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Posted by TonyG on Wed May 4 22:13:26 2011, in response to Re: Disgusting incident in FL legislature, posted by TonyG on Wed May 4 22:01:37 2011. Well, I've got this:Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States In addition to family status, race/ethnicity and age also correlate with high poverty rates in the United States. Although data regarding race and poverty are more extensively published and cross tabulated the family status correlation is by far the strongest. [edit] Poverty and family status According to the US Census, in 2007 5.8% of all people in married families lived in poverty,[24] as did 26.6% of all persons in single parent households [24] and 19.1% of all persons living alone.[24] [edit] By race/ethnicity and family status Among married families: 5.8% lived in poverty.[24] This number varied by ethnicity with 5.4% of white persons,[25] 8.3% of black persons,[26] and 14.9% of Hispanic persons (of any nationality) [27] living in poverty. Among single parent families: 26.6% lived in poverty.[24] This number varied by ethnicity with 30% of white persons,[25] 40% of black persons,[26] and 30% of Hispanic persons (of any nationality) [27] living in poverty. Among unrelated individuals living alone: 19.1% lived in poverty.[24] This number varied by ethnicity with 18% of white persons [28] 27.9% of black persons [27] and 27% of Hispanic persons (of any nationality) [29] living in poverty [edit] Poverty and race The US Census declared that in 2008 13.2% of the general population lived in poverty:[30] 8.6% of all European Americans 11.8% of all Asian Americans 23.2% of all Hispanics (of any nationality) 24.2% of all American Indians and Alaska Natives 24.7% of all African Americans. About half of those living in poverty are non-Hispanic white, but poverty rates are much higher for blacks and other minorities. 57% of all poor rural children are non-Hispanic white, compared with 28% of poor urban children.[31][copyright violation?] [edit] Poverty and age The US Census declared that in 2007 12.5% of the general population lived in poverty: 18% of all people under age 18 10.9% of all people 19-64, and 9.7% of all people ages 65 and older[24] The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses a different measure for poverty and declared in 2008 that child poverty in the US is 20% and poverty among the elderly is 23%.[32] The non-profit advocacy group Feeding America has released a study (May 2009) based on 2005-2007 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Agriculture Department, which claims that 3.5 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of hunger in the United States. The study claims that in 11 states, Louisiana, which has the highest rate, followed by North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Idaho and Arkansas, more than 20 percent of children under 5 are allegedly at risk of going hungry.The study was paid by ConAgra Foods, a large food company.[33] |
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