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This report presents annual compound growth rates for persons 14 years old and over by current occupation and industry groups, race, and sex, by total money income and wage or salary income in current dollars, from 1939 to 1968. Included also are the median total money income and median wage or salary income as the basic data underlying the growth rates shown in this report.
Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.
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