1 ,0 9 9 374 2, 098 1, 949 2, 124 9, 898 9, 797 9, 930 1 4 ,5 2 5 1 4 ,4 0 6 1 4 ,5 4 6 6, 046 6, 046 9, 211 8, 803 9, 347 13, 621 13, 066 13, 719 974 974 _ 142 179 446 606 147 562 142 132 131 106 51 187 482 174 113 294 350 63 104 55 13 80 35 $ 2 ,1 4 1 1 ,7 9 4 347 1, 944 1, 741 2, 012 1,4 15 1, 212 1 ,4 8 3 286 243 873 873 213 814 195 213 189 152 65 245 486 174 113 298 627 83 283 70 13 93 85 C ost of fam ily consum ption: Total 1 -----0 Renter fa m ilie s --------------------------------------Homeowner fa m ilie s ------------------------------ 4 , 962 4 , 962 - 7, 130 6 ,9 2 7 7, 198 9, 788 9 ,6 9 9 9, 804 4, 803 4, 803 - 6, 941 6, 726 7, 012 9 ,6 9 6 9, 585 9, 715 5, 227 5, 227 - 7, 515 7, 433 7, 542 1 0 ,4 3 5 10, 342 10 ,4 5 1 Other c o s t s ---------------------------------------------------Gifts and contribu tions-------------------L ife in su ran ce----------------------------------Occupational expenses--------------------------------Social secu rity and disab ility p aym en ts-------------------------- - -------------------P erson al ta x es: Total 10---------------------------Renter fa m ilie s--------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------ 268 148 120 57 407 247 160 90 722 482 240 95 263 143 120 57 400 240 160 90 717 477 240 95 276 156 120 57 420 260 160 90 292 507 507 ' - 374 1, 116 1 ,0 6 9 1, 132 374 2, 116 2, 092 2, 121 281 456 456 - 374 977 922 995 374 1 ,7 8 4 1, 744 1, 791 314 672 672 " 6 , 086 6, 086 9, 117 8, 867 9, 201 13 ,0 9 5 1 2 ,9 8 2 1 3 ,1 1 6 5, 860 5, 860 8, 782 8, 512 8, 871 1 2 ,6 6 6 1 2 ,5 1 5 1 2 ,6 9 2 6, 546 6, 546 C ost of budget: Total 10---------------- ------------Renter fa m ilie s--------------------------------------Homeowner f a m il ie s ------------------------------ See footnotes at end of table. - - - 1, 111 1, 111 - Higher $2, 802 2, 199 603 3 ,2 9 4 2, 888 3, 366 2, 261 1, 855 2, 333 538 370 1, 158 1, 158 1, 196 281 322 263 217 113 335 509 246 102 301 1, 013 107 549 78 18 99 162 $ 1 ,6 4 0 1 ,4 0 9 231 1, 295 1, 295 - Interm ediate $2 , 200 1 ,8 3 8 362 2, 004 1 ,6 7 0 2, 115 1 ,4 9 9 1, 165 1, 610 293 212 916 916 195 804 192 205 187 146 74 240 490 206 102 299 608 77 284 70 14 77 86 F o o d ---------------------------------------------------------------Food at hom e_________________________ Food away fr o m h o m e --------------------H ousing: T o ta l4-------------------------------------------Renter f a m il ie s 4------------------------------------Homeowner fa m ilie s 4---------------------------Shelter 5__________________________ ___ Renter c osts 6------------------------------Homeowner co sts 7 _______________ Housefurnishings____________________ Household op era tio n s----------------------Tran sportation: Total 8-----------------------------Autom obile o w n e r s--------------------------Nonowners of au tom obiles--------------Clothing_______________________________________ Husband-----------------------------------------------W ife--------- ---------------------------------------Boy_____________________________________ G i r l------------------------------------------------------Clothing m a te r ia ls and s e r v ic e s — P erson al care-----------------------------------------------M edical c a r e : Total 9______________________ Insurance--------------------------------------------P h y sic ia n 's v is it s ___________________ Other m e d ical c a r e --------------------------Other fa m ily consum ption-------------------------R eading-----------------------------------------------R e c re a tio n ____________________________ Education______________________________ Tobacco-----------------------------------------------A lcoholic b eve rages-------------------------M iscellan eou s ex pen ses------------------- - Lower - 1, 264 297 343 282 239 103 352 554 356 106 295 1 ,0 3 4 111 569 78 23 89 164 $ 1 ,6 7 9 1,4 5 1 228 1, 254 1 ,2 5 4 954 954 - 145 155 465 646 129 555 139 130 129 101 56 183 489 206 102 298 332 56 104 55 17 66 34 T a b l e B - 1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f liv in g fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S ta te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tr o p o lita n re g io n s , an d A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d South— Continued Item D allas, Tex. Lower Intermediate Higher Lower $ 2 , 123 1, 744 379 2 ,0 7 6 1 ,8 6 0 2, 148 1 ,5 5 6 1 ,3 4 0 1 ,6 2 8 281 239 878 878 198 827 198 210 194 151 74 236 628 321 120 370 620 73 298 70 16 75 88 $ 2 ,7 1 4 2 ,0 8 4 630 3 ,3 0 9 3 ,7 2 8 3 ,2 3 5 2 ,2 2 3 2 ,6 4 2 2, 149 519 442 1, 114 1, 114 $ 1 ,6 0 7 1 ,3 9 8 209 1 ,4 4 6 1 ,4 4 6 1, 130 1, 130 1 0 ,3 8 8 1 0 ,8 0 7 1 0 ,3 1 4 5 ,0 9 1 5 ,0 9 1 F o o d ..._________________________________________ Food at hom e__________________________ Food away fro m h o m e __ __ ______ Housing: T o t a l4 _____________________________ Renter fa m ilie s 4_________________________ Homeowner f a m il ie s 4 __________ _________ Shelter 5________________________________ Renter c osts 6_____________________ Hom eow ner c osts 7 _______________ H ousefurnishings_____________________ Household op era tio n s________________ T ransportation: T o t a l8. ________________ A utom ob ile o w n e r s__ __ _________ Nonow ners of au tom obiles__________ Clothing___________ Husband_________________________ _____ W ife______ _______________________________ Boy______________________________________ G ir l ---------------------------------. _______ Clothing m a te r ia ls and se r v ic e s ___ P erson al care _ M edical c a r e : T o t a l9 Insurance______________________________ P h ysic ian 's v is its __ ______________ _ Other m e d ic a l care---- ---------------------Other fam ily consumption R eading____________ __________________ R ecreation Education___________ __________________ Tob acco A lc o h o lic b ev e ra g es__________________ M iscellan e ou s e x p e n se s. __________ $ 1 , 646 1 ,3 8 2 264 1,3 03 1,3 0 3 C ost of fam ily consum ption: T o t a l10____ Renter fa m ilie s ___________________________ Homeow ner f a m ilie s ____________________ 5, 102 5, 102 - 7 ,3 8 8 7, 172 7 ,4 6 0 Other c osts Gifts and con tribu tions_______ _____ L ife insurance Occupational expenses______________________ S ocial secu rity and d isab ility p aym en ts____________________________________ P erson al ta x e s: T o t a l10 __________ _____ Renter fa m ilie s . _„ Homeowner f a m ilie s ____________________ 272 152 120 57 415 255 160 90 300 527 527 C ost of budget: T o t a l10____________________ Renter fa m ilie s___________________________ Hom eow ner f a m ilie s __ _______________ _ See footn otes at end of table. - 989 989 - 138 176 442 605 138 569 141 129 136 106 57 180 625 321 120 367 337 53 113 55 17 64 35 6 ,2 5 8 6 ,2 5 8 - Durham , N .C . Interm ediate Houston, T e x. Higher N ash ville, Tenn. Low er Interm ediate Higher $ 2 , 162 1, 805 357 1 ,9 8 0 1 ,6 9 6 2 ,0 7 4 1 ,4 5 9 1, 175 1 ,5 5 3 288 233 928 928 235 790 189 198 189 148 66 235 560 265 112 334 600 77 285 70 15 67 86 $ 2 , 754 2 , 160 594 3 ,0 4 2 2, 788 3 ,0 8 7 1 ,9 7 5 1, 721 2, 020 530 412 1, 175 1, 175 $ 2 , 089 1, 782 307 2 ,2 4 7 2, 025 2 ,3 2 1 1, 722 1 ,5 0 0 1, 796 286 239 855 855 168 815 192 207 187 154 75 232 549 278 105 324 599 77 278 70 14 72 88 $ 2 , 640 2, 139 501 3 ,2 3 8 2, 891 3 ,2 9 9 2, 166 1 ,8 1 9 2, 227 527 420 1 ,0 8 5 1 ,0 8 5 _ 1 ,2 1 6 280 333 264 227 112 324 566 310 105 328 983 107 542 78 20 78 158 $ 1 ,6 7 2 1 ,4 2 9 243 1 ,2 4 6 1, 246 _ 931 931 _ 144 171 476 642 169 545 137 123 130 104 51 179 557 265 112 331 325 57 102 55 18 58 35 1 0 ,0 5 2 9, 705 1 0 ,1 1 3 5 ,0 0 0 5, 000 - 7 ,3 8 6 7, 164 7 ,4 6 0 - 7 ,2 5 5 6 ,9 7 1 7 ,3 4 9 1 0 ,0 6 2 9, 808 1 0 ,1 0 7 751 511 240 95 272 152 120 57 415 255 160 90 735 495 240 95 269 149 120 57 411 251 160 90 374 1 ,0 7 3 1 ,0 3 2 1 ,0 8 7 374 2 ,0 0 5 2, 146 1 ,9 8 0 304 611 611 374 1 ,3 5 9 1 ,2 8 9 1 ,3 8 2 374 2, 515 2 ,3 8 9 2 ,5 3 8 293 491 491 - 9 ,3 4 0 9, 083 9 ,4 2 6 1 3 ,6 1 3 1 4 ,1 7 3 1 3 ,5 1 4 6 ,3 3 5 6 ,3 3 5 9 ,6 2 4 9 ,3 3 2 9 , 721 1 3 ,7 7 1 1 3 ,2 9 8 1 3 ,8 5 5 - 1, 235 294 337 274 220 110 334 652 368 120 374 1 ,0 3 0 103 568 78 21 96 164 - 142 174 427 602 102 562 140 128 129 107 58 179 546 278 105 321 324 57 101 55 14 62 35 - 6, no 6, no Lower Intermediate Higher $ 2 ,0 7 1 1, 761 310 2, 157 1 ,7 5 4 2 ,2 9 1 1 ,6 25 1, 222 1, 759 296 236 899 899 203 863 201 222 201 164 75 220 473 173 100 298 618 81 280 70 15 85 87 $ 2 ,5 7 9 2, 094 485 3 ,3 1 3 2 ,9 5 5 3 ,3 7 6 2, 230 1, 872 2 ,2 9 3 542 416 1 ,1 5 3 1, 153 4 ,9 2 7 4 ,9 2 7 7 ,3 0 1 6 ,8 9 8 7 ,4 3 5 1 0 ,1 4 6 9, 788 1 0 ,2 0 9 735 495 240 95 267 147 120 57 412 252 160 90 739 499 240 95 374 1 ,0 4 6 977 1 ,0 6 9 374 1 ,8 9 5 1 ,8 1 5 1 ,9 0 9 289 474 474 - 374 1 ,0 55 959 1 ,0 8 7 374 1 ,9 3 6 1, 815 1 ,9 5 7 9, 176 8 ,8 2 3 9 ,2 9 3 1 3 ,1 6 1 1 2 ,8 2 7 1 3 ,2 2 0 6 ,0 1 4 6, 014 9 ,2 3 2 8 ,7 3 3 9 ,3 9 8 1 3 ,2 9 0 12 ,8 1 1 1 3 ,3 7 4 _ 1, 176 274 317 267 219 99 330 584 314 112 337 1 ,0 0 1 108 554 78 19 84 158 $ 1 ,6 1 0 1 ,3 9 5 215 1 ,2 9 7 1 ,2 9 7 977 977 _ 147 173 455 626 137 592 146 136 139 114 57 168 471 173 100 296 334 61 102 55 14 68 34 1, 285 293 351 284 242 115 312 492 210 100 301 1 ,0 1 2 112 536 78 17 109 160 j T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d South— Continued $2 ,0 5 1 1 ,7 8 3 268 1, 853 1, 607 1 ,9 3 5 1 ,3 3 5 1 ,0 8 9 1 ,4 1 7 261 257 862 862 768 197 193 179 135 64 209 452 224 75 281 511 47 255 41 15 73 80 $ 2 ,5 0 3 2, 137 366 2 ,7 0 3 2 ,4 0 5 2, 755 1 ,7 4 3 1 ,4 4 5 1 ,7 9 5 484 431 1 ,0 6 4 1 ,0 6 4 1, 128 273 306 254 205 90 302 473 263 75 285 828 69 447 58 18 94 142 - 6, 706 6, 460 6, 787 9, 001 8, 703 9, 053 778 538 240 95 262 142 120 57 392 232 160 90 683 443 240 95 374 1 ,5 4 2 1 ,3 9 0 1 ,5 9 3 374 2, 872 2, 720 2, 899 280 458 458 - 375 1 ,0 0 4 938 1 ,0 2 6 375 1 ,7 8 0 1 ,6 6 6 1, 800 1 0 ,3 9 0 9 ,7 9 6 1 0 ,5 8 8 1 5 ,0 5 7 1 4 ,5 4 9 1 5 ,1 4 7 5, 807 5, 807 8, 567 8 ,2 5 5 8 ,6 7 0 1 1 ,9 3 4 1 1 ,5 2 2 12 ,0 0 6 $ 2 ,3 4 0 1 ,9 7 4 366 2 ,4 6 3 2, 021 2 ,6 1 0 1 ,9 1 2 1 ,4 7 0 2 ,0 5 9 298 253 898 934 222 829 196 212 188 156 77 247 533 204 109 336 639 84 307 70 14 70 94 $2, 951 2, 373 578 3, 615 3, 259 3 ,6 7 8 2 ,4 7 9 2, 123 2 ,5 4 2 546 465 1, 178 1, 178 1 ,2 3 2 279 341 266 233 113 365 554 243 109 341 1 ,0 4 3 114 571 78 16 92 172 $ 1 ,5 7 6 1 ,3 8 2 194 1, 193 1, 193 534 149 126 115 87 57 149 449 224 75 278 268 36 81 36 16 66 33 1 0 ,9 3 8 1 0 ,5 8 2 11 ,0 0 1 4 , 750 4 , 750 - 7, 949 7, 507 8, 096 734 494 240 95 282 162 120 57 435 275 160 90 374 1,0 3 6 995 1 ,0 5 0 374 1, 897 1, 696 1 ,9 3 3 326 696 696 9, 098 8, 880 9, 171 1 3 ,1 3 4 1 2 ,2 9 5 13, 282 6 ,7 8 4 6, 784 F o o d ___________________________________________ Food at h om e............... ...........— ............... Food away fro m h o m e _______________ Housing: T o t a l4 — ............................................... Renter f a m il ie s 4_________________________ Homeowner fa m ilies 4 ____________ ______ Shelter 5 _______________________________ Renter c osts 6---------- ---------------------Homeowner c o sts 7 ______________ Hou s efur ni shing s_____________________ Household o p e r a tio n s-----------------------T ran sportation: Total 8____________ ________ A utom obile o w n e r s___________________ Nonowners of au tom obiles---------------Clothing_______________________________________ Husband— -------------- -----------------------------W ife-.......................... ............................... ........ Boy______________________________________ G ir l— ........................ ....................... ............... Clothing m a teria ls and s e r v ic e s ___ P erson al care________________________________ M edical c a r e : Total 9 ......................................... Insurance______________________________ P h ysician 's v is it s ------------------------------Other m ed ical care---------------------------Other fam ily consum ption--------------------------R eading----------------------------------- ------------R e c re a tio n ................... ................................. Education............................... .................. ...... Tobacco......... ....................... -..........- ........... A lcoholic b ev e ra g es— ............................ M iscellan eou s ex pen ses-------------------- $ 1 ,6 0 0 1 ,3 7 1 229 1 ,4 8 4 1 ,4 8 4 _ 1, 170 1, 170 _ 144 170 434 593 138 544 138 130 126 97 53 164 528 265 116 298 342 59 116 55 13 64 35 $ 2 ,0 6 5 1 ,7 3 2 333 2, 122 1 ,9 4 5 2 ,1 8 1 1 ,6 0 4 1 ,4 27 1, 663 288 230 843 843 204 790 191 206 184 141 68 215 531 265 116 301 623 79 300 70 11 78 85 $ 2 ,5 8 1 2 ,0 6 7 514 3, 327 2, 689 3 ,4 3 9 2, 256 1 ,6 1 8 2, 368 529 417 1 ,0 7 6 1, 076 _ 1, 170 278 326 260 209 97 306 551 303 116 305 1, 023 110 572 78 15 90 158 $ 1 ,7 8 0 1 ,5 3 0 250 1 ,5 4 0 1 ,5 4 0 C ost of fam ily consum ption: T o t a l10-----Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- 5, 096 5, 096 - 7, 189 7, 012 7, 248 1 0 ,0 3 4 9, 396 1 0 ,1 4 6 5 ,4 2 3 5 ,4 2 3 Other c o s t s .............................................................— Gifts and contribu tions--------------------Life in su ran ce------------------------------------Occupational expenses......................................... S ocial secu rity and d isab ility p aym e n ts____________________________________ P erson al taxes: T o t a l10-----------------------------Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- 272 152 120 57 409 249 160 90 299 510 510 6 ,2 3 4 6, 234 Higher Low er Lower Intermediate See footnotes at end of table. Intermediate Higher Higher Low er C ost of budget: T o t a l10------------------------------Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner fa m ilie s ------------------------------- Nonmetropolitan areas Washington, D .C .—Md.--V a . Orlando, Fla. Item - 1 ,2 2 9 1 ,2 2 9 - 151 160 477 651 156 572 144 132 128 108 60 176 530 204 109 333 348 64 119 55 12 60 38 - Intermediate - 886 886 131 176 581 581 - - T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s , 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 -----C o n tin u e d W est Item B ak ersfield , C alif. Lower F o o d — ________ ___________ _ ---------------Food at hom e— -------- — — ------ Food away fro m h o m e ____________ H ousing: T o t a l4 ___ —_________- ___ —_______ Renter f a m il ie s 4 ---------------- -------------------Hom eow ner f a m il ie s 4 --------------------------Shelter 5 _ -----------------------------------------Rental c osts 6 ----------------------------Homeow ner c o s t s 7 ______________ H ousefurnishings----------------------- ----Household o p e r a tio n s— ---------------T ran sportation : T o t a l8 ---------------------------Autom obile o w n e r s--------------------------Nonowners of au tom obiles__ _ _ C lothing____ _____ — _____ ______________ Husband___________ ___________________ W ife................................................................ B oy- „ ----------- _ -------- _ ----G i r l___ ____________________________ ____ Clothing m a te r ia ls and s e r v ic e s — P e r so n a l care-----------------------------------------------M e d ic a l c a r e : T o ta l9 --------------------------------Insurance--------------------------------------------P h y sic ia n 's v is it s _________ _____ _ Other m e d ic a l care_ __ ___ - _ O ther fa m ily consum ption----------R eading-----------------------------------------------R e c re a tio n — -----„ - -------Education______ — _ _ _ ________ Tob acco- — _ _____ __________ A lcoh olic b ev e ra g es-------------------------M iscellan e ou s expenses------------------- $ 1 ,7 7 5 1 ,5 3 4 241 1 ,2 9 3 1,2 9 3 C ost of fa m ily consum ption: T o t a l10----Renter fa m ilie s Hom eow ner fa m ilie s _ _ ___ 5 ,3 0 3 5, 303 Other c o s t s G ifts and contributions Life insurance Occupational ex p e n se s- -----S ocial secu rity and d isab ility paym ents P erso n a l ta x e s: T o t a l10 __ Renter fa m ilie s Homeow ner fa m ilie s C ost of budget: T o t a l10 — — — R enter fa m ilie s _ — — Hom eow ner fa m ilie s See footnotes at end of table, Intermediate D enver, C olo. Higher Lower $ 2, 203 1,8 6 8 335 2, 113 1, 794 2, 219 1, 591 1, 272 1,6 97 303 219 912 912 199 876 206 211 201 176 82 252 609 352 106 352 596 73 275 70 13 75 90 $ 2 ,7 5 0 2, 250 500 3, 156 2, 652 3, 245 2, 045 1,5 41 2 ,1 3 4 565 421 1, 137 1 ,1 3 7 _ 1 ,2 4 3 278 339 270 232 124 357 633 402 106 354 995 103 538 78 20 94 162 $ 1 ,6 91 1 ,4 6 4 227 1 ,3 1 7 1 ,3 1 7 999 999 1 0 ,2 7 1 9 ,7 6 7 1 0 ,3 6 0 5, 155 5, 155 - 7, 561 7, 242 7, 667 278 158 120 57 421 261 160 90 383 580 580 - 983 983 - 151 159 484 674 133 636 163 133 156 122 62 191 607 352 106 350 317 52 101 55 12 60 37 6, 601 6 ,6 0 1 Intermediate Honolulu, Hawaii Higher Low er Intermediate Higher $ 2, 118 1 ,7 8 8 330 2, 310 1 ,8 3 6 2 ,4 6 8 1 ,7 5 1 1 ,2 7 7 1 ,9 0 9 321 238 872 872 232 933 220 227 218 193 75 226 518 265 103 301 603 76 285 70 13 69 90 $ 2 ,7 4 3 2, 162 581 3 ,4 3 3 3 ,4 7 4 3 ,4 2 6 2, 307 2, 347 2, 300 568 433 1 ,0 6 9 1 ,0 6 9 _ 1 ,3 1 4 293 364 294 252 111 324 539 306 103 305 1 ,0 1 7 106 558 78 19 92 164 $2 , 156 1 ,9 2 2 234 1 ,9 0 5 1 ,9 0 5 _ 1 ,5 2 3 1, 523 _ 169 213 535 764 110 631 155 131 162 121 62 189 566 317 119 311 357 57 111 55 21 69 44 $ 2, 698 2, 321 .377 2 ,9 9 5 2, 545 3, 145 2, 367 1 ,9 1 7 2, 517 337 291 1 ,0 1 2 1 ,0 1 2 176 872 199 211 208 173 81 249 570 317 119 315 653 77 294 70 20 85 107 $ 3 ,4 6 7 2, 800 667 4, 664 4, 055 4 , 771 3 ,4 1 4 2 ,8 0 5 3,5 21 604 521 1 ,3 4 7 1,3 4 7 - 7 ,5 8 0 7, 106 7 , 738 1 0 ,4 3 9 1 0 ,4 7 9 1 0 ,4 3 2 6 , 339 6 , 339 - 9 ,0 4 9 8, 599 9 , 199 1 2 ,759 1 2 ,1 5 0 1 2 ,8 6 6 745 505 240 95 274 154 120 57 422 262 160 90 754 514 240 95 309 189 120 57 473 313 160 90 868 628 240 95 448 1 ,1 9 2 1, 112 1,2 1 9 448 2 ,2 4 2 2 ,0 5 4 2, 275 306 579 579 - 374 1 ,2 7 1 1, 141 1 ,3 1 4 374 2 ,4 3 3 2 ,4 3 3 2 ,4 3 3 374 1 ,0 5 6 1 ,0 5 6 - 374 2, 132 1 ,9 4 5 2, 194 374 4 ,2 1 9 3 ,8 8 7 4 ,2 7 7 9 ,7 1 2 9 ,3 1 3 9 ,8 4 5 1 3 ,8 0 1 1 3 ,1 0 9 1 3 ,9 2 3 6 , 371 6 ,3 7 1 9 ,7 3 7 9 , 133 9 ,9 3 8 1 4 ,0 9 5 1 4 ,1 3 5 1 4 ,0 8 8 8 , 135 8 , 135 1 2 ,1 1 8 1 1 ,4 8 1 1 2 ,3 3 0 1 8 ,3 1 5 1 7 ,3 7 4 1 8 ,4 8 0 - 160 158 466 628 166 676 174 139 171 134 58 168 514 265 103 297 323 55 104 55 14 59 36 _ 1 ,2 3 5 262 347 275 229 122 353 593 359 119 320 1 ,1 0 0 108 566 78 28 119 201 T a b l e B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f living fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S ta te s , 3 9 m e tro p o lita n a re a s 4 n o n m e tr o p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o r a g e , A la s k a , s p rin g 1 9 6 9 — C o n tin u e d West— Continued Item Los Angeles—Long Beach Low er Intermediate San Diego, C alif. Calif. Higher Lower Intermediate San F ran cisco— Oakland, C alif. Higher Lower Intermediate Higher F o o d ___________________________________________ Food at hom e__________________________ Food away fro m h o m e _______________ Housing: Total 4 __________________________ Renter f a m il ie s 4. ...... _ ..... Homeowner fa m ilie s 4 ___________________ Shelter 5 -----------------------------------------------Rental costs 6 _____________________ Homeowner c osts 7 _______________ Hous efurni shing s...... ................ ................ Household o p era tio n s-----------------------Tran sportation: Total 8____________________ A utom obile o w n e r s ---------------------------Nonowners of au tom obiles---------------Clothing________________________________________ Husband________________________________ W ife_____________ ______ — ______ ________ Boy-------------- ------ -----------------------------------G i r l-------------------------------------------------------Clothing m a teria ls and se r v ic e s ----P erson al care________________________________ M edical c a r e : Total 9 ---------------------------------Insurance______________________________ P h ysician 's v is it s -----------------------------Other m ed ical c a r e ---------------------------Other fam ily consu m ption ...................... .......... R ead ing------------------------------------------------R e c re a tio n -------------------------------------------Education........................... ............................ Tobacco......................................... ................ A lcoholic b ev e ra g es--------------------------M iscellan eou s expenses_____________ $ 1 ,7 9 0 1,5 21 269 1 ,5 3 2 1 ,5 3 2 _ 1 ,2 2 3 1 ,2 2 3 158 151 502 679 174 647 159 137 160 124 67 183 652 352 142 359 339 61 110 55 14 60 39 $ 2 ,2 4 7 1, 841 406 2, 419 2 ,0 0 9 2 ,5 5 5 1, 893 1 ,4 8 3 2, 029 318 208 884 918 240 891 202 219 204 179 87 243 654 352 142 361 620 81 286 70 15 74 94 $ 2 ,9 4 4 2, 230 714 3, 788 3, 668 3, 809 2, 678 2, 558 2 ,6 9 9 569 416 1, 161 1, 161 1 ,2 6 9 274 351 278 236 130 344 683 412 142 364 1 ,0 4 0 111 556 78 18 100 177 $ 1 ,7 4 2 1 ,4 8 0 262 1 ,4 1 5 1 ,4 1 5 _ 1, 115 1, 115 152 148 486 657 168 641 164 135 163 119 60 175 624 352 114 359 328 61 104 55 12 58 38 $2, 170 1 ,7 8 5 385 2, 334 1 ,8 2 6 2 , 503 1, 830 1, 322 1, 999 302 202 893 893 234 884 208 217 210 172 77 230 629 352 114 364 614 82 284 70 13 73 92 $2, 773 2, 151 622 3, 714 3, 439 3, 763 2, 650 2 ,3 7 5 2 ,6 9 9 541 398 1 ,0 7 6 1 ,0 7 6 1 ,2 5 1 282 347 282 227 113 318 659 408 114 369 1, 028 112 557 78 22 89 170 $ 1 ,8 4 8 1 ,5 8 7 261 1, 631 1 ,6 31 . 1 ,3 1 6 1, 316 165 150 498 718 89 669 166 139 161 128 75 200 602 247 123 373 351 68 112 55 15 61 40 $ 2 ,3 3 4 1,9 2 6 408 2 ,6 9 6 2 ,4 7 5 2, 769 2, 143 1 ,9 2 2 2, 216 332 221 925 965 155 925 209 226 210 184 96 271 606 247 123 377 643 88 296 70 14 75 100 $ 3 ,0 1 8 2, 323 695 3, 952 3, 834 3, 973 2, 764 2 ,6 4 6 2, 785 627 436 1, 190 1, 190 1 ,3 1 3 281 364 284 241 143 389 635 302 123 382 1 ,0 7 3 118 573 78 19 103 182 C ost of fam ily consum ption: T o t a l10-----Renter fa m ilie s___________________________ Homeowner f a m ilie s ____________________ 5, 645 5, 645 7, 958 7 ,5 4 8 8, 094 1 1 ,2 2 9 1 1 ,1 0 9 1 1 ,2 5 0 5 ,4 1 1 5 ,4 1 1 7 ,7 5 4 7, 246 7, 923 10, 819 1 0 ,5 4 4 1 0 ,8 6 8 5, 799 5, 799 8, 400 8, 179 8 ,4 7 3 1 1 ,5 7 0 1 1 ,4 5 2 11,591 Other c o s t s ............... .................. ..................... ........ Gifts and contribu tions--------------------Life in su ra n ce________________________ Occupational expenses---------------------------------Social secu rity and d isab ility p ay m e n ts-----------------------------------------------------P erson al ta x e s: T o t a l10-----------------------------Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner fa m ilie s ------------------------------- 288 168 120 57 435 275 160 90 793 553 240 95 281 161 120 57 428 268 160 90 772 532 240 95 293 173 120 57 450 290 160 90 809 569 240 95 408 648 648 448 1, 316 1, 197 1 ,3 5 5 448 2, 628 2, 579 2, 636 390 597 597 448 1 ,2 5 9 1, 112 1 ,3 0 8 448 2 ,4 5 2 2, 358 2 ,4 6 8 420 683 683 448 1 ,4 4 9 1 ,3 7 9 1 ,4 7 2 448 2, 780 2, 725 2 , 789 10 ,247 9, 718 10 ,4 2 2 1 5 ,1 9 3 1 5 ,0 2 4 1 5 ,2 2 2 6, 736 6, 736 9, 979 9 ,3 2 4 1 0 ,1 9 7 1 4 ,5 8 6 1 4 ,2 1 7 14 ,6 5 1 7, 252 7, 252 1 0 ,8 3 7 1 0 ,5 4 6 1 0 ,9 3 3 15 ,7 0 2 1 5 ,5 2 9 15 ,7 3 2 C ost of budget: Total 10------------------------------Renter fa m ilie s----------------------------------------Homeowner f a m ilie s ------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. 7, 046 7, 046 ~ - T a b le B -1 . A n n u a l c o s ts o f b u d g e ts a t 3 le v e ls o f liv in g fo r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1 u rb a n U n ite d S t a te s , 3 9 m e tr o p o lita n jareas. 4 n o n m e tro p o lita n re g io n s , a n d A n c h o ra g e , A la s K a , s p rin g 19691-----C o n tin u e d W e st— Continued A nchorage, A laska Item Seattle— v ere tt, W ash. E Lower Nonm etropolitan areas Interm ediate Higher 158 180 496 685 145 678 169 139 169 132 69 197 600 340 119 335 347 61 112 55 20 58 41 $ 2 ,4 3 4 2, 018 416 2 ,5 4 4 2 ,2 1 6 2 ,6 5 3 1 ,9 8 3 1 ,6 5 5 2 , 092 316 245 917 917 211 932 213 225 216 190 88 262 603 340 119 338 639 81 292 70 19 78 99 $ 3 ,0 8 3 2 ,4 3 8 645 3 ,7 8 4 3 ,5 3 1 3 , 829 2 ,6 2 7 2 ,3 7 4 2 ,6 7 2 566 466 1, 109 1, 109 « . 1 ,3 1 4 286 360 291 249 128 366 626 386 119 341 1 ,0 4 2 111 562 58 23 110 178 C ost of fam ily consumption: T o t a l10___________ Renter fa m ilie s -—_ ___ _________ __________ _ Homeow ner f a m il ie s ____________________________ 5 ,8 9 8 5 ,8 9 8 - 8 ,3 3 1 8 ,0 0 3 8 ,4 4 0 Other c o s t s __________________________________________ G ifts and contribu tions— _____ __________ L ife in su r a n c e . - ________________________ Occupational ex pen ses____________ _________ __ S ocial secu rity and disab ility p aym e n ts_______ P erso n a l ta x e s: T o t a l10 _________________ ______ Renter fa m ilie s__________________________ _ Hom eow ner f a m il ie s ________________________ 296 176 120 57 351 701 701 - C ost of budget: T o t a l10____________________________ Renter fa m ilie s _____ _ ______________ _____ Hom eow ner fa m ilie s _ _ 7 ,3 0 3 7 ,3 0 3 - F ood Food at h om e_________________________________ Food away fr o m h o m e ______________________ Housing: T o t a l1 ____________________________________ 4 3 2 Renter fa m ilie s 4________________________________ Hom eow ner f a m il ie s 4 __________________________ Shelter 5_______________________________________ Rental c osts 6 ____________________________ Hom eow ner c osts 7 ______________________ Hous efurni shing s_____________________________ Household op era tio n s_______________________ T ran sportation: T o t a l8________ __________________ A utom obile o w n ers__________________________ Nonow ners of au tom obiles_________________ Clothing___ ____________________ ___________________ Husband________________________________________ W ife ____________________________________ Boy________________________________ __________ G i r l___________________ ______________________ Clothing m a te r ia ls and se r v ic e s ________ P erso n a l care M edical c a re: T o t a l9 Insurance---------------- ---------------- -----__---------P h y sic ia n 's v is its ____________________ _____ __ — _______ Other m e d ic a l c a r e . __ Other fa m ily consum ption_________________________ __________ R eading______________________ R e c re a tio n ________________ __________________ Education________________ _______ ________ Tob acco __________________ ________________ A lc oh olic b ev e ra g es— _ ---------------------------_______ M isc ella n e o u s expenses_________ $ 1 ,9 3 6 1 ,6 7 3 263 1 ,6 4 4 1 ,6 4 4 - 1 ,3 0 6 1 ,3 0 6 - Low er Interm ediate Higher Low er $ 1 , 713 1 ,5 2 3 190 1 ,3 8 9 1 ,3 8 9 _ 1, 058 1 ,0 5 8 _ 157 174 613 613 _ 640 161 136 155 119 69 163 486 257 90 285 272 41 88 36 14 56 37 $ 2 , 103 1, 846 257 2, 186 1, 743 2 ,3 3 4 1 ,6 1 7 1, 174 1, 765 316 253 855 855 _ 887 228 203 216 162 78 236 489 257 90 288 519 53 261 41 13 65 86 $ 2 ,5 5 2 2 ,2 4 3 309 3, 218 2 ,6 3 6 3 ,3 2 1 2, 058 1 ,4 7 6 2, 161 633 482 1, 024 1 ,0 2 4 _ $ 2 ,2 6 0 2 ,0 2 3 237 2, 815 2, 815 _ 2 ,4 2 0 2 ,4 2 0 _ 1 1 ,3 2 4 1 1 ,0 7 1 1 1 ,3 6 9 5 ,2 7 6 5 , 276 - 44 8 288 160 90 374 1 ,3 1 0 1 ,2 1 8 1 ,3 4 1 797 557 240 95 374 2 ,3 1 7 2 ,2 1 7 2 ,3 3 5 1 0 ,5 5 3 1 0 ,1 3 3 1 0 ,6 9 3 1 4 ,9 0 7 1 4 ,5 5 4 1 4 ,9 7 0 Intermediate Higher 159 236 839 839 $ 2 ,7 6 6 2 ,4 2 5 341 3 ,9 5 6 3 ,6 1 3 4 ,0 7 0 3 ,2 8 2 2 ,9 3 9 3 ,3 9 6 329 345 1, 124 1, 124 $ 3 ,4 1 0 2 ,9 4 2 468 5 ,5 2 5 5, 008 5 ,6 1 6 4 ,2 2 2 3 ,7 0 5 4 ,3 1 3 611 647 1 ,3 2 8 1 ,3 2 8 1 ,2 2 8 308 343 246 222 109 352 509 296 90 292 887 76 482 58 17 100 154 720 188 147 169 130 86 201 808 340 147 515 324 48 99 36 14 72 55 993 261 226 232 177 97 301 809 340 147 516 599 61 278 41 14 80 125 1 ,3 6 0 347 376 262 240 135 461 837 398 147 519 1,0 0 6 86 506 58 19 118 219 7 ,2 7 5 6 ,8 3 2 7 ,4 2 3 9 , 770 9, 188 9 ,8 7 3 7 ,9 6 7 7 ,9 6 7 - 1 0 ,5 4 8 1 0 ,2 0 5 1 0 ,6 6 2 1 3 ,9 2 7 1 3 ,4 1 0 1 4 ,0 1 8 277 157 120 57 318 693 693 - 412 252 160 90 374 1 ,3 4 2 1 ,2 1 1 1 ,3 8 6 721 481 240 95 374 2 ,3 8 6 2, 160 2 ,4 2 6 357 237 120 57 41 7 1 ,5 0 9 1 ,5 0 9 525 365 160 90 417 2 ,5 1 0 2 ,3 8 4 2 ,5 5 1 925 685 240 95 417 4 ,2 1 4 3 ,9 6 1 4 ,2 5 9 6 ,6 2 1 6 ,6 2 1 9 ,4 9 3 8 ,9 1 9 9 ,6 8 5 1 3 ,3 4 6 1 2 ,5 3 8 1 3 ,4 8 9 1 0 ,3 0 7 1 0 ,3 0 7 1 4 ,0 9 0 1 3 ,6 2 1 1 4 ,2 4 5 1 9 ,5 7 8 1 8 ,8 0 8 1 9 .7 1 4 - - - 1 The fam ily c o n sists of an em ployed husband, age 38 , a w ife not em ployed outside the h om e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 A s defined in 1 9 6 0 -6 1 . F o r a detailed description of current and previous geographical boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan S tatistical A r e a s , prepared bv the Bureau of the Budget. 3 P la c es with population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . 4 The h igher budget cost includes $125 for lodging away from hom e city in m etropolitan a r e a s , and $45 in nonmetropolitan a r e a s . T h ese c o sts are not shown separately or included in any of the housing subgroups. The average c o sts of sh elter w ere weighted by the following proportions: Low er budget, 100 percent for fa m ilie s living in rented dw ellings; interm ediate budget, 25 percent for ren te rs, 75 percent fo r h om eow n ers; higher budget, 15’ percent for ren te rs, 85 percent for h om eow n ers. * 6 A v era g e contract rent plus the cost of required amounts of heating fuel, g a s, ele c tr ic ity , w ater, specified equipm ent, and insurance on household contents. 7 In terest and p rincipal paym ents plus taxes; insurance on house and contents; w ater, refu se d isp osa l, heating fu el, g a s, e le c tr ic ity , and specified equipment; and hom e repair and maintenance costs. 8 The average c o sts of autom obile owners and nonowners in the low er budget a r e weighted by the following proportions of fa m ilie s : Boston, Chicago, New York , and Philadelphia, 50 percent for both autom obile ow ners and nonow ners; all other m etropolitan a r e a s, 65 percent for autom obile ow ners, 35 percent for nonow ners; nonmetropolitan a r e a s , 100 percent for automobile ow ners. The interm ediate budget proportions a r e : Boston, Chicago, New York, and P hiladelphia, 80 percent for ow ners, 20 percent for nonow ners; B a ltim o re, C levelan d, D etroit, L os A ngeles, Pittsburgh, San F r a n c isc o , St. L o u is, and W ashington, D .C ., with 1.4 m illion of population or m ore in I9 6 0 , 95 percent for autom obile owners and 5 percent for nonow ners; a ll other a r e a s , 100 percent for automobile ow ners. The h igher budget weight is 100 percent for automobile ow ners in all a rea s. 9 In total m e d ic a l c a r e , the average c osts of m ed ical insurance w ere weighted by the following proportions: 30 percent for fa m ilie s paying full cost of insurance; 26 percent for fam ilies paying h alf c o st; 44 percent for fa m ilie s covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 10 The total rep rese n ts the weighted average c osts of renter and homeow ner fa m ilie s. See the weights cited in footnote 5. NOTE: Items and quantities included in each component and population weights for each city are listed in BLS Bulletin 1570-5, appendixes A and B, respectively. T a b l e B - 2 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on a lo w e r le v e l b u d g e t f o r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m ily ,1s p rin g 1 9 6 9 (U .S . urban average c osts ■ 100) C ost of fam ily consumption A r ea Urban United States _________ __________ ____ M etropolitan a r e a s 6_____________________________ Nonm etropolitan areas 7___________________ N ortheast: B oston, M a s s ________________ — _____ B uffalo, N .Y .......................................................... H artford , C onn___________ _____ L a n ca ste r, Pa ----- ---- ------ -------------------New York — ortheastern N .J _______________ N P hiladelphia, P a - N . J ...................................... Pittsburgh, Pa_______ _________ — _____ _ Portland, M aine_______________ __________ __ ____ Nonm etropolitan a r e a s 7 — North C en tral: Cedar R apids, Io w a _________________________ Champaign—U rbana, 111— _ ------------- -----C hicago, 111.—Northw estern Ind___________ C incinnati, Ohio— y .-In d ------------K -----C levelan d, O h io--------------------------------------------Dayton, O h io___________ _ __ _ D e troit, M ic h --------------------G reen Bay, W i s ______________________________ Indianapolis, Ind ___ ___ ________ K ansas C ity, M o.—Kans _ _ -------- -----M ilw aukee, W i s ______________________________ M inneapolis—St. Paul, Minn__________ ___ St. L ou is, M o.— Ill-------- ------------------------------W ichita, Kans............................................................ Nonm etropolitan a r e a s 7------------------------------South: Atlanta, G a ------------------------ ---------------------- ---A ustin, Tex------------_ _ -----------B a ltim o re, Md— — - __ — ____ _ Baton R ouge, L a -------------------------------------------D a lla s, Tex___ ___ ______ — ___ D urham , N .C _________________________________ Houston, Tex_ — _ — ----------------N a sh v ille , Tenn ---------- _ — _ ------------O rlando, F la — -------------------- __ --------------Washington, D .C .—Md.—Va__________________ Nonm etropolitan a r e a s 7 _ ______ _____ W e st: B ak ersfield , C a lif— _ — ----- ---------- _ D enver, C olo______________ __________ __ Honolulu, Hawaii— __________________________ Los A ngeles—Long B each, C a lif — --------San D iego, C alif------------------- ---------------San F r a n cisc o — Oakland, C a lif---------------Seattle— v ere tt, Wash-----------------------E _ _ Nonm etropolitan a r e a s 7------------------------------A nch orage, A la s k a — ______ ________ ________ Total budget Clothing and p erson al care Other fam ily consumption Total Food Total housing 1 2 100 101 94 100 101 94 100 102 93 100 102 93 100 102 91 100 95 122 100 102 93 100 103 87 100 104 81 106 101 108 97 102 99 97 101 96 105 100 109 97 101 98 97 102 96 105 103 108 103 109 107 101 102 100 112 95 121 94 96 88 91 102 89 114 93 127 92 94 86 89 100 87 102 104 102 91 81 92 97 95 128 99 102 103 96 101 99 99 104 93 99 91 98 91 106 95 89 104 89 107 106 105 94 109 103 100 112 80 100 104 104 95 101 98 99 95 103 100 101 101 101 98 97 99 105 105 96 101 98 99 94 103 100 99 99 101 98 97 95 98 104 99 101 98 102 95 100 101 97 97 103 98 94 107 122 108 92 99 100 91 93 107 98 104 101 99 102 103 110 129 111 90 99 101 91 91 109 97 106 102 100 103 103 89 92 102 96 100 91 99 87 97 103 92 97 103 90 120 105 100 103 99 104 101 104 100 100 102 101 103 100 99 95 94 102 105 86 100 87 97 87 103 98 97 96 94 96 84 102 101 107 105 104 105 103 96 111 103 102 102 102 98 80 93 90 100 92 96 97 93 92 95 104 89 94 91 99 94 97 97 95 94 97 103 90 92 93 94 95 93 90 94 91 90 100 89 94 85 105 91 95 105 91 94 108 112 87 92 81 104 90 93 106 87 92 92 91 100 96 91 88 98 94 89 98 120 97 94 98 95 97 96 93 98 91 97 88 91 95 100 93 118 103 105 89 100 100 85 107 97 102 101 103 99 99 102 104 106 82 101 97 124 108 103 111 112 101 158 101 98 120 107 103 110 112 100 151 100 95 121 101 98 104 109 96 127 94 96 138 114 103 119 119 101 205 92 94 147 115 105 124 123 99 227 100 96 107 109 106 107 105 112 113 104 119 115 97 107 123 118 114 114 92 153 106 98 109 103 100 107 106 83 99 Shelter 3 (renter costs)< no 116 83 Transportation 4 no 103 100 102 102 126 173 M edical care 5 1 The fa m ily co n sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not employed outside the hom e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 Total housing includes sh elter, household operations and housefurnishings. A ll fa m ilies with the low er budget are assu m ed to be ren te rs. 3 A verage contract rent plus the c ost of required amounts of heating fuel, gas, ele c tr ic ity , w ater, specified equipment and insurance on household contents. 4 The average c o sts of autom obile ow ners and nonowners in the low er budget are weighted by the following proportions of fa m ilie s : Boston, C hicago, New Y ork , and Philadelphia, 50 percent for both autom obile ow ners and nonow ners; a ll other metropolitan a r e a s, 65 percent for autom obile ow ners, 35 percent for nonowners; nonmetropolitan a r e a s , 100 percent for autom obile owners. 5 In total m ed ical c a r e , the avera ge c o sts of m edical insurance were weighted by the follow ing proportions: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full c ost of insurance, 26 percent for fa m ilies paying half c o st, 44 percent for fa m ilie s covered by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 6 A s defined in 1960— 1 . F o r a detailed d escription of current and past boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. 6 7 P la c es with population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . NOTE: Items and quantities included in each component and population weights for each city are listed in BLS Bulletin 1570-5, appendixes A and B, respectively. T a b le B -3 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on an in te rm e d ia te le v el b u d g e t f o r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m i l y / s p r i n g 1 9 6 9 ^ l^ S ^ jir b a r ^ a v e r a g j^ c o s ^ ^ J ^ O ^ Budget cc5StS A rea Urban United S ta t e s _____________________________ M etropolitan a r e a s 9-------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 10-----------------------------N ortheast: B osto n , M a s s _____________________________ B uffalo, N . Y ______________________________ H artfo rd , C onn ___________________________ L a n c a ste r, P a ____________________________ New Y ork — ortheastern N . J___________ N P hiladelp hia, P a .— . J __________________ N P ittsb urgh , P a ____________________________ P ortland , M ain e---------------------------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 10________________ North C en tral: C edar R a pid s, Io w a _____________________ Champaign— Urbana, 111__________________ C h icago, 111.— orthw estern Ind________ N C incinn ati, Ohio— y. — K Ind_______________ C levelan d, O h io __________________________ Dayton, O h io ______________________________ D e tro it, M ic h _____________________________ G reen B a y , W i s __________________________ In d ianap olis, In d -------------------------------------K ansas C ity , M o .— ans_________________ K M ilw au k ee, W i s __________________________ M in neapolis— St. P au l, M in n ----------------St. L o u is, M o .— Ill_______________________ W ich ita, K a n s_____________________________ Nonm etropolitan areas 10________________ South: A tlanta, G a -----------------------------------------------A ustin, T e x -----------------------------------------------B a ltim o r e , M d____________________________ Baton R ouge, L a _________________________ D allas , T ex__________ - ____________________ D u rh am , N . C _____________________________ Houston, T e x ______________________________ N a sh v ille , T e n n ---------------- -------------------O rlando, F l a --------------------------------------------W ashington, D. C . — d. — a ____________ M V Nonm etropolitan areas 10________________ W est: B a k e r sfie ld , C a lif_______________________ D en ver, C o lo ______________________________ H onolulu, Haw aii_________________________ Los A n ge le s—Long B each , C a lif _______ San D ie g o , C a lif---------------------------------------San F r a n c isc o — Oakland, C a lif_________ Seattle—E v e r e tt, W ash___________________ Nonm etropolitan areas 10________________ A n ch ora ge, A la s k a __________________________ See footnotes at end of table 4. C ost of fam ily consumption Housing (sh e lte r , housefurnishings , • household operations) Total budget 2 Renter fam ilies Homeowner fam ilies Total 2 Food T r a n sp o r tation 7 Shelter Total 3 Renter and owner com bined 4 Renter costs 5 Homeowner costs 6 Clothing and personal care M edical care 8 Other fam ily consumption 100 102 90 100 102 91 100 102 90 100 102 91 100 102 93 100 103 87 100 104 83 100 103 86 100 104 83 100 100 99 100 102 93 100 103 87 100 103 84 112 107 109 97 112 102 96 101 97 107 105 107 98 106 100 97 101 94 113 107 109 97 113 102 96 102 99 111 105 110 98 110 101 97 103 98 108 105 111 105 112 109 103 106 101 123 107 115 93 120 97 89 99 100 129 109 120 92 125 97 85 96 100 109 103 117 94 104 84 84 91 84 134 110 121 91 130 100 86 98 104 105 110 109 99 92 95 98 105 102 99 103 104 97 102 99 100 104 92 99 92 98 90 106 95 89 104 89 107 106 105 98 109 104 102 109 86 101 102 104 97 104 95 99 97 103 100 107 101 100 96 93 101 105 103 95 99 97 100 97 103 101 102 102 100 97 94 101 101 104 97 106 94 98 98 103 99 109 101 100 96 82 100 104 105 97 105 95 99 95 103 100 103 98 100 96 93 93 97 101 97 99 96 101 93 99 99 96 95 102 95 92 104 112 111 96 114 91 94 95 106 96 114 96 97 95 94 106 116 114 96 117 89 92 94 109 95 119 96 96 95 92 112 138 114 87 94 100 94 89 110 100 103 101 95 100 100 105 111 114 98 122 86 92 95 109 94 122 95 96 93 90 106 103 105 103 100 98 101 98 108 108 100 103 105 100 99 104 101 104 99 105 101 104 99 101 103 100 103 100 99 95 94 102 105 86 101 87 97 86 102 98 97 96 94 96 85 101 100 104 101 104 103 102 96 110 102 102 102 100 100 83 91 87 98 92 93 96 91 92 90 103 85 94 90 104 94 96 99 94 93 94 104 88 89 86 97 91 92 95 90 91 89 103 84 91 89 96 93 95 95 93 93 92 102 86 94 93 97 96 93 91 95 91 90 102 90 81 75 90 83 86 93 82 89 88 102 77 75 70 84 80 83 92 78 86 85 102 71 88 80 109 85 98 109 85 89 104 107 79 72 67 78 79 79 88 76 86 81 10 0 69 99 101 101 104 100 97 106 102 96 102 98 97 93 100 96 97 96 94 99 92 99 90 92 95 100 92 118 103 105 89 100 100 85 103 97 102 100 102 98 98 101 102 105 84 96 97 120 102 99 108 105 94 140 99 97 122 103 99 112 108 95 145 96 97 120 101 99 106 104 94 139 97 97 116 102 99 108 107 93 135 96 93 118 98 95 102 107 92 121 88 96 124 100 97 112 105 91 164 85 93 126 101 97 114 105 86 174 92 93 139 108 96 140 120 85 214 83 93 123 99 98 108 102 86 166 104 99 115 101 102 105 104 97 128 103 106 103 104 102 110 109 103 119 115 98 107 123 118 114 114 92 152 98 99 107 102 101 105 105 85 98 T a b le B -4 . In d e x e s o f c o m p a r a tiv e c o s ts b a s e d on a h ig h e r le v e l b u d g e t f o r a 4 -p e r s o n f a m i l y , 1 s p rin g 1 9 6 9 (U .S. urban avera^e c o s t s ^ J^OO)__________________________________________________________________ C ost of fam ily consumption Housing (sh e lter , housefurnishings, household operations) A rea Total budget 2 Urban United S ta te s ................ ......................... ........... M etropolitan areas 9 ________________________ N onm etropolitan areas 10___________________ ☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1972 O - 484-789 (#69) Northeast: Boston, M a s s _____________________________ B uffalo, N .Y -________ _____________________ Hartford, C onn ___________________________ L a n ca ste r, P a ____________________________ New York— ortheastern N .J ___________ N P hiladelphia, P a —N .J —_________________ Pittsburgh, Pei____________________________ Portland, M aine__________________________ N onm etropolitan areas 10_______________ North C en tral: Cedar R apids, Iow a_____________________ C ham paign-U rban a, 111--------------------------C hicago, 111.—N orthw estern Ind-----------Cincinnati, Ohio— y —Ind----------------------K C levelan d, O h io__________________________ Dayton, O h io______________________________ D etroit, M ic h _____________________________ Green Bay, W is ........... ............. ........... ........... Indianapolis, Ind_________________________ K ansas C ity, M o.—Kan___________________ M ilw aukee, W is __________________________ M inneapolis—St. Paul, Minn____________ St. L o u is, M o.—Ill________________________ W ichita, Kans_____________________________ Nonm etropolitan a rea s 10----------------------South: Atlanta, G a -----------------------------------------------A ustin, Tex-----------------------------------------------B altim ore, Md____________________________ Baton Rouge, L a _________________________ D a lla s, Tex------------------------ ------------ ----------Durham , N .C --------------------------------------------Houston, Tex--------------------------------------------N ash ville , T enn ------------------------------- T -----O rlando, F la --------------------------------------------Washington, D .C .—Md.—Va---------------------Nonm etropolitan a rea s 10 ----------------------W est: B a k ersfield , C a lif_______________________ D enver, Colo--------------------------------------------Honolulu, Hawaii_________________________ L os A ngeles—Long B each, C a lif---------San Diego, C alif__________________________ San F ran cisco— Oakland, C alif_________ Seattle—E vere tt, Wash----------------------------Nonm etropolitan areas 10----------------------A nch orage, A la s k a __________________________ Renter fam ilies Homeowner fam ilies Total 2 Food T ran sp or tation 7 Shelter Total 3 Renter and owner combined 4 Renter c o sts 5 Clothing and personal care M edical care 8 Other fam ily consumption Homeowner c osts 6 100 103 87 100 103 85 100 103 87 100 103 88 100 102 90 100 104 84 100 104 80 100 107 69 100 104 82 100 102 93 100 102 93 100 103 87 100 104 83 114 105 105 95 117 102 96 97 93 108 102 102 95 118 107 94 95 87 115 106 105 96 117 101 97 98 94 112 103 107 97 114 102 98 100 94 107 103 107 103 113 107 102 104 97 125 103 112 92 123 99 92 93 93 133 103 115 88 130 96 87 88 95 108 90 103 82 138 118 72 73 65 136 105 116 89 129 93 89 90 99 113 101 103 92 107 104 96 98 97 100 104 105 98 104 100 101 104 93 99 92 98 90 106 95 89 103 89 106 106 104 102 109 105 106 105 84 101 102 103 94 102 95 100 98 102 101 106 101 98 95 90 102 102 103 90 96 98 102 95 98 100 100 102 97 94 87 100 101 102 94 103 94 99 99 102 101 107 101 98 96 91 100 104 105 95 103 97 100 94 103 101 101 97 99 96 90 93 98 102 97 100 97 102 93 100 102 97 97 104 95 90 104 113 107 92 109 95 97 95 106 98 108 95 93 95 91 106 118 108 89 112 94 93 93 108 97 111 91 89 92 90 114 123 113 71 84 109 102 81 88 92 88 95 82 83 77 105 118 108 92 116 92 92 95 111 97 114 91 90 94 92 99 98 112 95 95 94 97 92 99 104 93 96 104 97 91 103 101 103 98 104 100 103 98 101 102 100 102 100 9-9 97 94 102 105 86 101 87 97 86 102 98 96 96 94 95 85 102 101 103 100 103 103 103 97 107 102 100 101 100 99 81 90 87 100 93 93 94 90 91 90 103 82 92 89 102 93 101 94 91 91 87 103 82 89 87 99 94 92 95 90 91 91 103 82 91 90 97 95 96 93 93 94 93 101 83 95 94 99 97 94 92 96 90 90 102 87 80 78 90 91 91 89 84 91 92 100 75 73 71 82 90 89 86 79 89 90 99 69 81 78 91 86 123 84 80 87 75 99 67 72 70 80 91 84 87 79 89 92 99 70 96 98 98 101 98 95 103 101 94 103 93 98 94 102 97 99 97 95 101 93 101 90 91 95 100 92 118 102 105 89 99 100 85 100 99 103 101 102 98 99 101 102 104 82 95 97 126 104 100 108 102 92 134 93 100 123 107 101 110 103 89 134 95 96 126 104 100 107 102 92 134 95 97 118 104 100 107 105 90 129 96 95 120 102 96 105 107 89 118 87 95 129 104 102 109 104 89 152 82 92 136 107 106 110 105 82 168 72 109 130 119 110 123 110 69 172 83 89 137 105 105 108 104 84 168 100 94 118 102 94 104 97 90 116 101 103 100 102 99 10 7 106 100 115 114 97 107 123 119 115 113 92 151 99 101 109 103 102 107 104 88 100 1 The fam ily con sists of an em ployed husband, age 38, a wife not em ployed outside the h om e, an 8 -y e a r -o ld g ir l, and a 1 3 -y e a r -o ld boy. 2 The total rep rese n ts the .weighted average costs of renter and homeowner fa m ilie s. See the weights used in footnote 4. 3 The interm ediate budget does not include an allowance for lodging away fr o m fiome city, but the higher budget includes $ 1 2 5 for m etropolitan areas and $4 5 in nonmetropolitan a rea s. These costs are not shown sep arately or included in any of the housing subgroups. 4 The average co sts of sh elter w ere weighted by the following proportions: Intermediate budget, 25 percent for fa m ilies living in rental dw ellings, 75 percent for hom eow ners; higher budget, 15 percent for ren te rs, 85 p ercen t for h om eow n ers. 5 A verage contract rent plus the cost of required amounts of heating fuel, gas, elec tric ity , w ater, specified equipm ent, and insurance on household contents. 6 In terest and p rincipal payments plus ta x es; insurance on house and contents, w ater, refuse d isp osa l, heating fuel, g a s, ele c tr ic ity , specified equipment; and home rep air andmaintenance c o sts. 7 The average c o sts of autom obile ow ners and nonowners in the interm ediate budget are weighted by the following proportions of fa m ilie s: Boston, C hicago, New York , and Philadelphia, 80 percent for ow n ers, 20 percent for nonow ners; B a ltim o r e , Cleveland, D etroit, Los A ngeles, P ittsburgh, San F ra n cisc o , St. L ou is, and Washington, D .C ., with 1.4 m illion of population or m o r e in I9 6 0 , 95 percent for autom obile owners and 5 percent for nonow ners; all other a r e a s, 100 percent autom obile ow n ers. The higher budget weight is 100 percent for autom obile owners in a ll a r e a s. 8 In total m edical c a r e , the average c o sts of m edical insurance were weighted by the following proportions: 30 percent for fa m ilies paying full cost o f insurance, 26 percent for fam ilies paying half c o st, 44 percent for fa m ilie s c overed by noncontributory insurance plans (paid by em ployer). 9 A s defined in 1 9 6 0 -6 1 . For a detailed description of current and past boundaries, see the 1967 edition of the Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a s , prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. 10 P la c es with population of 2 ,5 0 0 to 5 0 ,0 0 0 . N O T E : Item s and quantities included in each component and population weights for each city are listed in BLS B ulletin 1 5 7 0 -5 , appendixes A and B , resp ectively.
