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Handout 7 - Family 4
Industrialization - Interpersonal
Condition:
Family numbers 7--parents and five children; three boys and two girls; aged from one to seven years. Two of them go to school. Occupy 4 rooms in tenement block, and pay $12 per month for same. The surroundings are only fair. The rooms are carpeted, and the family appear comparatively comfortable, but are not satisfied with their condition. Father belongs to the Labor organization and considers himself somewhat benefited thereby. He, however, is only able to secure work twenty-five weeks in the year, and receives $3 per day for his work.
Food:
Cost of Living:
| Rent |
$144 |
| Fuel |
40 |
| Meat and groceries |
160 |
| Clothing, boots and shoes and dry goods |
80 |
| Books, papers, etc. |
10 |
| Trades unions |
5 |
| Sickness |
10 |
| Sundries |
25 |
| TOTAL |
$474 |
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