Hello again Qpet and thank you for your question about statistics.
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1) Change in percentage of homeowners in the U.S.
from 1950-2000.
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“Since the 1950 census, when homeowners represented 55 percent of all
householders, the rate of homeownership has increased steadily. By
1960, because of the post-World War II economic boom, favorable tax
laws and easier mortgage financing, homeownership topped 60
percent.Homeownership is at 66.2 percent in 1999.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn191.html
The homerownership graph from 1900-1990 will give you an overall idea
of the homeownership rates in the 20th century.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/hograph.html
U.S. Homeownership Rates by Quarter
2002..... 67.8 67.6 68.0
2001..... 67.5 67.7 68.1 68.0
2000..... 67.1 67.2 67.7 67.5
1999..... 66.7 66.6 67.0 66.9
1998..... 65.9 66.0 66.8 66.4
1997..... 65.4 65.7 66.0 65.7
1996..... 65.1 65.4 65.6 65.4
1995..... 64.2 64.7 65.0 65.1
1994..... 63.8 63.8 64.1 64.2
1993\r... 63.7 63.9 64.2 64.2
1993..... 64.2 64.4 64.7 64.6
1992..... 64.0 63.9 64.3 64.4
1991..... 63.9 63.9 64.2 64.2
1990..... 64.0 63.7 64.0 64.1
1989\r... 63.9 63.8 64.1 63.8
1989..... 63.9 63.9 64.0 63.8
1988..... 63.7 63.7 64.0 63.8
1987..... 63.8 63.8 64.2 64.1
1986..... 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.9
1985..... 64.1 64.1 63.9 63.5
1984..... 64.6 64.6 64.6 64.1
1983..... 64.7 64.7 64.8 64.4
1982..... 64.8 64.9 64.9 64.5
1981..... 65.6 65.3 65.6 65.2
1980..... 65.5 65.5 65.8 65.5
1979\r... 64.8 64.9 65.8 65.4
1979..... 65.3 65.1 66.0 65.8
1978..... 64.8 64.4 65.2 65.4
1977..... 64.8 64.5 65.0 64.9
1976..... 64.6 64.6 64.9 64.8
1975..... 64.4 64.9 64.6 64.5
1974..... 64.8 64.8 64.6 64.4
1973..... 64.9 64.4 64.4 64.4
1972..... 64.3 64.5 64.3 64.4
1971..... 64.0 64.1 64.4 64.5
1970..... 64.3 64.0 64.4 64.0
1969..... 64.1 64.4 64.4 64.4
1968..... 63.6 64.1 64.1 63.6
1967..... 63.3 63.9 63.8 63.5
1966..... 63.5 63.2 63.3 63.8
1965..... 62.9 62.9 62.9 63.4
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/hvs/q302tab5.html
Here are the homeownership figures that are missing from the above
census data:
1960 61.9%
1950 55.0%
1940 43.6%
Source: U.S. Census bureau
Created: August 20, 1999
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/owner.html
“The last 50 years have seen dramatic growth in homeownership. Just 44
percent of Americans owned a residence in 1940, while today more than
two-thirds have achieved homeownership. Growth in the number of
households is the largest source of residential construction demand,
accounting for over 70 percent of homebuilding activity during the
last decade. “
http://www.beazer.com/investor/ar99/sletter/sharele2.htm
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2) Average cars ownership per household 1950 vs.2000
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“Household vehicle ownership shows a dramatic increase from 1960 to
1990. In 1960, nearly 79% of households owned less than two vehicles;
by 1990, it declined to 45%. Census data prior to 1990 indicated that
the majority of households owned one vehicle; in 1990 that changed to
two vehicles.”
Household Vehicle Ownership, 1960–2000 Census Data (Percentage)
Year No Veh. One V. Two V. Three or more
Vehicles
1960 21.53% 56.94% 19.00% 2.53%
1970 17.47% 47.71% 29.32% 5.51%
1980 12.92% 35.53% 34.02% 17.52%
1990 11.53% 33.74% 37.35% 17.33%
2000 9.35% 33.79% 38.55% 18.31%
http://www.ott.doe.gov/facts/archives/fotw182supp.shtml
“Multiple vehicle ownership was not common until the 1950s, but by the
end of the century, nearly half of car-owning families had two or more
vehicles. More than 90 percent of American households had at least
one. Nine of every ten journeys to work were made in private
automobiles.”
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/book/pdf/ch5.pdf
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3) Average number of hours worked 1900 vs. 2000
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There is an interesting table with a comparison between living
conditions in the United States in 1900 and a hundred years later, in
2000.
Average work week 1900 60 hours
Average work week 2000 44 hours
Source: America - then and now
http://www.immigrationtimes.com/exclusive/america_then.htm
Comparing 1900 with 2000
Average work week 1900 52.0 hours
Average work week 1998 37.9 hours
Source: Bloomsburg University (from Time Magazine - April 13, 1999
http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/jtomlins/comparing_1900_with_2000.htm
These brief excerpts are taken from the PBS website – The First
Measured Century
“Daily and weekly work hours declined until World War II, but annual
work hours continued to decline moderately throughout the century.”
“In 1890, the typical factory work schedule was ten hours a day, six
days a week, for a total of sixty hours. Thereafter, it fell steadily,
reaching thirty-five hours per week in 1934.
(..)
“The average factory work-week climbed to forty-five hours at the peak
of production during World War II, declined to forty hours after the
war, and remained at that level until the early 1980s, when it began
to inch upward. By 1999, the average manufacturing employee worked
about forty-two hours per week.”
(..)
“Unlike weekly and daily hours, annual work hours continued to decline
slowly because of longer vacations, more sick and parental leave, and
time off for obligations such as voting, jury duty, and military
reserve service.”
Source:PBS Website
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/book/2work6.htm
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4) Average income 1950 vs. 2000
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Median Household Income
1969 - $26,707
1979 - $28,220
1989 - $30,056
http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/state/state1.html
Median Family Income
1959 - $22,210
1969 - $30,169
1979 - $33,374
1989 - $35,225
http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/state/state2.html
Per Capita Income
1959 - $7,259
1969 - $9,816
1979 - $12,229
1989 - $14,420
http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/state/state3.html
Measuring 50 Years of Economic Change 1947-1997
- “Median income of people has grown 58 percent since 1947. (Graph
-page 17)
- Despite being tempered by business cycle downturns in the 1970s and
1980s, real per capita income has grown substantially since 1967.
Overall, per capita income has grown nearly 77 percent between 1967
and 1997. (Graph - page 18)
- Despite strong overall growth in income during the past 50 years,
the growth of real median family income has slowed during the past 20
years. Median family income more than doubled between 1947 and 1977
increasing from $20,102 to $40,656. Since 1977, median family income
has grown 9.6 percent to a level of $44,568. (Graph - page 33)
- Between 1947 and 1967, income grew nearly 75 percent. Since 1967
median family income grew 27 percent. (Graph - page 35)
- Real median household income has grown 17 percent to a level of
$37,005 since 1967.” (Graph - page 45)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p60-203.pdf
The table on page 75 of this publication shows the U.S. Median Income
from 1947-1997. http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p60-203.pdf
The table on page 75 Median Wage or Salary Income of People by Gender:
1947 to 1997. http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p60-203.pdf
The graph of median family – percent change from 1947-1997 shows that
the growth of median family has slowed over the past 20 years.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/img/fam1.gif
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5) Average life expectancy 1900 vs.1950 vs. 2000
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A child born in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century
might expect to live 47 years. By the end of the century, life
expectancy increased to 74 for men and 79 for women.
http://www.census.gov/population/pop-profile/1999/chap18.pdf
Average Life Expectancy
1900 47.3
1950 68.2
1960 69.7
1970 70.8
1980 73.7
1985 74.7
1990 75.4
1991 75.5
1992 75.8
1993 75.5
1994 75.7
1995 75.8
1996 76.1
1997 76.5
1998 76.7
1999 76.7
2000 76.9
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/tables/2002/02hus028.pdf
Life Expectancy 1900 to 1997
Year Total Men Women
1900 49.2 47.9 50.7
1910 51.5 49.9 53.2
1920 56.4 55.5 57.4
1930 59.2 57.7 60.9
1940 63.6 61.6 65.9
1950 68.1 65.5 71.0
1960 69.9 66.8 73.2
1970 70.8 67.0 74.6
1980 73.9 70.1 77.6
1990 75.4 71.8 78.8
1997 76.5 73.6 79.4
http://www.efmoody.com/estate/lifeexpectancy.html
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