Statistics please :)
2007-11-10 04:43:17 · 5 answers · asked by cinnamonstar123 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Personal income data are freely available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis www.BEA.gov.
The per capita personal income for the US and by state is given at:
http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?satable=SA04&lc=30&years=2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970&rformat=display
Per capital income in 1970 was $4085 and in 2006 it was 36,629
2007-11-10 05:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by Homer J. Simpson 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is actually a confusing topic because there are different government sources of data, the census, the IRS, the BLS and CBO, as well as correction to the raw data for non cash income.
There is a graph of wages with links to data at
http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/11/04/has-middle-americas-wages-stagnated/
and for a variety of different income series at
http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/09/02/comparing-income-series/
2007-11-10 08:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't remember exactly what my income was, but I bought a three bedroomed semi for £5000 in 1972.
2007-11-10 05:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have been male, white, and center classification, and sufficiently outdated to no longer get drafted, in all likelihood. Blacks have been residing decrease than "separate yet (un)equivalent" till the mid-Sixties". different minorities weren't taken care of any extra appropriate. women could desire to look forward to being a spouse, secretary, nurse, or a housewife. So, no, the stable outdated days weren't that stable.
2017-01-06 11:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was training to be a hairdresser in 1975 the wage was £10.50 a week now its about £55 a week
2007-11-10 10:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by LJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋