I found some facts about 1910-1920 that are very interesting. They give us a look back to what life was like 100 years ago.
FACTS about 1910-1920
• Population: 92,407,000
• Life Expectancy: Male 48.4 Female: 51.8
• Average Salary $750 / year
• The Ziegfeld girls earns $75/week.
• Unemployed 2,150,000
• National Debt: $1.15 billion
• Union Membership: 2.1 million Strikes 1,204
• Attendance: Movies 30 million per week
• Lynchings: 76
• Divorce: 1/1000
• Vacation: 12 day cruise $60
• Whiskey $3.50 / gallon, Milk $.32 / gallon
• Speeds make automobile safety an issue
• 25,000 performers tour 4,000 U.S. theaters
How does this compare with life today?
•• Population: 312,780,968 in the United States
• Life Expectancy: Male 75.6; Female: 80.8
• Average Salary $50, 233 / year
• Movie star earns $1.5 to $3million {depends on many variables}
• Unemployed 8.3%
• National Debt: over $15 trillion
• Attendance: Movies 1470 million per week
• Divorce: 41.8%
• Vacation: 12 day cruise $4-15k {depends on many variables}
• Gas $3.89 / gallon, Milk $3.39 / gallon
*Statistics are According to the United States Census Bureau
What changes are for the better? What changes are for the worse?
Moment Matters
What is most alarming to me was that the divorce rate was 41.8% now, when it was just 1/100 in the early 1900s. And yet, population surges. That and sex-related diseases are the outcome of excessive casual sex.
National debt is also shocking, I mean how could they let that happen. This is a great fact post!
Diana Leagh Matthews
Thanks and I agree with you. It is a sad state of decline in 100 years. I hate to ask what things will be like 100 years from now.
Rajeshwari Ashar
Yeah, I agree with the above comments.. 🙂
Diana Leagh Matthews
Glad you liked my post.