CONSOMMATION ET CONDITIONS DE VIE: DES PAPIERS ET DES CHIFFRES.

The article focuses on the historical context of surveys and studies related to consumption and living conditions in the U.S. in 1935, as well as in France in 1964. Topics include the publication of annotated bibliographies by the Bureau of Home Economics in the U.S. and the release of a list of consumption surveys by the Credoc in France, variety of methods employed in these surveys, and common thread of listing important sources on consumption practices in both documents.