of the poverty rate as our preferred measure throughout the chapter for its simplicity and data availability, which allow us to compare its values across age groups and over time. In this chapter, the headcount poverty rate is typically calculated relative to all other individuals within a given...
Single-mother families living in poverty number 4.1 million, and the child poverty rate remained steady at 21.8 percent. How many of these people—very real people, not just statistics—are on food stamps? 15.8 million! That translates to 13.6 percent of all U.S. households—the highest ...
The reverse is true for areas shaded blue where the extreme poverty rate has fallen: many of the people living in those areas have moved out of the most extreme category and presumably have seen their fortunes and opportunities improve, even if, in most cases, not sufficiently to have escaped...
We assessed the independent association of neighborhood poverty with HIV diagnosis rates and whether poverty has different effects by sex. Methods We calculated HIV diagnosis rates among persons 13+ years old by ZIP code, by sex and neighborhood poverty level, using 2010-2011 New York City (NYC)...
However, there are plenty of opportunities for Americans to drive expenses lower without sacrificing quality of life. The median household income in the U.S. is $74,580 – yet almost 100% of it is spent per year (the personal savings rate in the U.S. is close to zero)! That’s the...
One designer's vision A celebrated New York City designer, Donna Vock of Donna Vock Designs and Provockative Gems, NYC, featured these Fiji Pearls in her orchid centerpiece for the NY Botanical Garden Annual Orchid Dinnen Donna was honored with her design (below) being selected to grace the ...
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Poverty in the United States—and initiatives to address poverty—is a current topic of discussion among policy makers and researchers. This year marks the 50thanniversary of the War on Poverty, launched in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson. The rate of poverty has declined since then, yet povert...
The federal government's low poverty threshold — $30,900 for a family of two adults and two children in 2023 — masks the true level of poverty on the Island, with its high cost of living for housing, child care and transportation, experts say. Long Island's 2023 poverty rate for all...
(Washington DC), with a median state EITC rate of 15 percent. New York’s supplemental EITC rate is among the highest, reaching 30% as of 2003. Two municipalities have also adopted supplementary EITC programs: NYC adopted a local EITC program in 2004 with benefits equal to 5% of the ...