Students frequently come to the library looking for statistical information for sociology or business class assignments. This report offers a new approach to the use of Consumer Expenditure Survey data. Normally, the survey presents an in depth look at American households at a specific point in time. Here, the authors use consumer expenditure data longitudinally and draw on information from decennial census reports to present a 100-year history of significant changes in consumer spending, economic status, and family demographics in the country as a whole, as well as in New York City and Boston.
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