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Appendix C

STATISTICAL TABLES RELATING TO THE

DIFFUSION OF WELL-BEING, 1946-59

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C-l. Population growth and vital statistics, 1946-59 129C—2. Gross national product, total and per capita, in current and 1959 prices,

1946-59 130G-3. Civilian employment, 1946-59 130C-4. Personal income, total and per capita, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59. 131C-5. Disposable personal income, total and per capita, in current and 1959

prices, 1946-59 131C-6. Personal income disbursements: Percentage distribution by type of in-

come, 1946-59 132C-7. Average family personal income, before and after Federal individual

income tax liability, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59 132C-8. Real personal income of families: Number and percent of families, by in-

come group, 1947 and 1955-58 , 133C—9. Average gross hourly earnings of production workers in manufacturing

industries, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59 133C—10. Average weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing indus-

tries, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59 134C—11. Average gross weekly earnings in selected industries, in current and 1959

prices, 1946-59 135C—12. Work stoppages resulting from labor-management disputes, 1946—59 . . . . 136C—13. Total and per capita personal consumption expenditures, in current and

1959 prices, 1946-59 136C-l 4. Vacations and vacation activities, 1946-59 137C-15. Automobile ownership, 1948-59 137C-16. Home ownership, 1947, 1950, and 1952-59 138C-l 7. Household status of married couples, 1946-59 138C-l 8. Homes with selected electrical appliances, 1946-59 139C-19. Life insurance, 1946-59 139C-20. Financial assets and net equity of individuals, 1946-59 140C-21. Shareowners in public corporations, 1952, 1954, 1956, and 1959 140C-22. Fall school enrollment, 1948-59. . . . 141C—23. Percent of civilian noninstitutional population 5 to 34 years of age enrolled

in school, by age group, October of each year, 1946-59 141C-24. Educational expenditures and selected measures of educational achieve-

ment, 1946-59 142C-25. Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance coverage: Number and per-

cent relation to total population and to paid employment, 1946-59. . 143C-26. Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits, 1946-59 144C—27. Unemployment insurance coverage and benefits, 1946—59 144C-28. Beds in civilian hospitals, 1947-59 145C-29. Hospital, surgical, and medical expense coverage, 1946-59 145C-30. Physicians, dentists, and nurses, 1949-59 146C-31. Communicable diseases, 1946-59 146C-32. Injury-frequency rates in manufacturing industries, 1946-59 147

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Statistical Tables Relating to the Diffusion of Well-Being,1946-59

The following tables present certain indicators of the improvement ofwell-being that has been attained in the United States since 1946. Neces-sarily, they are limited to those aspects and conditions of personal welfarethat can be expressed in quantitative terms. Although they fail to reveal,except indirectly, the qualitative aspects of welfare, they may be usefulindicators of some of the material conditions on which improvements in thequality of living are based. Tables are included on production and em-ployment; personal income and its distribution; consumption; materialcomforts and conveniences; conditions of work; education; leisure andrecreational activities; personal financial security; and health.

TABLE G-l.—Population growth and vital statistics, 1946-59

Year

1946194719481949

19501951195219531954

1955 - -1956195719581959

Population 1

Number(thousands)

141, 389144, 126146, 631149, 188

151, 683154, 360157, 028159, 636162, 417

165, 270168, 176171, 198174, 054176, 947

Annualpercentage

increase

1.041.941.741.74

1.671.761.731.661.74

1.761.761.801.671.66

Birthrate2

Deathrate

Age-adjusted

deathrates

Per 1,000 population

24.126.624.924.5

24.124.925.125.025.3

25.025.225.3

424.5524.4

10.010.19.99.7

9.69.79.69.69.2

9.39.49.69.5

5 9 . 4

9.19.08.88.5

8.48.38.28.17.7

7.77.77.97.8

6 7.7

Infantmortality

rate

Maternalmortality

rate

Per 1,000 live births

33.832.232.031.3

29.228.428.427.826.6

26.426.026.3

<26. 9526.3

1.571.351.17.90

.83

.75

.68

.61

.52

.47

.41

.41<.355.38

1 As of July 1; includes armed forces abroad.2 Adjusted for under-registration.3 The age-adjusted rate makes allowance for changes in age composition of the population. The age-

adjusted rate for a giverduring the given year 1distribution of the popu

4 Provisional.5 Preliminary; based on provisional data for January-November 1959.6 Preliminary; based on provisional data for January-October 1959.

NOTE.—The birth rate for 1946 is based on total population including armed forces abroad. Birth ratesfor 1947-59 and death rates for 1946-59 are based on total population excluding armed forces abroad. Alaskaand Hawaii are excluded from all data.

Sources: Department of Commerce and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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TABLE C—2.—Gross national product, total and per capita, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59

Year

19461947 -19481949 - .

1950 - - - - -1951195219531954

19551956 - - .1957195819592

Total (billions of dollars)

In currentprices

210.7234.3259.4258.1

284.6329.0347.0365.4363.1

397.5419.2442. 5441.7478.8

In 1959prices l

316.0315.7327.9328.2

356.2385.0399.0417.1408.8

441.5450.9458.9448.6478.8

Per capita (dollars)

In currentprices

1,4901,6261,7691,730

1,8762,1312,2102,2892,236

2,4052,4932,5852,5382,706

In 1959prices

2.2352,1902,2362,200

2,3482,4942,5412,6132,517

2,6712,6812,6812,5772,706

1 For method of deflation, see U.S. Income and Output, A Supplement to the Survey of Current Business,1958.2 Preliminary; includes fourth quarter estimate by Council of Economic Advisers.

Sources: Department of Commerce and Council of Economic Advisers.

TABLE C-3.—Civilian employment, 1946-59

[Millions of persons 14 years of age and over]

Year

Old definition: 119461947

New definition: »19471948 -.1949

195019511952 . -_ .-1953 3

1954 -. . . _ _

1955195619571958 .-- - . .1959

Civilian employment

Total

55.258.0

57.859.158.4

59.760.861.061.960.9

62.964.765.064.065.6

Male

38.941.7

(2)42.341.5

42.242.442.243.042.2

43.244.044.043.044.1

Female

16.316.3

(2)16.816.9

17.618.418.819.018.7

19.820.721.020.921.5

1 See Note, Table D-17.2 Not available.3 Beginning with 1953 data are not strictly comparable with prior data. See Note, Table D-17.NOTE.—Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.Source: Department of Labor.

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TABLE G—4.—Personal income, total and per capita, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59

Year

1946 -19471948 -- ...1949

1950 - -19511952 -19531954

19551956195719581959 2


In currentprices

179.3191.6210.4208.3

228. 5256. 7273. 1288.3289.8

310.2332.9350. 6359. 0380.1

In 1959prices J

253.2245. 0254. 1254. 0

274.6289. 4301.4315. 1313.6

334.6352.6360.7362.6380.1


In currentprices

1, 2681, 3291, 4351,396

1,5061,6631, 7391, 8061,784

1,8771,9792,0482,0632,148

In 1959prices 1

1,7911,6991,7331,702

1,8101,8751,9191,9741,931

2,0252,0962,1072,0842,148

1 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption ex-penditure component of gross national product on a 1959 base.

2 Preliminary; includes fourth quarter estimate by Council of Economic Advisers.


TABLE C-5.—Disposable personal income, total and per capita, in current and 1959 prices, 1946—59l

Year

19461947 _. _.19481949

19501951195219531954 _ - _

19551956 . _ _ ._ -19571958 _ . - _ - _ - _ _19593


In currentprices

160.6170. 1189. 3189.7

207.7227.5238.7252. 5256.9

274.4292.9307. 9316.5334.6

In 1959prices 2

226.8217.5228.6231.3

249.6256.5263.5276.0278.0

296.0310.3316. 8319.7334.6


In currentprices

1,1361,1801,2911,272

1,3691,4741,5201,5821,582

1,6601,7421,7991,8181,891

In 1959prices 2

1,6051,5091,5591,551

1,6451,6621,6781,7291,712

1,7911,8451,8511, 8361,891

1 Disposable personal income is personal income less personal taxes.2 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the implicit price deflator for

penditure component of gross national product on a 1959 base.3 Preliminary; includes fourth quarter estimate by Council of Economic Advisers.

Sources; Department of Commerce and Council of Economic Advisers.

personal consumption ex-

'3*


TABLE G-6.—Personal income disbursements: Percentage distribution by type of income, 1946—59

Year

1946194719481949

195019511952 -.19531954

19551956195719581959 2

Totalpersonalincome

dis-burse-ments

(billionsof dol-lars)1

100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100. 0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Percent of total income disbursements

Labor income and transferpayments

Total

69.170.770.271.1

71.472.373.574.774.3

74.775.175.475.175.8

Wageand

salarydis-

burse-ments

61.763.463.663.8

63.365.666.867.866.7

66.967.266.865.466.4

Otherlabor

income

1.01.21.31.4

1.61.81.92.12.1

2.32.42.52.52.6

Trans-fer pay-ments

6.36.15.35.9

6.54.84.84.95.5

5.55.56.17.16.9

Proprietors' income

Total

20.218.318.916.9

16.216.315.213.913.7

13.412.912.512.711.9

Busi-nessand

profes-sional

11.710.310.510.8

10.210.09.79.49.4

9.69.59.28.98.9

Farm

8.48.08.46.1

6.16.35.54.64.3

3.73.43.33.93.0

Investment income

Total

10.810.910.912.0

12.311.411.311.312.0

12.012.012.212.212.3

Rentalincome

ofpersons

3.43.43.43.9

3.93.63.73.63.7

3.43.23.23.23.1

Divi-dends

3.23.43.43.6

4.03.53.33.13.3

3.63.63.53.43.4

Per-sonal

interestincome

4.24.24.14.5

4.54.34.44.65.0

5.05.25.55.65.8

1 Personal income receipts plus personal contributions for social insurance.2 Preliminary; includes fourth quarter estimate by Council of Economic Advisers.NOTE.—Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.


TABLE G—7.—Average family personal income, before and after Federal individual income taxliability, in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59

Year

19461947 _ _ . . _ .19481949

19501951 __195219531954 . .

19551956195719581959

Number offamilies andunattachedindividuals(millions)

43.344.746.347.8

48.949.550.250.551.2

52.252.853.554.355.3

Average (mean) personal income per family 1

Before tax

In currentprices

$3,9404,1304,3504,170

4,4404,9005,1205,3905,360

5,6405,9506,2006,2206,470

In 1959prices 3

$5,5605,2805,2505,080

5,3405,5305,6505,8905,800

6,0806,3106,3806,2906,470

After tax

In currentprices

(3)$3, 7204,0103,860

4,0704,4204,5704,8104,840

5,0905,3505,5805,6105,830

In 1959prices >

(3)$4,7604,8504,710

4,8904,9805,0405,2605,240

5,4905,6705,7405,6705,830

1 Includes unattached individuals.3 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption

expenditure component of gross national product on a 1959 base.3 Not available.

Source: Department of Commerce.

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TABLE G—8.—Real personal income of families: Number and percent of families, by income group,1947 and 1955-58

Year

1947 ... . .

195519561957 _ __ .1958

1947

195519561957 _1958

Family personal income in 1958 prices (before income taxes)1

Total Under$2,000

$2,000andover

Under$4,000

$4,000andover

Under$6,000

$6,000andover

Under$8,000

$8,000andover

Families (millions)2

44.7

52.252.853.554.3

7.6

7.57.27.37.6

37.1

44.745.646.246.7

20.8

19.318.918.919.7

23.9

32.933.934.634.6

32.4

32.732.132.233.3

12.3

19.520.721.321.0

38.2

41.941.241.542.5

6.5

10.311.612.011.8

Percent of families 2

100

100100100100

17

14141414

83

86868686

47

37363536

53

63646564

72

63616061

28

37394039

85

80787878

15

20222222

1 An approximate conversion of the 1947 and the 1955-57 income distributions of families and unattachedindividuals into 1958 dollars has been made by applying the implicit price deflator of the personal consump-tion expenditure component of gross national product to the current dollar distribution for the earlier years.Separate indexes applicable to the various income brackets are not available. It is therefore necessary touse the same index throughout the income range even though all brackets may not have been actuallyaffected in the same way by the price rise.

2 Includes unattached individuals.


TABLE G-9.—Average gross hourly earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries, incurrent and 1959 prices, 194$-59

Year

19461947 _. .19481949 _ _ .

19501951 . _ _19521953 _ , . _ - _ _ _ _1954

19551956 _195719581959 2

In currentprices

$1. 0861.237.350.401

.465

.59

.671.771.81

1.881.982.072.132.22

In 1959prices l

$1. 6211.6131.6341.713

1.7741.781.831.931.96

2.042.122.152.152.22

1 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the consumer price index on a 1959 base.2 Preliminary.

NOTE.—Average hourly earnings of production workers in manufacturing are affected by changes inpremium pay for overtime, by changes in the industrial composition of employment, and by other factors,as well as by general changes in hourly wage rates.

Sources: Department of Labor and Council of Economic Advisers.

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TABLE C-10.—Average weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries,in current and 1959 prices, 1946-59

Year

1046194719481949

19501951195219531954

1955 .. -.195619571958 -19593

Average gross weeklyearnings

In currentprices

$43.8249.9754.1454.92

59.3364.7167.9771.6971.86

76.5279.9982.3983.5089.47

In 1959prices 2

$65.4065.1565.5467.14

71.8372.5474.5378.0177.94

83.1785.7385.3884.1789.47

Average spendable weekly earnings '

Worker with nodependents

In currentprices

$37. 7242.7647.4348.09

51.0954.0455.6658.5459.55

63.1565.8667.5768.4672.81

In 1959prices 2

$56. 3055.7557.4258.79

61.8560.5861.0363.7064.59

68.6470.5970.0269.0172.81

Worker with threedependents

In currentprices

$43.2048.2453.1753.83

57.2161.2863.6266.5866.78

70.4573.2274.9775.8880.34

In 1959prices 2

$64.4862.8964.3765.81

69.2668.7069.7672.4572.43

76.5878.4877.6976.4980.34

1 Average gross weekly earnings less Federal social security and income taxes.2 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the consumer price index on a 1959 base.3 Preliminary.NOTE.—Average gross weekly earnings are affected not only by changes in average gross hourly earnings,

but also by changes in the length of the workweek, part-time work, stoppages for varying causes, laborturnover, and absenteeism.


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TABLE C—11.—Average gross weekly earnings in selected industries, in current and 1959 prices,1946-59

[For production workers or nonsupervisory employees]

Year

19461947 .19481949

195019511952- . .,1953.....1954

19551956195719581959»

1946 . ..194719481949

19501951.. .195219531954.

1955.. _ _ ..19561957195819593

Manufacturing

TotalDur-able

goods

Non-durable

goods

Build-ingcon-

struc-tion

Retailtrade

Whole-sale

trade

Class Irail-

roads

Tele-phone

Laun-dries

Bitumi-nouscoal

mining

In current prices

$43. 8249.9754.1454. 92

59.3364.7167.9771.6971.86

76.5279.9982.3983.5089.47

$46. 4952.4657.1158.03

63.3269.4773.4677. 2377.18

83.2186. 3188.6690.0696.87

$41. 1446.9650.6151.41

54.7158.4660.9863.6064.74

68.0671.1073.5175.2779.80

$56. 2463. 30

i 68. 8570.95

73.7381.4788.0191.7694.12

96.29101. 92106. 86110. 67114. 60

,$36. 3540.6643.8545.93

47.6350.6552.6754.8856.70

58.5060.6062.4864.7767.06

$47. 7351.9955.5857.55

60.3664.3167.8071.6973.93

77.1481.2084.4287.0290.27

$50. 0055.0360.1162.36

64.1470.9374.3076.3378.74

82.1288.4094.24

101. 50106. 17

$44. 2944. 7748.9251. 78

54. 3858.2661.2265.0268.46

72.0773.4776.0578.7285.06

$30. 2032. 7134. 2334.98

35.4737.8138. 6339.6940.10

40.7042.3243.2744.3046.33

$58. 0366.5972.1263.28

70.3577.7978.0985.3180.85

96.26106. 22110. 53102. 38116. 64

In 1959 prices 2

$65. 4065.1565.5467.14

71.8372.5474.5378.0177.94

83.1785.7385.3884.1789.47

$69. 3968.4069.1470.94

76.6677.8880.5584.0483.71

90.4592.5191.8890.7996.87

$61.4061.2361.2762.85

66.2365.5466.8669.2170.22

73.9876.2176. 1875.8879.80

$83. 9482.53

i 83. 3586.74

89.2691. 3396.5099.85

102.08

104.66109. 24110. 74111.56114.60

$54. 2553.0153.0956.15

57.6656.7857.7559.7261.50

63.5964.9564.7565.2967.06

$71. 2467.7867.2970.35

73.0872.1074.3478.0180.18

83.8587.0387.4887.7290.27

$74. 6371.7572.7776.23

77.6579.5281.4783.0685.40

89.2694.7597.66

102. 32106.17

$66.1058.3759.2363.30

65.8465.3167. 1370.7574.25

78.3478.7578.8179.3585.06

$45. 0742.6541.4442.76

42.9442.3942.3643. 1943.49

44.2445.3644.8444.6646.33

$86.6186.8287.3177.36

85.1787.2185.6292.8387.69

104. 63113. 85114.54103. 21116. 64

1 Data beginning with 1948 not comparable with prior data.2 Dollar estimates in current prices divided by the consumer price index on a 1959 base,s Preliminary.


533287 O—60- -10


TABLE G—12.—-Work stoppages resulting from labor-management disputes, 1946—59 l

Year

19461947 . -.- -.19481949

19501951 . .. . .195219531954.. -. .

1955-. . .19561957 - .- --19581959 2

Workstoppages(number)

4,9853,6933,4193,606

4,8434,7375,1175,0913,468

4,3203,8253,6733,6943,900

Workersinvolved

(thousands)

4,6002,1701,9603,030

2,4102,2203,5402,4001,530

2,6501,9001,3902,0601,850

Man days idle

Number(thousands)

116,00034,60034,10050,500

38,80022,90059,10028,30022,600

28,20033,10016,50023,90068,000

Percent ofestimatedworkingtime of

all workers

1.43.41.37.59

.44

.23

.57

.26

.21

.26

.29

.14

.22

.61

1 The number of stoppages and workers involved pertain to stoppages beginning in the period, involving6 or more workers, and lasting a full day or shift or longer. Data on man-days of idleness pertain to allstoppages in effect during the period.

2 Preliminary.Source: Department of Labor.

TABLE C—13.— Total and per capita personal consumption expenditures, in current and 1959prices, 1946-59

Year

1946 .1947 -19481949

195019511952 .19531954 - - . _

1955 - - .19561957195819592


In currentprices

147.1165.4178.3181.2

195.0209.8219.8232.6238.0

256.9269.9284.8293.0311.4

In 1959prices 1

207.8211.4215.4220.9

234.5236.4242.5254.2257.5

277.0286.0293.1295.9311.4


In currentprices

1,0401,148,216,215

,286,359,400,457,465

,554,605,664

1,6831,760

In 1959prices *

1,4701,4671,4691,481

1,5461,5311,5441,5921,585

1,6761,7011,7121,7001,760

1 For method of deflation, see 17. S. Income and Output, A Supplement to the Survey of Current Business,1958.

2 Preliminary; includes fourth quarter estimate by Council of Economic Advisers.


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TABLE G—14.—Vacations and vacation activities, 1946-59

Year

1946. .19471948 -. . _.1949

1950195119521953 - - _ _ . _ . - .1954

19551956195719581959

Number ofweeks of

vacations '(millions)

34.443.454.354.3

59.155.858.860.970.8

65.970.075.276.9

«77.7

Visitors to areasadministered by

National Park Service(millions)

Total 3

21.825.529.931.7

33.337.142.346.247.8

50.054.959.358.7

<62.6

NationalParks only

9.010.711.313.0

13.915.117.117.418.0

18.820.120.921.7

<22.3

Paid licenses (millions) l

Hunting

9.912.111.412.8

12.612.713.914.814.1

14.214.514.914.815.2

Fishing

11.112.614.115.5

15.316.017.117.718.6

18.918.719.320.220.0

1 Data relate to persons with a job but on vacation.2 Data relate to year ended June 30.3 Includes National Parks, national monuments, and other areas.4 Preliminary.

Sources: Department of Commerce and Department of Interior.

TABLE C-15.—Automobile ownership, 1948-59

Year

1948 -1949

1950195119521953 -1954

19551956195719581959

Number of families owningautomobiles (millions)

One or moreautomobiles

2325

2730313134

3537393839

Two or moreautomobiles

22

32

0)5

56778

Percent of all familiesowning automobiles

One or moreautomobiles

5456

6065656570

7173767374

Two or moreautomobiles

45

7

W 810

1112131415

i Not available.

NOTE.—Data relate to ownership of an automobile by some member of the family early in each year.Data are not available prior to 1948.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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TABLE C-l6.—Home ownership, 1947, 1950, and 1952-59

Year

1947

1950

19521953 . -1954 .

19551956

December .

1957 .19581959

Total owner-occupieddwelling units l

Number(millions)

21.3

23.6

29.3

30.1

Percentof total

occupieddwelling

units

55

55

60

60

Nonfarm owner-occupieddwelling units

Number(millions)

17.3

19.8

22.222.723.6

24.125.4

26.1

26.327.128.0

Percent ofnonfarmoccupieddwelling

units

53

53

565657

5759

59

596061

1 Since 1946, data are available only for years shown.

NOTE.—Data are for the early part of each year, usually March or April, unless otherwise indicated.


TABLE C-17.—Household status of married couples, 1946-59

Year

19461947 .19481949 . .

19501951195219531954 .

19551956195719581959

Total

31.633.534.435.4

36.136.136.737.137.3

37.638.338.939.239.5

Marriedcouples

with ownhousehold

Millions

28.930.631.933.3

34.134.435.135.635.9

36.337.037.738.038.4

Marriedcouples

without ownhousehold

2.72.92.52.2

2.0.8.6.5.5

.3

.3

.21.21.1

Percentwith own

household l

91.491.392.893.9

94.495.195.895.896.1

96.596.796.896.997.2

1 Percents are based on data in thousands.

NOTE.—Data for 1946 relate to June, for 1950 and 1956-59 to March, and for all other years to April.


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TABLE G—18.—Homes with selected electrical appliances, 1946—59

End of year

1946194719481949

19501951195219531954

19551956195719581959

Wired homes with—

Televisionsets

11

1.03.0

10.615.821.227.732.1

35 038.841.944.045.5

38o|"d^

S?

2.910.1

26.438.550.263.574.1

76.181.986.389.089.9

Refrig-erators

i-t'tn

23siSi

21.423 527.029.5

33.835.537.839.441.4

43.345.546.848.249.6

1!11<D -H£*

69.171.276.679.2

86.486.789.290.492.5

94.196.096.397.798.0

Freezers

fe H

II

1.52.0

2.83.84.95.86.8

7.78.69.4

10.411.2

!10 04J.C

IsI!

4.35.2

7.29.3

11.513.415.1

16.818.019.221.022.1

Vacuumcleaners(floor)

«^

*I

15 116 418 219.7

22.023.625.126.427.9

29.631.633.235.036.7

38

21O>T3

fe§fr£

48 849.551.752.8

56.557.759.460.562.2

64.366.668.370.972.5

Electricwashers

II11

18.820.823.725.6

28.130.132.234.236.4

38.741.243.044.947.1

if•ol+jfC

S^££&*

60 563.067.468.6

71.973.576.278.581.3

84.186.888.590.993.1

Dryers(electricand gas)

IIII

0 2.3

.61.01.62.23.0

4 25.66.67.79.0

gl°J8§T3

£££i*

0.4.7

1.42.43.75.16.6

9.211.913.715.617.8

Air con-ditioners

|f

*1

0.1.11

.1

.2

.3

.61.21.8

2.63.64.65.86.5

1!-M.CJ

IS

*l0.2.23

.4

.6

.81.42.64.0

5.67.69.6

11.712.8

Source: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. (Electrical Merchandising Week).

TABLE G-19.—Life insurance, 1946-59

End of year

1946 _1947 - -1948 .. _ ._1949

19501951 . _ .-195219531954

1955 .19561957195819593 _ . _ _.

Number ofpolicies

(millions) i

173182187194

202210219229237

251261266267280

Number ofpolicy-holders

(millions)

73757880

8386889093

2103106109112115

Life insur-ance perfamily

(dollars)

3,6003 8004,2004,300

4,6004,9005,3005 8006,300

6,9007,6008,3008,8009,300

Policyreserves

of UnitedStates lifeinsurancecompanies(billions of

dollars)

41.744 948.251.5

54.958.562.666.770.9

75.479.784.188.693.2

1 Total of ordinary, group, industrial, and credit.2 Figures beginning with 1955 are not strictly comparable with the earlier data because of a change in the

method of estimation. The result of this change in procedure was to raise the 1955 figure by 6 or 7 percentover the figure that would have been obtained by the old method.

3 Estimates.Source: Institute of Life Insurance.

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TABLE C-20.—Financial assets and net equity of individuals, 1946-59

[Billions of dollars]

End ofyear

1946194719481949

1950195119521953 - -.-1954

19551956195719581959»

Financial assets

Total

291.4303.7312.9321.6

333.2350.2372.8394.0

4 660. 1

737.5769.2756.5890.7956.2

Cur-rencyand

demanddeposits

75.174.872.370.0

73.177.079.880.481.5

81.682.581.383.885.0

Timeand

savingdeposits

andsavingsshares

61.665.067.269.6

71.875.983.591.6

100.7

109.2118.2129.8144.1155.4

U.S.Govern-

mentsecur-ities

64.165.566.567.8

67.666.366.867.366.1

68.470.471.768.374.6

Stateandlocal

Govern-mentsecur-ities

10.711.012.012.4

12.913.314.316.116.8

18.720.222.523.726.4

Corpo-rate

bondsand

notes i

(3)(3)(3)(3)

(3)(3)(3)(3)21.1

21.619.920.622.421.3

Pre-ferredandcom-mon

shares 1

(3)(3)(3)(3)

(3)(3)(3)(3)

223.7

276.5285.9248.3355.0389.4

Pri-vate

insur-ance

reserves

505458

53.7

57.060.063.967.872.3

76.881.084.388.592.2

Pri-vatepen-sion

reserves

.5

.4

.59.2

11.113.516.119.023.5

27.130.033.940.145.1

Govern-mentinsur-anceandpen-sion

reserves

29.432.936.438.8

39.944.148.551.854.4

57.561.164.264.966.8

Individ-uals'net

equity 2

265.4271.1272.7274.3

274.8284.5295.7305.5

4 560. 7

619.6638.7651.8740.1788.0

1 Rough estimates of market value.J Total financial assets less total liabilities (mortgage debt, consumer debt, and securities loans). The

year-to-year changes are not equivalent to savings shown in Table D-15 which do not reflect revaluationsin certain of the components.

a Not available.4 Data prior to 1954 do not include individuals' holdings of corporate securities and, therefore, are not

comparable with subsequent data.• Preliminary.

Source: Securities and Exchange Commission.

TABLE C-21.—Shareowners in public corporations, 7952, 1954, 1956, and 1959

Year

1952 .- _ .--195419561959

Number ofshareowners(thousands)

6,4907,5008,630

12,490

NOTE.—Data for 1952,1956, and 1959 relate to the early part of the year and for 1954 to the end of the year.

Sources: Brookings Institution and New York Stock Exchange.

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TABLE C-22.—Fall school enrollment, 7948-591

[Thousands of persons]

October

19481949 .

19501951195219531954

1955 .195619571958 _1959

Kindergarten

Total

1,086992

9021,1071,3831,6541,509

1,6281,7581,8241,9912,032

Publicschool

904859

755876

,135,336,235

,365,566,471,569,678

Pri-vate

school

182133

147231249317274

263192353422354

Elementary school

Total

19, 77820, 486

20, 50421, 11621, 99423, 15424, 427

25, 45826, 16927, 24828, 18429, 382

Publicschool

17, 78418, 090

18, 087(2)(2)

20, 24521, 416

22, 07822, 47423, 07623, 80024, 680

Pri-vate

school

1,9942,396

2,417(2)(2)

2,9083,011

3,3793,6954,1724,3854,702

High school

Total

6,3346,498

6,6566,7737,1087,2667,733

7,9618,5438,9569,4829,616

Publicschool

5, 8535,924

6,115(2)(2)

6,6007,053

7,1817,6688,0598,4858,571

Pri-vate

school

481574

541(2)(2)665679

780875897998

1,045

College or profes-sional school

Total

2,2782,299

2,2141,8691,9802,3772,414

2,3792,8833,1383,2423,340

Publicschool

(2)(2)

1,294(2)(2)

1,0421,441

1,5151,8242,0542,0882,120

Pri-vate

school

(2)(2)

920(2)(2)1,334

973

8641,0591,0841,1551,220

1 Civilian noninstitutional population, 5 to 34 years of age.2 Not available.

NOTE.—Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.


TABLE C-23.—Percent of civilian noninstitutional population 5 to 34 years of age enrolled inschool, by age group, October of each year, 1946—59

[Percent]

October

194619471948 -.1949 -

19501951 .195219531954

19551956195719581959

Total5 to 34yearsof age

(2)42.343.143.9

44.245.446.848.850.0

50.852.353.654.855.5

5 to 29 years of age

Total

(2)50.351.252.1

52.754.456.058.359.7

60.461.963.264.164.5

5years J

(2)53.455.055.1

51.853.857.858.457.7

58.158.960.263.862.9

6years *

(2)96.296.296.2

97.096.096.897.796.8

98.297.097.497.397.5

7 to 9years

98.198.498.398.5

98.999.098.799.499.2

99.299.499.599.599.4

10 to13

years

98.398.698.098.7

98.699.298.999.499.5

99.299.299.599.599.4

Hand15

years

92.891.692.793.5

94.794.896.296.595.8

95.996.997.196.997.5

16 and17

years

66.767.671.269.5

71.375.173.474.778.0

77.478.480.580.682.9

18 and19

years

22.524.326.925.3

29.426.328.731.232.4

31.535.434.937.636.8

20 to24

years

10.110.29.79.2

9.08.39.5

11.111.2

11.112.814.013.412.7

25 to29

years

2.23.02.63.8

3.02.52.62.94.1

4.25.15.55.75.1

30 to34

yearsof age

(2)1.0.9

1.1

.9

.71.21.71.5

1.61.91.82.22.2

1 Includes children enrolled in kindergarten.2 Not available.


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TABLE C-24.—Educational expenditures and selected measures of educational achievement, 7946—50

Year

1946194719481949

19501951195219531954

1955 _..1956195719581959 8

Education expendi-tures per pupil in

average dailyattendance(dollars) 1

Total *

145(5)

203(5)

259(5)

313(5)

351

(5)388

(5)«446

(5)

Current

135(5)

179(5)

209(5)

244(5)

265

(5)294

(5)6340

(5)

Earned degrees conferred 2

Bachelor'sand first

professional

136, 174(5)

271, 186365, 492

432, 058382, 546329, 986303, 049290, 825

285, 138308, 812337,663362, 554387,000

Master'sand secondprofessional

19, 209(5)42, 43250,741

58, 18365, 07763, 53460, 95956,788

58, 16559, 25861,90965, 48770, 700

Doctor'sor equiv-

alent

1,966(5)3,9895,049

6,6337,3377,6838,3078, 995

8,8378,9038,7528,9389,300

Percent enrolled in school orcollege 3

Total (5to 34 years

of age)

(5)42.343.143.9

44.245.446.848.850.0

50.852.353.654.855.5

5 to 13years of

age

(5)92.391.992.7

92.892.892.393.693.6

93.994.094.494.894.8

14 to 17years of

age

80.179.381.881.6

83.385.185.185.987.1

86.988.289.589.290.2

1 For pupils in public elementary and secondary schools.2 For school year ended in year shown.3 Percent of civilian noninstitutional population 5 to 34 years of age enrolled as of October of each year.4,Total of current expenditures, capital outlays, and interest paid.5 Not available.6 Preliminary.

Sources: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and Department of Commerce.

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TABLE G-25.—Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance coverage: Number and percent re-lation to total population and to paid employment, 1946-59

Year

Monthly averages: 3

1946194719481949 ....

1950 - -195119521953 _ - _1954 -

19551956 . _1957195819594 -

Popula-tion

Paid employment

Total

Coveredby OASDIincludingjoint rail-road re-

tirement—OASDI

coverage 1

Millions of persons 14 years of ageand over 2

106.5107.6108.6109.8

110.9112.2113.4115.2116.3

117.5118.9120.6122.1123.5

56.457.658.958.4

59.862.563.363.862.8

64.566.066.064.966.6

36.737.238.437.4

38.449.350.250.849.6

54.756.856.756.157.8

Covered by OASDIincluding joint railroadretirement - O A S D Icoverage as percent of

Popula-tion

Paid em-ployment

Percent

34.534.635.434.1

34.643.944.344.142.6

46.647.847.045.946.8

65.164.665.264.0

64.278.979.379.679.0

84.886.185.986.486.8

1 The Social Security Amendments of 1950 expanded by more than 10 million the number of jobs eligiblefor coverage by old-age and survivors insurance in a given month. The Social Security Amendments of1954 extended coverage to an additional 7^i million jobs eligible for coverage on an average monthly basis,while the 1956 Amendments to the Social Security Act further extended coverage to nearly 1 million civilianworkers and 3 million members of the armed forces on a contributory basis in 1957. The Social SecurityAmendment of 1958 had only a slight effect on coverage of the program. Members of the armed forces arealso included in the earlier years, although on a noncontributory basis, as provided under special provisionsof the Social Security Act. Thus, 90 percent of all gainfully employed persons are covered or eligible forcoverage.

The expansion in the number of jobs eligible for coverage did not result in an equal number of additionalcovered persons, for three reasons. First, many persons holding these newly covered jobs had been workingat some time during the year in other jobs already covered; for these, the coverage was strengthened ratherthan extended. Second, a substantial number of persons affected by the amendments were eligible forcoverage on a group elective basis, and not all of these groups had elected coverage by the end of 1959. Dataon covered workers in this table include only those workers hi the voluntary coverage group who had electedto be covered. As of December 1959, there were about 7l/i million persons in jobs subject to coverage on agroup elective basis. Approximately three-fifths of the number of persons in this group, comprised primarilyof ministers (eligible on an individual elective basis) and employees of State and local governments andnonprofit organizations, had elected coverage. Third, even in those jobs for which coverage was compulsory,some persons had not reported their earnings for social security tax purposes.

2 Civilian noninstitutional population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, and all armedforces.

3 Beginning 1951, monthly averages are based on four calendar months: March, June, September, andDecember.

4 Preliminary.Sources: Department of Commerce, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Railroad Retire-

ment Board, and Interstate Commerce Commission.

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TABLE C-26.—Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits, 1946-59

Year

19461947 _19481949

1950 _ _1951 _ _ _ __195219531954

1955 - -1956 .1957195819593 _ _ _ __

Amount ofbenefits paid(millions of

dollars)

378466556667

9611,8852 1943,0063,670

4,9685,7157 4048,576

10,300

Number ofbeneficiaries

receivingmonthly

payments(thousands)1

1 6421 9782 3152 743

3 4774 3795 0265 9816 886

7 9619,128

11 1292 12 430

13 800

1 Status at the end of the year.2 November used. December not available.3 Preliminary.Source: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

TABLE G—27.—Unemployment insurance coverage and benefits, 1946-59

Year

1946194719481949

19501951 - - - - - -195219531954

1955 --1956195719581959 4

Civilian employment (millions of persons14 years of age and over)

Total

55.257.859.158.4

59.760.861.061.960.9

62.964.765.064.065.6

Nonagricul-tural !

41.343.544.443.3

44.747.348.349.748.4

50.151.852.250.552.0

Covered byunemploy-ment com-pensation 2

31.833.934.633.1

34.336.337.038.136.6

40.242.743.441.842.9

Coveredemployment

as percentof non agri-

culturalemployment

77.077.977.976.4

76.776.776.676.775.6

80.282.483.182.882.5

Averageweekly pay-

ment fortotal unem-ployment(dollars) 3

18.5017.8319.0320.48

20.7621.0922.7923.5824.93

25.0827.0628.2130. 5830.37

1 Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments. Excludesproprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and unpaid family workers.

2 Data for 1955-59 relate to persons covered by State, Railroad Retirement, and Federal employee pro-grams. For 1946-54 they relate only to State and Railroad Retirement programs.

s Data for 1955-58 relate to State and Federal employee programs. For 1946-54 and 1959 they relate toState unemployment programs only.

4 Preliminary.

Source: Department of Labor.

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TABLE C-28.—Beds in civilian hospitals, 1'947-591

End of year

19471948 - - -1949

1950 - . . _ _ . _ _ - _ -195119521953 . - -.- - - - - - - - -.-1954

195519561957 .. - -19581959 2

Number ofbeds

(thousands)

017,025119

, 185194219

,242275

279,287

1,3001 3221,346

1 Excludes Federal facilities.2 Preliminary.

NOTE.—Data relate to the United States and Territories.

Source: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

TABLE C-29.—Hospital, surgical, and medical expense coverage, 7946-59

Net number of persons protected (millions) J

End of year

1946 _ .194719481949

1950 - - _ _ .1951195219531954

19551956 _ _ -19571958 - _ .-1959 2

Hospitalexpense

42. 152.661.066.0

76.685.391.097.3

101.5

107.7115.9121 4123.0127.0

Surgicalexpense

18.626.234.141.1

54.264.972.581.085.9

91.9101.3108.9111.4119.0

Regularmedicalexpense

6.48.9

12.916.9

21.627.735.742.747.2

55.564.971.875.482.0

Major medi-cal expense

0.1.7

1.22.2

5.28.9

13.317.421.0

1 Adjusted for duplication.2 Estimates.

Source: Health Insurance Council.

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TABLE G—30.—Physicians, dentists, and nurses, 7949—59

Period »

1949

19501951195219531954

195519561957 .19581959 .- -- - _ .--

Number of persons (thousands)

Physicians

201.3

203.4205.5207.9210.9214.2

218.1221.7226.6230.7235.0

Activedentists

(4)

77.6(4)(4)(4)(4)

83.084.285.286.087.0

Activeprofessional

graduatenurses 3

(4)

(4)374.6

(4)(4)401.6

(4)430.0

(4)460.0

(4)

Rate per 100,000 population 2

Physicians

135

134133132132132

132132132133133

Activedentists

(4)

51(4)(4)(4)

5050504949

Activeprofessionalgraduatenurses

(4)

247(4)(4)(4)

247

(4)256

(4)264

(4)

1 As of various dates.2 Based on population estimates as of July 1 for United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii but

including armed forces abroad.3 Estimates.4 Not available.Sources: American Medical Association, American Dental Association, and American Nurses Association.

TABLE G-31.—Communicable diseases, 1946-59

Number of cases reported

Period

1946194719481949

19501951195219531954

195519561957 .- .1958 .19592.

Brucel-losis

(undu-lant

fever)

5 8876,3214 9914,235

3 5103 1392 5372 0321,823

1 4441 300

983924720

Diph-theria

16,35412, 2629,4937,969

5 7963,9832 9602,3552,041

1 9841 5681 211

918930

Malaria

48 61015, 1169 6064,151

2 1845 6007 0231 310

715

5222341328580

Menin-gococcal

infec-tions

5 6933,4203 3763,519

3 7884 1644 8845 0774,436

3 4552 7352,6912,5812,240

Small-pox

3371765749

3911211 419

i 2

i l

Tuber-culosis

119 256134 946137 006134 865

121 742118 491109 837106 925100 540

98 86090 46586 86182 26675 000

Typhoidfever

3 2683,0752 8402,795

2 4842 1282 3412 2522,169

1 7041 7001 2311*043

900

1 These cases do not fulfill the generally accepted criteria for a diagnosis of smallpox.»Estimates.

Source: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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TABLE C—32.—Injury-frequency rates in manufacturing industries, 1946-59

Year

1946 _ -.19471948 _._ _1949.. _ .

19501951 _ _19521953 _1954

1955-.. ' . .1956195719581959» _ .

Ratei

19.918.817.214.5

14.715.514.313.411.9

12.112.011.410.912.1

i Average number of disabling work injuries per each million employee-hours worked.a Preliminary; based on data for first 9 months.Source: Department of Labor.

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