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SUBSISTENCE BUDGET [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost of Living
OBS

In 1970 the cost of the "subsistence" budget [in the USA] might be about $4,000 for a family of four, and includes only the bare necessities: no movies, little meat, no dental care, no newspapers, little clothing, and so forth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coût de la vie

Spanish

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