To what extent did living standards change, 1971-80 Flashcards
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Life expectancy of white and black men in 1915 vs 1980
White Men: 48 in 1915, 74 in 1980
Black Men: 33 in 1915, 70 in 1980
Average wage of white and black men in 1939 vs 1979
White Men: $1200 in 1939, £29,000 1979
Black Men: $500 in 1979, £19,400 in 1979
How many people owned homes and rented in 1920 vs 1940
1920: 6.7 million owners, 12.9 million rented
1940: 15.2 million owners, 19.6 million rented
What % of people had the following things in 1940
Flushing Toilet
Lighting
Central Heating
Electric Fridge
Radio
Flushing Toilet: 60%
Lighting: 79%
Central Heating: 42%
Fridge: 44%
Radio: 83%
How does food spending indicate economic growth from 1920-1940
People spent only 21.1% of their income on food in 1940 vs 23.9% in 1920
What was set up by Roosevelt to implement the expansion of the electrical grid to rural areas
The 1935 Rural Electrification Administration
Government healthcare spending in 1917 vs 1940
1917: $3.1 million
1940: $32.7 million
% of 14-17 year olds in education in 1917 vs 1940
1917: 27.1%
1940: 73%
Which profession saw an exception to the growth between 1917-1940
Farmers - they only had an average monthly wage of $25.33 in 1940
TV ownership % in 1950 vs 1960
1950: 9%
1960: 85%
Number of broadcasting stations in 1948 vs 1954
1948: 16
1954: 354
What was the main economic impact of television
Televisions allowed for mass advertising and allowed businesses to target specific demographics on different channels
A 1959 showed that teenagers spend about ____ a year
$10 billion
What 4 new registered goods used to find standard of living were registered in 1960 which were nonexistent or not prevalent enough in 1940
- Washing Machines
- Telephones
- TV
- Air Conditioning
The average wages of a regular worker and a CEO in in 1968 vs 1978
What does this show
Regular Worker: 1968 - $6400, 1978 - $13000
CEO: 1968 - $157,000, 1978 - $373,000
1966 what % of white and non white peoplw ere below the poverty line
12% of White Americans
41% of non-White Americans
Why did suburbs catalysed the decline of the inner city
Wealthy (mostly white) Americans moved into the suburbs for more land and space, leaving little money coming into the inner cities which became more deprived and dangerous
Give an example of an inner city which was considered by many a “ghetto” in the 1970s
South Bronx - Over half the families there were on welfare in the 1970s
Between 1960-74, the amount of deliberates fires (fires set off by landlords on their own properties, many of which were lived in) to claim insurance increased by how much
3x
What tactic in managing inner cities was encouraged in the 1970s by the Housing Commissioner
What was the effect of this
Planned Shrinkage - Abandoning deprived inner cities by closing all services and amenities, and instead building new areas
This gave people in the old areas an extremely poor quality of life
How much did Johnson pledge to his anti-poverty ‘Great Society’ laws
$960 million
What act was introduced in June 1961 which pledged over $3 billion to low-income housing
1961 Housing Act
When was the Food Stamp Act introduced
31st August 1964
When was Medicare introduced and what is it
30th July 1965
Medicare was a system which takes a small contribution from people’s social security payments and guarantees them free medical care in old age
