This is who we were : a companion to the 1940 Census
(Book)

"What our jobs were like ; The clothes we wore & games we played ; How much we paid for rent, bread & movies ; What we read about the world around us ; Day to day life in our neighborhoods, towns & farms ; Plus: 1940 & 2010 census comparisons & ranking ; Media response to the 1940 Census ; Insightful economic data ; 1940 Census summary."--Cover.

Includes index.

Includes materials from the 1940 U.S. Census.

"A companion resource to the 1940 Census just released by the US National Archives, This is Who We Were, provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using both original material from the 1940 CEnsus (reprinted here in a different color), readers will find richly-illustrated Personal Profiles, Economic Data, and Current Events to give meaning and depth to what life was like in 1940 America as the country was emerging from depression, but on the verge of war. Next, a wide range of data from the 1940 and 2010 Census are put side-by-side so users can quickly and easily see differences and similarities over these past 70 years."--Publisher's website.