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BULLETIN 1466, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 13. — Relation of age of the home maker to the value per family of goods 
used during one year and to distribution of this value among principal groups 
of goods. Farm families of selected localities in 11 States, 1922-1924, owners, 
tenants and hired men 
Fami- 
lies re- 
port- 
ing 
Size 
of 
family 
Average value of— 
Age of home maker 
All goods used 
Food 
Cloth- 
ing 
Rent 
Ad- 
vance- 
ment 
Total 
Fur- 
nished 
by farm 
Pur- 
chased 
All 
others 
All years 
Num- 
ber 
2,807 
Per- 
sons 
4.4 
$1, 601 
$686 
$915 
$660 
$236 
$202 
$104 
$399 
24 or less. _ _ _ 
177 
303 
402 
393 
385 
365 
305 
212 
143 
122 
3.1 
4.2 
4.6 
5.0 
5.3 
4.9 
4.3 
3.8 
3.3 
2.8 
1,116 
1,322 
1,531 
1,661 
1,834 
1,795 
1,743 
1,671 
1,559 
1,285 
500 
590 
665 
703 
765 
729 
729 
744 
680 
620 
616 
732 
866 
958 
1,069 
1,066 
1,014 
927 
879 
665 
481 
581 
658 
703 
743 
709 
695 
674 
617 
510 
155 
176 
211 
250 
291 
294 
263 
236 
218 
142 
151 
167 
187 
195 
224 
210 
216 
237 
221 
228 
37 
47 
64 
92 
142 
157 
149 
130 
106 
77 
292 
25-29 
351 
30-34 
35-39 
411 
421 
40-44 . 
434 
45-49 
425 
50-54 
420 
55-59 
394 
60-64 
397 
65 and over 
328 
PERCENTAGES THAT THE AVERAGE VALUES OF ALL GOODS FURNISHED BY THE FARM AND PURCHASED 
AND OF THE PRINCIPAL GROUPS OF GOODS ARE OF THE VALUE OF ALL GOODS USED 
All years 
2,807 
4.4 
Per cent 
100.0 
Per cent 
42.8 
Per cent 
57.2 
Per cent 
41.2 
Per cent 
14.8 
Per cent 
12.6 
Per cent 
6.5 
Per cent 
24.9 
177 
303 
402 
393 
385 
365 
305 
212 
143 
122 
3.1 
4.2 
4.6 
5.0 
5.3 
4.9 
4.3 
3.8 
3.3 
2.8 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
44.8 
44.6 
43.4 
42.3 
41.7 
40.6 
41.8 
44.5 
43.6 
48.2 
55.2 
55.4 
56.6 
57.7 
58.3 
59.4 
58.2 
55.5 
56.4 
51.8 
43.1 
44.0 
42.9 
42.3 
40.5 
39.5 
39.9 
40.3 
39.6 
39.7 
13.9 
13.3 
13.8 
15.0 
15.9 
16.4 
15.1 
14.1 
14.0 
11.0 
13.5 
12.6 
12.2 
11.8 
12.2 
11.7 
12.4 
14.2 
14.1 
17.8 
3.4 
3.6 
4.2 
5.6 
7.7 
8.8 
8.5 
7.8 
6.8 
6.4 
26.1 
25-29 
26.5 
30-34 _ 
26.9 
35-39. _. 
25.3 
40-44 
23.7 
45-49 
23.6 
50-54 
24.1 
55-59... 
23.6 
60-64 
25.5 
65 and over 
25.1 
A similarity of this relation to the relation of the number and ages 
of children per family may be expected since both the number of 
children and ages of children are somewhat coordinate with the ages 
of the heads of families, of the home makers, especially. Evidence 
of this relation appears in Table 13. All families reporting, 2,807 in 
number, are sorted by age of the home maker into ten 5-year groups 
extending from 24 years or less up to 65 years and over. 
The average size of family increases from 3.1 persons for the lowest 
age group of home makers up to 5.3 persons for the 40 to 44 year 
age group. From 5.3 persons, the average size of family decreases 
to 2.8 persons for the highest age group of home makers. 
The lowest average value of goods used occurs in the lowest 
age group of home makers, $1,116 per family. There is a trend in 
the average value of goods used similar to the trend in the average 
size of family. The highest average value of goods used occurs in 
the 40 to 44 years of age group of home makers, $1,834 per family. 
The next to the lowest average value of goods used occurs in the 
highest age group of home makers, $1,285 per family. 
