1 A cost of living index based more widely than on wheat, gives the estimates in Table 7.4.

2 It is facile to employ cost of living indices or indices of neo-natal mortality without knowing how the figures are calculated.

3 The cost of living index has topped off, this year much higher than last year.

4 The cost of living index compares cost of living among Zips with "100" being average, 200 being twice the average, and 50 being half the average and so on.

5 Only Zips where the cost of living index was between 100 and 200 were considered.