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America - then and now
Here is an interesting
comparison between living conditions in the United States in 1900
and a hundred years later, in 2000.
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1900 |
2000 |
| Total US population |
75.9 million |
273.4 million |
| Median age |
22.9 |
35.7 |
| Birthrate |
32.3/1,000 |
14.2/1,000 |
| Immigrant population |
14.7% |
7.9% |
| Average work week |
60 hours |
44 hours |
| Deaths per year from industrial
accidents |
35,000 |
6,100 |
| Days of paid vacation per year |
0 |
10.5 |
| Life expectancy, men |
46.3 years |
73.6 years |
| Life expectancy, women |
48.3 years |
79.7 years |
| Adults completing high school |
15% |
83% |
| Proportion of income spent on food,
clothing, shelter |
76.2% |
37.7% |
| Average size of household |
4.76 |
2.62 |
| Population of Los Angeles |
102,479 |
3,800,000 |
| Daily newspapers |
2,226 |
1,489 |
| Farm population |
29.9 million |
4.6 million |
| Patents granted annually |
24,656 |
147,500 |
| Passenger cars |
8,000 |
130,000,000 |
| Miles of paved roads |
10 |
4 million |
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