You now know a lot more about US income inequality statistics. Have you got ideas on how to redress the imbalances? Let us know in the comments. FAQ What is wealth inequality, and why does it matter? Wealth inequality is the disparity in net worth. Since wealth tends to accumulate at th...
Despite progress on the legislative front over the past 100 years, the wage gap has been slow to narrow. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women working full-time in 1960 earned about 60 cents for every dollar earned by men—the number cited by President Kennedy in signing the Equal ...
Cash benefits were most effective at reducing income inequality, although their effect has diminished over the past seven years, which partly reflects the fall in their value relative to incomes before taxes and benefits, the ONS said. Direct taxes like income tax are progressive in reducing income...
More questionable is that about 11.1 percent of Americans live in poverty despite this national wealth. However, the acceptance that poverty for some is an unfortunate consequence of free markets is present among a strong majority of the population. After all, the nature of competition is that ...
It is common knowledge that, under the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, economic inequality and poverty in the United Kingdom rose dramatically, but it is often overlooked that during the 1980s knowledge about movements in poverty and inequality was much less certain and was subject to political...
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The FDIC stated in 2019 that unbanked rates tend to be higher among certain segments of the population, namely households with low, volatile, or noincome(the FDIC stopped asking about income volatility in its 2021 report).Education can also be influential, as people without a high school diplom...
This raises important questions about the balance between early detection and the potential harms of unnecessary treatment. Our study confirmed significant HDI-related health inequalities in the burden of AYA cancers, with high and very high-HDI countries experiencing markedly higher incidence rates. The...
Only about 20% of Americans inherit their riches. The rest of them (80%) are self-made, first-generation millionaires. Most millionaires have to work for the money and don’t get rich once a relative dies, according to “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Weal...
Many observers have raised doubts about the accuracy and reliability of China's energy statistics, which show an unprecedented decline in recent years, whi... Sinton, Jonathan E. - 《China Economic Review》 被引量: 412发表: 2001年 China's national income, 1952-1995 China's national income,...