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قراءة كتاب The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919
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The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919
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THE COST OF LIVING AMONG
WAGE-EARNERS
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
OCTOBER, 1919
Research Report Number 22
November, 1919
Copyright 1919
National Industrial Conference Board
15 Beacon Street
Boston, Mass.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Foreword | vii |
| Purpose of the Investigation | 1 |
| Method | 1 |
| Fall River and Its People | 2 |
| Cost of Living in October, 1919 | 3 |
| Food | 3 |
| Shelter | 6 |
| Clothing | 6 |
| Fuel, Heat and Light | 8 |
| Sundries | 9 |
| The Complete Budget | 11 |
| Increase in the Cost of Living Since 1914 | 13 |
| Food | 13 |
| Shelter | 13 |
| Clothing | 14 |
| Fuel, Heat and Light | 14 |
| Sundries | 15 |
| The Complete Budget | 15 |
| Conclusion | 17 |
LIST OF TABLES
| PAGE | |
| Table 1: Minimum Food Budget for a Week for a Man, Wife and Three Children under Fourteen Years of Age, Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919 | 4 |
| Table 2: More Liberal Weekly Food Budget for a Man, Wife and Three Children under Fourteen Years of Age in Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919 | 5 |
| Table 3: Cost of a Liberal Allowance of Clothing for a Year for a Man, Wife and Three Children under Fourteen Years of Age in Fall River, Massachusetts, at Prices Prevailing in October, 1919 | 7 |
| Table 4: Average Cost of Sundries in Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919 | 11 |
| Table 5: Average Cost of Living for a Man, Wife and Three Children under Fourteen Years of Age in Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919 | 12 |
| Table 6: Average Increase between October, 1914, and October, 1919, in the Cost of Living for a Man, Wife and Three Children under Fourteen Years of Age in Fall River, Massachusetts | 15 |
| Table 7: Comparison of Distribution of Expenditures for the Separate Budget Items in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1914 and 1919, with the Average Distribution in the Country as a Whole in 1914 | 16 |
Foreword
THE accompanying study of the cost of living among wage-earners in Fall River, Massachusetts, aims to establish the cost of maintaining a wage-earner's family at a minimum but reasonable standard of living in this textile manufacturing center; also the cost of maintaining such a family at a