Supporting Data For the Morality Index
(C)Copyright 2002 by Carl Drews
Last update: November 15, 2003
This web page contains supporting data used in calculating the Morality Index.
Contents:Population Lifespan Consumer Price Index Gross Domestic Product Presidents and Wars
Historical National Population Estimates.
Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
URL: http://eire.census.gov/popest/archives/pre1980/popclockest.txt
Estimates are on July 1 of the year. The United States census is taken every 10 years.
|
Year |
Population |
|
1900 |
76,094,000 |
|
1901 |
77,584,000 |
|
1902 |
79,163,000 |
|
1903 |
80,632,000 |
|
1904 |
82,166,000 |
|
1905 |
83,822,000 |
|
1906 |
85,450,000 |
|
1907 |
87,008,000 |
|
1908 |
88,710,000 |
|
1909 |
90,490,000 |
|
1910 |
92,407,000 |
|
1911 |
93,863,000 |
|
1912 |
95,335,000 |
|
1913 |
97,225,000 |
|
1914 |
99,111,000 |
|
1915 |
100,546,000 |
|
1916 |
101,961,000 |
|
1917 |
103,268,000 |
|
1918 |
103,208,000 |
|
1919 |
104,514,000 |
|
1920 |
106,461,000 |
|
1921 |
108,538,000 |
|
1922 |
110,049,000 |
|
1923 |
111,947,000 |
|
1924 |
114,109,000 |
|
1925 |
115,829,000 |
|
1926 |
117,397,000 |
|
1927 |
119,035,000 |
|
1928 |
120,509,000 |
|
1929 |
121,767,000 |
|
1930 |
123,076,741 |
|
1931 |
124,039,648 |
|
1932 |
124,840,471 |
|
1933 |
125,578,763 |
|
1934 |
126,373,773 |
|
1935 |
127,250,232 |
|
1936 |
128,053,180 |
|
1937 |
128,824,829 |
|
1938 |
129,824,939 |
|
1939 |
130,879,718 |
|
1940 |
132,122,446 |
|
1941 |
133,402,471 |
|
1942 |
134,859,553 |
|
1943 |
136,739,353 |
|
1944 |
138,397,345 |
|
1945 |
139,928,165 |
|
1946 |
141,388,566 |
|
1947 |
144,126,071 |
|
1948 |
146,631,302 |
|
1949 |
149,188,130 |
|
1950 |
152,271,417 |
|
1951 |
154,877,889 |
|
1952 |
157,552,740 |
|
1953 |
160,184,192 |
|
1954 |
163,025,854 |
|
1955 |
165,931,202 |
|
1956 |
168,903,031 |
|
1957 |
171,984,130 |
|
1958 |
174,881,904 |
|
1959 |
177,829,628 |
|
1960 |
180,671,158 |
|
1961 |
183,691,481 |
|
1962 |
186,537,737 |
|
1963 |
189,241,798 |
|
1964 |
191,888,791 |
|
1965 |
194,302,963 |
|
1966 |
196,560,338 |
|
1967 |
198,712,056 |
|
1968 |
200,706,052 |
|
1969 |
202,676,946 |
|
1970 |
205,052,174 |
|
1971 |
207,660,677 |
|
1972 |
209,896,021 |
|
1973 |
211,908,788 |
|
1974 |
213,853,928 |
|
1975 |
215,973,199 |
|
1976 |
218,035,164 |
|
1977 |
220,239,425 |
|
1978 |
222,584,545 |
|
1979 |
225,055,487 |
|
1980 |
227,224,681 |
|
1981 |
229,465,714 |
|
1982 |
231,664,458 |
|
1983 |
233,791,994 |
|
1984 |
235,824,902 |
|
1985 |
237,923,795 |
|
1986 |
240,132,887 |
|
1987 |
242,288,918 |
|
1988 |
244,498,982 |
|
1989 |
246,819,230 |
|
1990 |
249,464,396 |
|
1991 |
252,153,092 |
|
1992 |
255,029,699 |
|
1993 |
257,782,608 |
|
1994 |
260,327,021 |
|
1995 |
262,803,276 |
|
1996 |
265,228,572 |
|
1997 |
267,783,607 |
|
1998 |
270,248,003 |
|
1999 |
272,690,813 |
|
2000 |
282,124,631 |
|
2001 |
284,796,887 |
|
2002 |
287,674,930 |
Source: The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life
Earnings, by Jennifer Cheeseman Day and Eric C. Newburger, July 2002.
URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02-95.html
URL: http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p23-210.pdf
"Adults ages 25 to 64 who worked at any time during the study period earned an average of $34,700 per year." (Day and Newburger)
Productive Work Life (years): 40
Average annual wages: $34,700.
Average lifetime earnings: $1,388,000.
Annual Average Consumer Price Index Research Series Using Current Methods (CPI-U-RS).
Source: United States Census Bureau.
URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/income01/cpiurs.html
|
Year |
CPI |
|
1900 |
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1901 |
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1902 |
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1903 |
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1904 |
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1905 |
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1906 |
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1907 |
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1908 |
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1909 |
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1910 |
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1911 |
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1912 |
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1913 |
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1914 |
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1915 |
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1916 |
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1917 |
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1918 |
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1919 |
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1920 |
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1921 |
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1922 |
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1923 |
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1924 |
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1925 |
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1926 |
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1927 |
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1928 |
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1929 |
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1930 |
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1931 |
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1932 |
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1933 |
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1934 |
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1935 |
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1936 |
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1937 |
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1938 |
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1939 |
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1940 |
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1941 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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|
1945 |
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|
1946 |
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|
1947 |
38.3 |
|
1948 |
41.4 |
|
1949 |
40.9 |
|
1950 |
41.4 |
|
1951 |
44.7 |
|
1952 |
45.5 |
|
1953 |
45.9 |
|
1954 |
46.2 |
|
1955 |
46.1 |
|
1956 |
46.7 |
|
1957 |
48.3 |
|
1958 |
49.7 |
|
1959 |
50 |
|
1960 |
50.9 |
|
1961 |
51.4 |
|
1962 |
51.9 |
|
1963 |
52.6 |
|
1964 |
53.3 |
|
1965 |
54.1 |
|
1966 |
55.7 |
|
1967 |
57.4 |
|
1968 |
59.7 |
|
1969 |
62.3 |
|
1970 |
65.3 |
|
1971 |
68.2 |
|
1972 |
70.3 |
|
1973 |
74.7 |
|
1974 |
82.1 |
|
1975 |
88.9 |
|
1976 |
94 |
|
1977 |
100 |
|
1978 |
104.3 |
|
1979 |
114.1 |
|
1980 |
126.7 |
|
1981 |
138.6 |
|
1982 |
146.8 |
|
1983 |
152.9 |
|
1984 |
159 |
|
1985 |
164.3 |
|
1986 |
167.3 |
|
1987 |
173 |
|
1988 |
179.3 |
|
1989 |
187 |
|
1990 |
196.3 |
|
1991 |
203.4 |
|
1992 |
208.5 |
|
1993 |
213.7 |
|
1994 |
218.2 |
|
1995 |
223.5 |
|
1996 |
229.5 |
|
1997 |
234.4 |
|
1998 |
237.7 |
|
1999 |
242.7 |
|
2000 |
250.8 |
|
2001 |
257.8 |
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Accounts Data.
URL: http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn1.htm
URL: http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/gdpchg.xls
Annual GDP in billions of current dollars (Seasonally adjusted annual rates).
Now you see another reason why Tom Brokaw calls the Americans born in the 1920s "The Greatest Generation." Look at the economic chaos during 1930-1950! They had to make a living through all that.
|
Year |
GDP |
GDP percent change |
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1900 |
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1901 |
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1902 |
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1903 |
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1904 |
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1905 |
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1906 |
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1907 |
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1908 |
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1909 |
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1910 |
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1911 |
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1912 |
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1913 |
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1914 |
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1915 |
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1916 |
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1917 |
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1918 |
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1919 |
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1920 |
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1921 |
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1922 |
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1923 |
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1924 |
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1925 |
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1926 |
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1927 |
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1928 |
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|
1929 |
$103.70 |
|
|
1930 |
$91.30 |
-12.0 |
|
1931 |
$76.60 |
-16.1 |
|
1932 |
$58.80 |
-23.2 |
|
1933 |
$56.40 |
-4.0 |
|
1934 |
$66.00 |
16.9 |
|
1935 |
$73.30 |
11.0 |
|
1936 |
$83.70 |
14.2 |
|
1937 |
$91.90 |
9.7 |
|
1938 |
$86.10 |
-6.3 |
|
1939 |
$92.00 |
6.9 |
|
1940 |
$101.30 |
10.1 |
|
1941 |
$126.70 |
25.0 |
|
1942 |
$161.80 |
27.7 |
|
1943 |
$198.40 |
22.7 |
|
1944 |
$219.70 |
10.7 |
|
1945 |
$223.00 |
1.5 |
|
1946 |
$222.30 |
-0.3 |
|
1947 |
$244.40 |
10.0 |
|
1948 |
$269.60 |
10.3 |
|
1949 |
$267.70 |
-0.7 |
|
1950 |
$294.30 |
10.0 |
|
1951 |
$339.50 |
15.4 |
|
1952 |
$358.60 |
5.6 |
|
1953 |
$379.90 |
5.9 |
|
1954 |
$381.10 |
0.3 |
|
1955 |
$415.20 |
9.0 |
|
1956 |
$438.00 |
5.5 |
|
1957 |
$461.50 |
5.4 |
|
1958 |
$467.90 |
1.4 |
|
1959 |
$507.40 |
8.4 |
|
1960 |
$527.40 |
3.9 |
|
1961 |
$545.70 |
3.5 |
|
1962 |
$586.50 |
7.5 |
|
1963 |
$618.70 |
5.5 |
|
1964 |
$664.40 |
7.4 |
|
1965 |
$720.10 |
8.4 |
|
1966 |
$789.30 |
9.6 |
|
1967 |
$834.10 |
5.7 |
|
1968 |
$911.50 |
9.3 |
|
1969 |
$985.30 |
8.1 |
|
1970 |
$1,039.70 |
5.5 |
|
1971 |
$1,128.60 |
8.6 |
|
1972 |
$1,240.40 |
9.9 |
|
1973 |
$1,385.50 |
11.7 |
|
1974 |
$1,501.00 |
8.3 |
|
1975 |
$1,635.20 |
8.9 |
|
1976 |
$1,823.90 |
11.5 |
|
1977 |
$2,031.40 |
11.4 |
|
1978 |
$2,295.90 |
13.0 |
|
1979 |
$2,566.40 |
11.8 |
|
1980 |
$2,795.60 |
8.9 |
|
1981 |
$3,131.30 |
12.0 |
|
1982 |
$3,259.20 |
4.1 |
|
1983 |
$3,534.90 |
8.5 |
|
1984 |
$3,932.70 |
11.3 |
|
1985 |
$4,213.00 |
7.1 |
|
1986 |
$4,452.90 |
5.7 |
|
1987 |
$4,742.50 |
6.5 |
|
1988 |
$5,108.30 |
7.7 |
|
1989 |
$5,489.10 |
7.5 |
|
1990 |
$5,803.20 |
5.7 |
|
1991 |
$5,986.20 |
3.2 |
|
1992 |
$6,318.90 |
5.6 |
|
1993 |
$6,642.30 |
5.1 |
|
1994 |
$7,054.30 |
6.2 |
|
1995 |
$7,400.50 |
4.9 |
|
1996 |
$7,813.20 |
5.6 |
|
1997 |
$8,318.40 |
6.5 |
|
1998 |
$8,781.50 |
5.6 |
|
1999 |
$9,274.32 |
5.6 |
|
2000 |
$9,824.64 |
5.9 |
|
2001 |
$10,082.15 |
2.6 |
|
2002 |
$10,446.20 |
3.6 |
For those of us who can't remember our high school history class very well, here is a table of United States presidents and their terms in office. Although presidential elections are held in years divisible by four, they normally change office the following year. Notable wars are also listed to serve as markers between major phases of history.
Source: The White House, Washington, DC.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
|
Number |
Name |
Years |
War |
|
25 |
William McKinley |
1897-1901 |
Spanish-American War |
|
26 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
1901-09 |
|
|
27 |
William H. Taft |
1909-13 |
|
|
28 |
Woodrow Wilson |
1913-21 |
First World War |
|
29 |
Warren Harding |
1921-23 |
|
|
30 |
Calvin Coolidge |
1923-29 |
|
|
31 |
Herbert Hoover |
1929-33 |
|
|
32 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
1933-45 |
Second World War |
|
33 |
Harry S Truman |
1945-53 |
Second World War, Korean War |
|
34 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
1953-61 |
Korean War |
|
35 |
John F. Kennedy |
1961-63 |
|
|
36 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
1963-69 |
Vietnam War |
|
37 |
Richard M. Nixon |
1969-74 |
Vietnam War |
|
38 |
Gerald R. Ford |
1974-77 |
|
|
39 |
Jimmy Carter |
1977-81 |
|
|
40 |
Ronald W. Reagan |
1981-89 |
|
|
41 |
George Bush |
1989-93 |
Persian Gulf War |
|
42 |
William J. Clinton |
1993-2001 |
|
|
43 |
George W. Bush |
2001-present |
War on Terrorism (Afghanistan), Iraq War |