"Affordable housing" (1979-present?)

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RENT CONTROL--221,000 Google hits, 16,300 Google Groups hits
RENT STABILIZATION--40,000 Google hits, 511 Google Groups hits
AFFORDABLE HOUSING--3,990,000 Google hits, 35,800 Google Groups hits
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RENT CONTROL + NEW YORK CITY--27,700 Google hits, 762 Google Groups hits
RENT STABILIZATION + NEW YORK CITY--14,100 Google hits, 177 Google Groups hits
AFFORDABLE HOUSING + NEW YORK CITY--171,000 Google hits, 1,300 Google Groups hits
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"Affordable housing" seems to be the big buzzword of campaign 2005 in New York City. No longer are "rent control" or "rent stabilization" heard.
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The term makes me cringe. 30% "affordable housing"? Who lives in the other 70%--complete idiots? Why not say 70% "market rate" housing and 30% "socialized" housing? But that would sound bad, wouldn't it?
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Did the term" affordable housing" take off in 1979?
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2,493 OCLC WORLDCAT hits
2005   35
2004   92
2003   109
2002   117
2001   121
2000   122
1999   114
1998   99
1997   87
1996   73
1995   116
1994   108
1993   122
1992   159
1991   174
1990   172
1989   157
1988   96
1987   91
1986   61
1985   33
1984   47
1983   33
1982   38
1981   14
1980   21
1979   10
1978   2
1977   1
1971   2
1970   1
1968   1
1967   1
1962   1
1957   1
1948   1
1947   1
1943   1
1942   1
1940   1
1937   1
1929   1
1909   1
1900   26
1872   1
0000   27

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"Affordable housing" and "New York"--140 OCLC Worldcat hits
2005   3
2004   7
2003   7
2001   2
2000   3
1999   5
1998   1
1997   10
1996   5
1995   7
1994   10
1993   10
1992   9
1991   5
1990   5
1989   10
1988   11
1987   13
1986   3
1985   4
1984   1
1980   2
1979   1
1943   1
1900   4
0000   1