Asians were the only group whose poverty rate declined, while non-Hispanic whites were the only group to show an increase.Some analysts say the numbers are particularly troubling not so much for the change they show, but the lack of it - the persistance of relatively high poverty rates over...
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Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (the 1984, 2004 and 2008 panels), we show that albeit the poverty rate was relatively stable in the US over recent decades, the duration of poverty has increased over time. This increase is induced mainly by the changes in the...
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1991-1992 to 2012-2013 (Model 1) Between 1991-1992 and 2012-2013, the predicted prevalence of illicit use increased by 3.6 and 2.2 percentage points in ever-MML and never-MML states, respectively (Table 1) (Figure 1A), a significantly greater increase in ever-MML than never-MML states (...
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And it means returning to the core belief we first championed 80 years ago: that America should be at the heart of a vibrant, international financial system that enables partners around the world to reduce poverty and enhance shared prosperity. And that a functioning social safety net for the...
The package has not changed. But "the daily hardships that families living in poverty are facing may be harder today than they were 10 years ago, and the slight increases in the WIC package just weren't enough," said Dr. Sarah Armstrong, a Duke University childhood obesity researcher. ...
The 2012 official poverty rate was 15.0 percent, and roughly the same amount of the population was without health insurance coverage, 15.4%. I think this report provides some perspective about the realities of many families today. As a household that earns more than average, this reminds us tha...