H.—34.

(b) Family Expenditure. —Provision was made in. the field schedule for the collection, by the personalinterview method, of statistics of annual expenditure on items for which payments are not regularly distributed throughout the year. These data are intended to supplement a more detailed analysis of family expenditure which is being made from the collection of household budgets kept by homemakers for one summer month and one winter month. A complete analysis of family expenditure is not possible until the budgets for the winter month now coming to hand are analysed and the results correlated with those from the analysis of the budget collection made in the summer. The analysis of the completed schedules is, however, sufficiently far advanced to permit of the presentation of the following data :— (i) Expenditure on Clothing Average estimates of expenditure on clothing in respect of persons of varying ages have been compiled from the field schedules. The following table shows the results of this analysis —

Table V. —Clothing Expenditure (to the Nearest Shilling).*

In comparing the averages shown in the table, care should be taken to observe the number of cases from which an average is drawn, since, with a small number of cases, a single abnormal figure will markedly affect the average. The average annual expenditure on the clothing of the farmer and persons dependent upon him and living in his home is £35 19s. (see footnote to Table V). (ii) Some other Items of Expenditure: The average annual expenditure per family on medical and dental services, on life insurance, and on holidays as returned to the field officers is as follows —

Table VI. —Showing some Items of Expenditure.*

V. Family and Community. The life and activities of the farmer and his family are governed partially by their means of transport and the accessibility of various centres with libraries, schools, clubs, theatres, and so on. (a) Transport. —The motor-car is the most important means of transport to-day, and it is of interest to note that, of the 462 oases investigated, 361, or 78 per cent., were in possession of a motor-car. (b) Distance from Services. —The average distances (in miles) of the families included in this study from various services, &c., is given below.

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■ Males. ! 'Females. Age Group. Number of Average Annua] j Number of Average Annual Cases. Expenditure. ! Cases. Expenditure. Unmarried Persons. £ s. d. £ s. (I. Under 3 .. .. .. 35 3 4 0 33 3 5 0 3- 5 .. . . .. 39 2 19 0 40 3 19 0 6 - 8 .. .. 65 4 16 0 49 4 15 0 9-11 . . .. .. 61 5 2 0 48 6 5 0 12-14 .. 62 6 7 0 49 7 17 0 15-17 . . .. .. 55 10 2 0 55 9 19 0 18-21 .. .. .. 37 12 6 0 29 14 10 0 22-25 .. .. . . 23 15 7 0 21 13 15 0 26-59 .. .. .. 59 12 17 0 37 11 6 0 60 and overt .. •• •• 52 10 19 0 28 10 9 0 Married Persons. Under 26 . . .. 7 10 9 0 18 10 8 0 26-59 .. .. 326 1114 0 319 12 10 0 * Expenditure recorded in this table includes only that from the family income—that is, any income accruing to the farmer and his wife. It is possible that some children incurred other expenditure not recorded here, t Unmarried and married.

Number incurring Average Annual Amount » er Fami,y ' Number of Expenditure — Families. under each Families innmrino Heading. All Families. Fa Txp1ndfture " £ s. d. £ s. d. Doctor's expenses .. .. i 462 308 8 6 0 12 9 0 Hospital expenses .. . . 462 94 3 0 0 14 15 0 Dentist's expenses .. .. 462 290 3 9 0 5 10 0 Life insurance .. .. 462 284 12 0 0 19 10 0 Holiday expenses .. .. 462 310 11 13 0 17 7 0 * The same qualifications apply to this table as apply to Table V.