USA theme stats - quality of life Flashcards
how did the amount of people registered to own a car change between 1917-1929
1917 = 4 million
1929 = 23 million
how much did the GNP change in the 1920s
it grew by 42% (mostly due to a rise in consumerism)
how did home ownership change between 1920s-1940s
1920 = 6.7 million
1940 = 15.2 million
how did home renting change between 1920s-1940s
1920 = 12.9 million
1940 = 19.6 million
how many homes in the 1940s had an indoor flushable toilet
60%
of this 60%:
70% had running water
56% had a bath or shower
in the 1940s how many homes had lighting
78% - others relied on oil lamps
in the 1940s how many homes had no heating at all
11.3%
in the 1940s how many homes had a radio
82%
how did the amount of income being spent on food in the house change between 1930-1940
1930 = 23.9%
1940 = 21%
how did the amount of income being spent on eating out change between 1930-1940
1930 = 13.4%
1940 = 15% of the 21% being spent on food
by 1940s how many homes were running off of electricity
80%
how did the government investment into healthcare change between 1917-1940s
1917 = $3 million
1930 = $11 million
1940 = $32.7 million
how did the amount of children in education change between 1917-1940s
1917 = 21% of kids 14-17 years
1929 = 51%
1940 = 73%
how did the income of coca - cola change between 1950-1959
1950 = $55. 7 million
1959 = $79.1 million
how much did survey’s indicate that teenagers spent in 1959
$10 billion per year
how many teenagers owned cars in 1959
1.5 million
in the 1950s what would teenagers spend their income on
38% on travel
24% on clothing and sport
22% on food and drink
16% on entertainment
how much did record industries make off teenagers in the 1950s
$75 million
how much did lipstick industries make off teenage girls alone in the 1950s
$20 million
what was the new deal policy involved in steadying the banking system by fixing bank debts
Emergency banking act (march 1933)
also gave the treasury power to invest in banks
what was the new deal policies involved in giving aid to people and allowing them to pay off their mortgages
Farm Credit Administration 1933
Homeowners loan act 1933
what was the new deal policies involved in providing training and work to young men
Civilian Conservation Corps March 1933
it also helped develop their literacy and help their unemployment problems by giving them national work - however this legislation didn’t guarantee them jobs
what was the new deal policies involved in changing taxes to help recover the economy
Revenue Act 1935 (2nd new deal)
it increased taxes, raised top level of income tax, and introduced tax profits -> big businesses came back into the stock market and raised money for investment (helped the economy)
what was the new deal policies involved in providing more electricity to homes
Rural electrification Act 1933
it broadened availability of electricity to homes but used low interest loans from rural businesses to fund it
both helped and disadvantaged the economy
what was the new deal policies involved in creating more public works programmes
public works act 1933
what did the public works act do and how much were they funded
they were given $3.3 billion to stimulate economic growth through the programmes
they created 13,000 new schools and 50,000 new roads
but failed to provide sufficient support to reduce unemployment to an extent
how did the amount of unemployment (among those who could work) change between 1920s-1940s
1921 = 11.7%
1933 = 24.9%
1940 = 14.6%
how did nappy sales income change between 1947-1957
1947 = $32 million
1957 = $50 million
how did the birth rate change between 1940-1955
1940 = 2.5 million per year
1950 = 3.6 million per year
1955 = 4 million per year (until 1965)
what was the legislation that provided funding for low income housing
1949 national housing act
it introduced slum clearance and built around 810,000 low income housing units to replace them
