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BULLETIN 1466, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 2. — Average cost of clothing per person purchased in one year, oy sex 
and age groups, 2,886 farm families of selected localities in 11 States, 1922 
to 1924 
Age group 
Male 
Number 
A\ erage 
cost 
Relative 
cost; 
average 
for hus- 
band, 100 
Female 
Number 
Average 
cost 
Relative 
cost; 
average 
for wife, 
100 
Owners, tenants, and hired men, all States 
Husbands-wives 
Sons and daughters- 
Over 24 years 
19-24 years 
15-18 years 
12-14 years 
6-11 years 
1-5 years 
Below 1 year 
New England States: 
Husbands-wives 
Sons and daughters- 
Over 24 years 
19-24 years 
15-18 years 
12-14 years 
6-11 years 
1-5 years 
Below 1 year 
Southern States: 
Husbands-wives 
Sons and daughters- 
Over 24 years 
19-24 years 
15-18 years 
12-14 years 
6-11 years 
1-5 years 
Below 1 year 
North Central States: 
Husbands-wives 
Sons and daughters — 
Over 24 years 
19-24 years 
15-18 years 
12-14 years 
6-11 years 
1-5 years 
Below 1 year 
242 
476 
616 
477 
939 
729 
106 
308 
21 
47 
62 
50 
88 
54 
14 
1,085 
145 
226 
281 
215 
423 
314 
1,385 
76 
203 
273 
212 
428 
361 
$58.8 
74.3 
90.4 
72.8 
44.4 
31.9 
19.1 
15.1 
56.7 
70.4 
88.2 
45.9 
31.0 
22.2 
14.8 
54.8 
75.6 
87.7 
65.5 
38.7 
27.0 
16.3 
13.3 
62.4 
79.4 
98.0 
76.7 
49.9 
37.0 
21.1 
15.8 
Per cent 
100 
126 
154 
124 
76 
54 
32 
26 
100 
83 
124 
156 
81 
55 
39 
26 
100 
138 
160 
120 
71 
49 
30 
24 
100 
127 
157 
123 
80 
59 
34 
25 
2,839 
186 
325 
540 
483 
958 
698 
108 
313 
24 
42 
47 
74 
67 
13 
1,122 
120 
190 
280 
200 
410 
1,404 
57 
111 
218 
236 
474 
347 
49 
$59. 3 
84.2 
99.0 
80.5 
51.7 
33.7 
19.0 
13.5 
63.7 
93.7 
12.7 
53.9 
73.9 
95.2 
79.1 
45.5 
29.4 
17.2 
13.6 
62.8 
104.2 
102.6 
82.2 
55.7 
36.5 
20.4 
13.6 
Per cent 
100 
142 
167 
136 
87 
57 
32 
23 
100 
147 
177 
127 
92 
62 
31 
20 
100 
137 
177 
147 
84 
55 
32 
25 
100 
166 
163 
131 
89 
58 
33 
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Some of the more noteworthy points brought out by Table 2 are 
that sex made practically no difference in the cost of clothing either 
among the heads of families or among children less than 12 years 
of age. Daughters of the more advanced age groups, over 24 years, 
19 to 24 years, 15 to 18 years, and 12 to 14 years, and 6 to 11 years of 
age are clothed at higher average costs than are sons of corresponding 
age groups except daughters over 24 years of age in the Southern 
States. The average costs of clothing for both sons and daughters 
of the advanced age groups, over 24 years, 19 to 24 years, and 15 to 
18 years, are considerably above the averages for male and female 
heads of families. Relatively the average costs for sons of these 
age groups are 1.26, 1.54, and 1.24 times as high as the average cost 
for male heads of families. Similarly, the average cost for daughters 
are 1.42, 1.67, and 1.36 times higher than the average costs for female 
heads of the families. Comparisons of clothing costs by sex and 
age groups for the several sections of the study may be made, if 
desired, from Table 2 and Figure 4. 
