Average family

[Brad De Long]

>At 11:41 PM 6/26/00 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote:
>>Could the average family with domestic help have referred to the average
>>native born family?
>
>
>when i used it orig. i was using it in context of *1900 house* which 
>is supposed to reproduce the lifestyle of avg middle class family in 
>1900.  that's what i meant by avg and what i meant subsequently when 
>i clarified and talked about middle class families as opp to working 
>class families.
>
>correct me if i'm wrong, but that IS what 1900 house is about yes? 
>a middle class family's lifestyle.
>
>kelley

Yep. You're right.

A *real* average 1900 house would have three rooms--one of which 
would be closed off in the winter because they couldn't afford to 
heat it.