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FRANCE - AGRlCUlvTURAL ECONOMY IN GENERAL 



Table V. — Families of agricultural labourers not fed by employers. 

 Average amount in francs of certain expenses unconnected with diet. 



Region 



Number of 



families 



Average 



annual 

 [personal} 

 units income 

 per 

 familv 



Expenses during 



the week observed 



(winter) 



Annual expenses 



Heating 

 (1) 



Light- 

 ing 

 (I) 



Rent 

 (2) 



Taxes 



Insu- Various 

 ranee expenses 



I . . 

 II. . 



III . 



IV . 

 V. . 



VI . 



VII . 

 VIII. 



Total 



Actual fizwcs. 



Percentage of Income. 



(i) In calculiting the percertages the annual expenditure was estimated by mviltiplsdug 

 the weekly expenditure by 52, and reducing the restili. by a third since it was a week of whiter 

 which was observed. 



(2) The average rents refer only to families paying rent for their lodgings. The percentages 

 were calculated by taking as a basis the average income of such families. 



§ 4. Housing conditions. 



Besides the facts as to the amount of rent and expenses accessory to 

 rent the question form for a family contained information as to methods 

 of housing and the composition and size of dwellings. 



