1950s: A 1957 study determines that around forty million Americans live near or below the poverty line of $3,000 for a family four.
Today: In 1995, 36.4 million Americans, which includes 27.5 million families, live in poverty. The average income cutoff level for a family of four at the poverty level is $15,569.
1950s: Throughout the decade, an average of sixty-three percent of the U.S.population considers themselves to be church members. In 1958, 109 million Americans have an official religious affiliation.
Today: In 1998, seventy percent of Americans claim to be members of a church or synagogue. Forty percent have attended a church or synagogue within the last week.
1950s: By the end of the decade, thirty-nine percent of all women with children ages six to seventeen work for wages outside the home. Around 6.6 million.....
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