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titeir ngures show that there is a direct relationship between a family’s earning capacity and the amount of expensive durables that it amasses over the years.
In Rappahannock County, on the strength of these findings, no less than 28.2 percent of the local families are the owners of two or more cars at the present time. This compares with 20.7 percent in 1960.
There has been a marked increase, also, in the number of families with television sets. This has been due, to a large extent, to the growth of color TV.
Approximately 88.0 percent of the households in the local area now have television sets, as compared with 72.6 percent in 1960.
Similarly, more homes are equipped with washing machines than was the case then. Ownership in Rappahannock County’s regional area is placed at 68.0 percent.
This relates only to outright ownership. Actually, the proportion of families that have washing machines available to them is greater than that because many rental units are equipped with them. The survey,' hlch presents data on a national nd regional basis, also shows an increase in the proportion of families with clothes dryers, hi-fi sets and freezer units Home ownership has also been on the rise
All of it has been mide possible by incomes that have gone up sufficiently, after absorbing the increase In living costa, to provide these extras
70.5%