Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-10
How amily Budget Goes
In This Section Shown
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Circle, Washington. In Mississippi:
Shaw, Shelby, Itta Bena, Drew, Moore
head, Rosedale, Ruleville, Hollendale,
Leland, Indianola. In North Carolina
Whitakers, Franklinton, Louisburg
Nashville, Spring Hope, Wake Forest
zebulon, and Elm City. In South Car
DINA; Manning, Summerton, Lamar,
Lake City, Timmonsville, Bishopville,
and Camden.
A majority of the families reported
at least two-thirds of their incomes
going for food, clothing, housing, anG
running the house. This proportion
decreased as incomes increased
Whereas families with yearly income:
under $3.50 had to spend Is cents GU
of every income dollar for these es
sentials, families with incomes of 49,
900 or more spent but 60 cents, y.
less.
Doctor Stanley emphasized that the
findings were not in the form of fam
lily budgets, since a budget connote
a spending plan. They simply show
how much money went for certain
specified groups of items-and here's
how for three random selections OF
the thirty income-occupation types
shown in the Southeastern village
analysis.
Low Income.
Clerical workers families receiving
$500 to $749 annual income spent an
average of $246 for food; $83 for
clothing; $119 for housing; 500 for
household operation; SIT for furnish
ings and equipment; $50 for autono-
bile; 81 for other transportation; $40
for personal care; SAC for medical
care; SIS for recreation; SIS for to-
ton; SIS for gifts, community, well
fare, and taxes; So for other items.
Medium Income.
Wage earners' families receiving be.
tween $500 and $1,749 annual in
come spent an average of $42O for
food; $161 for clothing; $3.50 for hous-
ing; $179 for household operation: $6S
tr furnishings and equipment; SIT
Cor automobile; 81 for other transpor-
tation; $31 for personal care; $50 for
medical care; $40 for recreation: $32
for tobacco; 81 for reading; $11 for
recreation; $48 for gifts, community
welfare and taxes; $11 for other items
High Income.
Business and professional workers
families receiving $4,000 to 5000 in
comes spent an average Of 1856 fol
food; $598 for clothing! $342 for hous
ing: 1851 for household operation
$193 for furnishings and equipment
1878 for automobile; $23 for other
travel expenses; $1O2 for persona
care: $3.50 for medical care; $177 fol
recreation; $50 for tobacco; $46 fol
reading; $40 for education; $438 fol
gifts, community welfare and taxes
$25 for other items.
"When our study is completely tab
ulated, we will have comparable fig
urcs covering 10 small cities, 40 vii
lagos, and 66 farm counties in thi
first adequate nationwide survey O
how typical American families spent
their incomes" said Doctor Stanley
Automobile expense went up tastes
as income rose. In the $5O0-$749 in
come class it averaged SGT, $50, AM
$40 for wage Garner. clerical, and bus
mess and professional families re
spectivcly. Average auto expense TO
wage earners in the $2000-$2499 elias
jumped to $137, while clerical and bus
mess and professional families wit
incomes of $2250 to $2499 paid $25
and 1924 respectively. The proportion
of automobile expense chargeable t
lrciness was deducted in each cas-
southeastern families spent les
tor automobile than did families S
milarly analysed in "a Pacific Coas