Table 39. Poverty Rates for Families by Selected Characteristics: 1959, 1969, and 1974

NOTE: The 1969 and 1974 figures for metropolitan areas are based on metropolitan areas as defined in the 1970 census; figures
for 1959 refer to metropolitan areas as defined in the 1960 census.

Table 40. Families Below the Poverty Level by Type of Income and Sex of Head: 1969, 1972, and 1974 (Families as of the following year)

1Detail does not add to total because some families have more than one of the types of income specified. 2Includes unemployment and workmen's compensation, government employee pensions, and veterans' payments.

NOTE:

Data on families below the poverty level by type of income and race first became available from the Current Population Survey for 1969.

CHAPTER III. Labor Force, Employment, and Business Ownership

Figure 6. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates, by Sex, for Selected Years: 1910 to 1970.. Figure 7. Unemployment Rates: 1948 to 1975...