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The original documents are located in Box 37, folder "Weekly Briefing Notes, 9/29/1975" of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 37 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library * 71 4 $3 is THE VICE * 4 WASHINGTON is ** * October 2, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR BILL BAROODY Attached are this week's copy of the Weekly Briefing Notes and the supplement, The Social and Economic Status of the Black Population. lucon WEEKLY BRIEFING NOTES ON U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS Prepared for the President and the Vice President FORD & LIBRAKI GERALD SEPTEMBER 29, 1975 COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM Coordinated by the Bureau of the Census at the request of the Statistical Policy Division, Office of Management and Budget Vincent P. Barabba, Director Joseph W. Duncan, Bureau of the Census Deputy Associate Director for Statistical Policy Office of Management and Budget FORD LIBRARY Week of September 29, 1975 SOURCES OF DATA Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders-Advance Report on Durable Goods U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inven- tories and Orders, Series M3-1" Exports and Imports U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Highlights of Exports and Imports" Tuesday Spot Market Indexes U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Money Stock Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Statistical Release H.6, "Money Stock Measures" Interest Rates Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Office of Economic Research U.S. Department of Com- merce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Business Conditions Digest" School Enrollment U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Current Population Reports," Series P-20, No. 284 Crime in Retailing U.S. Department of Commerce, Domestic and International Business Administration Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION A-General Economic Indicators Part 1-National Income and Product A.1.1 Gross National Product X A.1.2 Personal Income X A.1.3 Corporate Profits X A.1.4 Federal Receipts and Expenditures X A.1.5 Business Investment X Part 2-Employment and Unemployment A.2.1 Unemployment Rate X A.2.2 Duration of Unemployment X A.2.3 Unemployment Insurance X A.2.4 Labor Turnover X A.2.5 Help Wanted Index X Part 3-Hours, Earnings and Productivity A.3.1 Average Workweek, Manufacturing X A.3.2 Compensation Per Man-hour X A.3.3 Productivity Indexes X A.3.4 Real Earnings X A.3.5 Work Stoppages X Part 4-Production and Trade A.4.1 Industrial Production Index X A.4.2 Production of Primary Metals X A.4.3 Production and Sales of Transportation Equipment X A.4.4 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders X A.4.5 Capacity Utilization X A.4.6 Retail Sales X A.4.7 Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories X A.4.8 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales X A.4.9 Manufacturers' Evaluation of Their Inventories X Part 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments A.5.1 Exports and Imports X GERALD LIBRARY of FORD A.5.2 Manufacturers' Export Sales and Orders of Durable Goods X A.5.3 Balance of Payments X A.5.4 Foreign Travel X Part 6-Prices A.6.1 Consumer Price Index X A.6.2 Wholesale Price Index X A.6.3 Tuesday Spot Market Price Index X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION A-General Economic Indicators (Continued) Part 7-Construction A.7.1 Housing Construction X A.7.2 Value of New Construction Work Done X Part 8-Energy, Raw Materials, and Commodities A.8.1 Distribution of Electric Power X A.8.2 Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels X Part 9-Agriculture A.9.1 Farm Income and Expenses X Part 10-Money and Credit A.10.1 Money Stock Measures X A.10.2 Bank Reserves X A.10.3 Consumer Credit X A.10.4 Common Stock Prices X A.10.5 U.S. Government Securities X A.10.6 Business Credit X A.10.7 Interest Rates X Part 11-Indicators of Business Activity A.11.1 Composite Index of Leading Indicators A.11.2 Number of New Business Incorporations X X X A.11.3 Number of Business Failures SECTION B-General Social Indicators FORD Part 1-Population B.1.1 Population Estimates - Total Population X - Total Population by Age, Sex, and Race - Rate of Growth - Components of Change (Births, Deaths, Net Immigration) - Population Projections X X X X X - Abortion B.1.2 Population Distribution - Population by Size of Place X - Population in Rural and Urban Areas X B.1.3 Migration - Recent Movers X - Migration by Region X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued) Part 2-The Family B.2.1 Living Arrangements, Selected Characteristics - Age, Sex, and Race X - Single Person Households X - Children Living With Single Parents X - Average Family Size X B.2.2 Family Formation and Dissolution - Marital Status of the Population X - Marriage and Divorce Rates X - Marriages Ending in Divorce X B.2.3 Attitudes Towards Family Life X Part 3-Health B.3.1 Life Expectancy - At Birth X - At Selected Ages X - Death Rates by Cause X X - Leading Causes of Death X - Infant Mortality X X B.3.2 Disability - Days of Disability by Type X - Institutionalized Population X - Disability by Degree of Limitation and Cause X - Short-Term Disability X B.3.3 Morbidity - Communicable Diseases X - Acute Illness X B3.4 Health Status - Nutrition Dietary Intake X Clinical Measurements X - Obesity X - Drugs Drug Deaths X Drug Abuse Episodes X Liquor Consumption X - Smoking X - Physical Fitness X - Perceived Health Status X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued) B.3.5 Health Care Delivery - Physician and Dental Visits X - Costs and Expenditures X - Facilities X - Personnel X - Attitudes Towards Health Care X Part 4-Education B.4.1 Educational Achievement by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status, Region - Math, Science, Reading, Writing X - Music, Art, Literature, Citizenship X B.4.2 Attainment - High School Graduation Rate X - The High School Educated Population by Race and Sex X - College Educated Population by Race and Sex X B.4.3 School Enrollment - Primary and Secondary School X - Preprimary by Age, Race, Income X - Modal Age Enrollment by Sex, Race X - High School Students Expecting to go to College X - College Entrance Rates by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status X - College Enrollment X - Participation in Adult Education X B.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel - Schools, Classrooms X - Teachers, Administrative, Others X B.4.5 Costs and Expenditures - Expected Student Expenses, Higher Education X - Expenditures by Level of Government X Part 5-Work B.5.1 Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment GERALD OBBLIBRARY - Labor Force Participation, Selected Characteristics X - Part-time, Part-year Workers, Selected Characteristics X - Employment by Occupation, Selected Characteristics X - Unemployment, Selected Characteristics X X - Discouraged Workers X - Labor Union Membership X B.5.2 Earnings - Median Earnings, Selected Characteristics X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued) B.5.3 Working Conditions - Regular and Overtime Hours, Selected Characteristics X - Work Injuries by Occupation X - Time, Distance, and Mode Transportation to Work X B.5.4 Benefits - Vacations, Holidays X - Benefit Plans X B.5.5 Retirement - Persons Retiring From Work X - Work-Life Expectancy X - Retirement Benefits X Part 6-Income, Consumption, and Wealth B.6.1 Income Levels - Median Family Income X - Composition of Family Income X - Per Capita Income X B.6.2 Distribution of Income - Age, Race, and Sex X - Regional Differences X B.6.3 Poverty X B.6.4 Consumption - Personal Consumption Expenditures X - Consumption of Durable Goods X B.6.5 Wealth - Net Worth of Consumer Units X - Composition of Wealth X B.6.6 Consumer Borrowing and Debt - Amount of Debt Outstanding X - Debt/Income Ratio X B.6.7 Consumer Attitudes X Part 7-Housing B.7.1 Housing Conditions - Average Size of Households X - Households Lacking Selected Facilities, by Size, Race, Tenure, and Location X - Average Persons Per Room X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION B-Socioeconomic Series (Continued) B.7.2 Home Tenure - Single Family Dwellings - Mobile Homes - Condominiums and Other Multi-Unit Structures X X X X - Vacation Homes B.7.3 Cost and Expenditures - Average Mortgage Payments - Upkeep and Maintenance X X X - Average Rental Payments B.7.4 Attitudes Towards Housing and the Community X Part 8-Leisure and Recreation B.8.1 Use of Leisure Time X B.8.2 Recreation - Outdoor (Social, Active Sports, etc) X - Indoor (Television, Visiting, Other) X X Part 9-Public Safety B.9.1 Crimes Known to Police - Violent X X - Property X X B.9.2 Victims of Crime, Selected Characteristics - Violent X - Property X B.9.3 Fear of Crime, Selected Characteristics X B.9.4 Police Activity - Persons Arrested by Charge X - Offenses Cleared B.9.5 Judicial Activity CRALD RALD R. FORD X - Persons Sentenced for Federal Crimes X B.9.6 Prisoners, Adults and Juveniles - Prisoners by Sentence X - Average Length of Sentence X - Persons Executed and Sentenced to Death X - Average Prison Population X B.9.7 Expenditures for Administration of Criminal Justice X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION C-Government Activity Part 1-Social Welfare and Security C.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI) - Current Beneficiaries X - New Beneficiaries X - Average Payment X C.1.2 Old Age Assistance - Benefits Paid X - Recipients X C.1.3 Aid to the Disabled - Blind X - Deaf X - Other X C.1.4 Aid to Families With Dependent Children - Recipients X - Benefits X C.1.5 Unemployment Insurance Coverage - Benefits Paid X - Recipients X C.1.6 Housing Assistance - Recipients X - Benefits X C.1.7 Food Stamps - Recipients X - Benefits X C.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims - Recipients X - Benefits X C.1.9 Veterans Benefits - Recipients X - Benefits X Part 2-Equal Opportunity C.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity - Minority Employment X - Earnings, Promotions, etc. X C.2.2 School Desegregation - Students Attending Predominantly Minority Schools X - Public/Private Enrollment, and Control X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION C-Government Activity (Continued) Part 3-Government Operation C.3.1 Federal Employment - Employees X - Payroll X C.3.2 State and Local Employment and Finances - Employees X - Payroll X SECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture Part 1-Environment D.1.1 Air Quality - Amount of Pollutants Released Into the Atmosphere X - Ambient Air Quality-National, Major Cities X - Perceived Quality X D.1.2 Water Quality - Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards X - Oil Spills, Fish Kills X D.1.3 Hazardous Substances - Estimated Amounts Produced X - Concentration in Biosphere X D.1.4 Ecological Balances - Endangered Species (Plant and Animal) X - Critical Areas (Coastal Zones) X - Land/People Density X Part 2-Science D.2.1 Professionals in Scientific Fields - By Specialty X - Person Years of Scientists, Engineers Engaged in R&D X D.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development - Private Industry X - Government X D.2.3 Science Achievement in Schools - Secondary Schools X - Higher Education X Week of September 29, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued SERIES WEEKLY MONTHLY QUARTERLY ANNUAL OTHER SECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture D.2.4 Public Attitudes Towards Science and Technology X Part 3-Culture D.3.1 Persons Employed in Artistic Professions - By Type X D.3.2 Children's Skill and Appreciation of Literature Arts, Music X D.3.3 Participation in Cultural Activities - Voluntary Organizations X - Travel X - Hobbies, Sports, Music, etc. X D.3.4 Attendance at Cultural Events - Plays, Galleries, Motion Pictures X - Concerts, Museums, etc. X SECTION E-Selected Subjects A.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders Advance Report for Durable Goods THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO NEW ORDERS $41.8 0.3% -15.5% BILLIONS SHIPMENTS $41.7 1.1% -7.0% BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 50 50 45 45 40 40 35 35 30 30 ERALD FORD LIBRARY 25 25 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 A.4.4 - Net New Orders Components of Durable Goods THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO PRIMARY METALS $6.6 7.0% -33.9% MACHINERY, NONELECTRICAL $6.8 -6.1% -17.1% BILLIONS MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL $5.8 9.3% 4.0% BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 11 11 9 9 7 7 5 5 3 3 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 A.4.4 - Shipments Components of Durable Goods THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT $9.7 1.7% -4.3% BILLIONS PRIMARY METALS $6.2 5.2% -26.5% BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 11 11 9 90RD GERALDA LIBRARY 7 7 5 5 3 3 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 The increase in New Orders was primarily due to gains in Primary Metals and Elec trical Machinery which offset a $540 million drop in Nonelectrical Machinery. Since March, New Orders for Primary Metals have increased a total of 33.5 percent. The advance in Shipments was led by Primary Metals and Transportation Equipment. Primary Metals, up 5.2 percent, rose for the second consecutive month following a steep 8 month slide. CRALD 1817 ? FORD A.5.1 - Exports and Imports THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO TOTAL EXPORTS $9.00 1.3% 7.4% TOTAL IMPORTS $7.96 0.7% -14.1% BILLIONS IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM $5.80 -1.3% -11.0% BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 FORD & LIBRARY GERALD 2 2 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 A.5.1 - Merchandise Trade Balance Excluding Military Assistance THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO BILLIONS MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE $1.035 $.06 $1.92 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -1.5 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 The August trade surplus exceeded July's $977 million gain: Total Exports rose 1.3 percent, down only 4.4 percent from the January peak of $9.41 billion. Total Imports edged up only 0.7 percent, after increasing 13.7 percent in July. The Merchandise Trade Balance has been in surplus for seven consecutive months, bringing the total surplus for the year to $7.4 billion. Topped the record full-year surplus of $7.08 billion registered in 1964. FORD & DERALD LIBRARY Excluding Petroleum, Imports dropped 1.3 percent. A.5.1 - Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO SOYBEANS $322.7 15.9% 32.9% MILLIONS CORN $270.6 18.5% 35.8% MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 600 600 500 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 A.5.1 - Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO BILLIONS PETROLEUM IMPORTS $2.16 4.9% -21.5% BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 R 5FORD 1.0 1.0 LIBRARY 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 20 Cantamher 1976 The export rise mainly reflected increased shipments of farm products. Exports of Soybeans increased $42 million in August as the leading agri- cultural item, up 15.9 percent. Corn Exports rose 18.5 percent after falling 46.3 percent since January. Imports of Petroleum increased $102 million (4.9 percent), compared to July's 47.8 percent increase. Down 21.5 percent from last year's level. FORD & LIBRARY GERALD A.6.3 - Tuesday Spot Market Indexes Not Seasonally Adjusted THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO FOODSTUFFS 246.1 1.4% -5.7% ALL COMMODITIES 206.8 0.3% -9.9% RAW INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES 183.2 -0.4% -12.7% INDEX INDEX 300 300 280 280 260 260 240 240 220 220 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 140 120 120 RALD 100 FORD LIBRAN 100 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 The Tuesday Spot Market Price Index for all Commodities edged up 0.3 percent in the week ended September 23. The increase in Foodstuffs outweighed the decline in Industrial Com- modities. After declining for four consecutive weeks, Foodstuffs have increased a total of 3.6 percent over the last two weeks. Raw Industrials declined for the second week in a row after increasing 8.5 percent during the previous five weeks. FORD & LIBRARY 07V839 A.10.1 - Money Stock Measures THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO M5 = M3 + LARGE NEGOTIABLE $1,142.2 0.4% 9.2% CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT M3 = M2 + DEPOSITS OF $1,064.2 0.8% 10.6% NONBANK THRIFT INSTITUTIONS M2 = M1 + TIME DEPOSITS AT $653.8 0.5% 8.6% COMM'L BANKS EXCL. LARGE CD'S M1 = CURRENCY PLUS $294.4 0.3% 5.0% BILLIONS DEMAND DEPOSITS- - - BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS 1200 1200 1100 1100 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 FORD 100 BRAND 100 LIBRAR 0 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 With the exception of M1, most Money Stock Measures showed decreased growth from July: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates (Percent) June-July July-August M1 2.1 3.7 M2 8.5 6.3 M3 12.9 9.9 M5 9.5 4.5 FORD & LIBRA A.10.7 - Average Conventional Home Mortgage Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO MORTGAGE RATES-EXISTING HOMES 9.14 0.7% 0.1% MORTGAGE RATES-NEW HOMES 8.91 0.2% -2.0% PERCENT PERCENT 10.00 10.00 9.75 9.75 9.50 9.50 9.25 9.25 9.00 9.00 8.75 8.75 8.50 8.50 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7.25 7.25 R FORD 7.00 7.00 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 BRAI SOURCE: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 A.10.7 - Average Prime Rate Charged By Banks Not Seasonally Adjusted THIS CHANGE CHANGE PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO PERCENT AVERAGE PRIME RATE 7.61 6.6% -36.6% PERCENT PER ANNUM PER ANNUM 12.5 12.5 11.5 11.5 10.5 10.5 9.5 9.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 Mortgage Rates for Existing Homes increased for the third month in a row. Still 4.8 percent below the record high of 9.6 percent established in December. Mortgage Rates for New Homes were up slightly from July after dropping to the lowest level since June 1974. FORD & GERALD LIBRARY August marks the second consecutive monthly increase in the Average Prime Rate since reaching a two-year low in June of 7.08 percent. The Average Prime Rate increased at an accelerated rate of 6.6 percent in August, compared to 0.8 percent in July. B.4.3 - High School Seniors Planning for College, 1974 Percent Planning for College Plan to attend college May attend college TOTAL, ALL SENIORS 1972 733% 1974 70.5% MALE 1972 75.9% 1974 694% FEMALE 1972 706% 1974 716% WHITE 1972 72.8% 1974 70.8% NEGRO 1972 780% 1974 678% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Percent Source: Bureau of the Census 22 September 1975 FORD & LIBRARY Percent Planning for Vocational School TOTAL, LL SENIORS 1972 12.0% 1974 103% WHITE 1972 12.0% 1974 97% NEGRO 1972 11.4% 1974 14.5% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Percent Source: Bureau of the Census 22 September 1975 In 1974 the proportion of male high school seniors planning to attend college decreased to 69 percent from 76 percent in 1972. However, there was not a corresponding increase in the proportion with plans for vocational-technical school enrollment. Although about the same proportion of both sexes indicated they had some plans to enter college, female high school seniors were more certain of their college plans than men-46 percent compared to 41 percent. There is some evidence that black high school seniors were less likely to make definite plans for entering college in 1974 than in 1972. The proportion dropped from 45 percent to 36 percent. FORD is LIBRAR, OFRALD Since the survey is taken in October of the school year, the statistics probably indicate general values and wishes of students rather than concrete decisions based on results of applying for entrance to college. B.4.3 - High School Seniors Planning for College, 1974 (By Family Income) Less than $5,000 54.5% Percent Planning $5,000 573% to $7,499 for College $7,500 63.1% to $9,999 $10,000 69-2% to $14,999 $15,000 76.4% to $24,999 $25,000 863% and Over Less than $5,000 15.9% $5,000 to $7,499 15.2% $7,500 to $9,999 13.6% $10,000 to $14,999 98% Percent Planning for Vocational School $15,000 to $24,999 6.8% $25,000 and Over 41% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percent Source: Bureau of the Census 22 September 1975 FORD & LIBRARY SERVID B.4.3 - High School Seniors Planning for College, 1974. (By Occupation of Family Head) Seniors Planning for College Seniors Planning for Vocational School Percent 60 50 42% 40% 40 30 27% 20 16% 10 0 Professional Blue Collar or Managerial Occupations Occupation of Family Head Source: Bureau of the Census 22 September 1975 Socioeconomic status of the family is also related to decisions to attend either a college or vocational school. Children of professional and managerial workers are more likely to have some plans for college attendance and less likely to intend to go to a vocational school than are children of workers in other occupations. FORD & LIBRARY GERALD A high family income, $25,000 a year or more, also greatly increases the chances a senior had some plans to attend college and decreases the likelihood that he or she anticipated post-secondary vocational training. B.9.2 - Estimated Retail Losses Due to Ordinary Business Crime Billions of Dollars 1970 1973 1974 5.77 5.21 3.99 3.51 3.24 2.43 1.19 1.06 0.86 0.56 0.60 0.47 0.45 0.35 0.25 Total General Merchandise Drug Stores Food Stores Other and Apparel SOURCE: Bureau of Domestic Commerce FORD is LIBRA RVLD 29 September 1975 B.9.2 - Estimated Retail Losses as a Percent of Total Sales Percent of Sales 4 3.5% 30% 3 2.0% 2 15% 10% 1 0 Total General Drug Food Other Merchandise Stores Stores Stores and Apparel Source: Bureau of the Census 29 September 1975 Retail Merchants lost an estimated $5.8 billion to crime in 1974, an 11 percent increase over 1973. General Merchandise and Apparel up 8.3 percent. Drug Stores up 7.1 percent. Food Stores up 12.3 percent. FORD is LIBRAR RALD Other Stores (Home Furnishings, Furniture, Appliance, Radio and TV, and Hardware Stores) up 34.3 percent. Losses due to crime amounted to 2 percent of sales volume in all stores. Drug Stores were hardest hit, losses amounting to 3.5 percent of sales volume in 1974. In General Merchandise and Apparel, losses were 3 percent of sales volume. Food Stores had the lowest incidence of loss-1.0 percent of sales. B.9.2 Burglaries By Location, 1973 Rate Per 100 Establishments All Establishments Retail Establishments 97 69 98 98 27 28 29 28 16 12 All Locations Ghetto Non-Ghetto Suburbs Rural Central City Central City B.9.2 - Robberies By Location, 1973 Rate Per 100 Establishments All Establishments Retail Establishments 19 9 6 5 9 9 9 2 2 1 FORD is LIBRARY 6FRALD All Locations Ghetto NOn-Ghetto Suburbs Rural Central City Central City SOURCE: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration 29 September 1975 B.9.2 - Victimization Rates of Retail Stores, 1972 Rate Per 1,000 Establishments Burglary Robbery 720 509 499 429 370 972 230 212 195 95 16,700 42,000 32,300 200,700 43,500 Number of Retail Establishments Detroit Los Angeles Philadelphia New York Chicago SOURCE: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration 29 September 1975 Burglary and Robbery Rates in ghetto areas were about triple those in central city non-ghetto areas. In 1973, the burglary rate for retail stores located in ghetto areas was 97 per 100, or an average of nearly one a year. Of the Nation's largest five cities, Detroit had the highest rate of burglaries - 720 per 1,000. Los Angeles was next with 509. The lowest rate was recorded in Chicago, 372 per 1000. FORD & LIB Q7VD Detroit also was the biggest target of robberies - 370 per 1,000 stores. Los Angeles had the lowest rate - 95 per 1,000.