The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners by National Industrial Conference Board
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"The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners" by National Industrial Conference Board is a research report published in the early 20th century, specifically in November 1919. This book offers a detailed examination of the living costs experienced by wage-earning families in Fall River, Massachusetts, shortly after the First World War. It highlights the financial requirements for maintaining a household at various standards of living during a time of economic adjustment. In the report,
the authors conduct a thorough analysis of the costs associated with essential expenses such as food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and miscellaneous sundries for a hypothetical family of five. The study presents estimated weekly and yearly expenditures required to uphold a minimum acceptable standard of living, as well as a more liberal standard that includes greater comfort. The findings reveal a significant increase in living costs over a five-year period, reflecting a 73% rise in overall expenses since 1914. The data serves as both a snapshot of post-war economic conditions and a valuable resource for understanding the financial pressures faced by working-class families during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | National Industrial Conference Board |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919 |
| Credits |
Produced by Anca Sabine Dumitrescu, Brian Magee, Clog and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production |
| Subject | Cost and standard of living -- Massachusetts -- Fall River |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 24868 |
| Release Date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 358 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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