Poverty in the United States, 1985
| Autor: | M S, Littman, J M, Mcneil |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Employment
Economics Statistics as Topic White People Sex Factors Ethnicity Population Characteristics Marriage Developing Countries Poverty Demography Geography Marital Status Data Collection Developed Countries Research Age Factors Censuses Hispanic or Latino United States Black or African American Government Publications as Topic Social Class Socioeconomic Factors North America Income Educational Status Americas |
| Zdroj: | Current population reports. Series P-60, Consumer income. (158) |
| ISSN: | 0730-4803 |
| Popis: | This report presents social and economic characteristics of the US population below the poverty level in 1985 based on the March 1986 Current Population Survey. Poverty thresholds are updated every year and are based on money income only; health insurance, food stamps, and Medicaid are not included. The data in this report consist of cross classifications of poverty status by age, race, sex, family relationship, education, work experience, and income. Highlights of the data follow. 1) The poverty population was 33.1 million in 1985, not significantly different from 1984. 2) About 34% of the poor were (15, and 43% were (20 years old. 3) 9.4% of persons 65-69 were in poverty compared to 18.7% of persons 85+. 4) 69% of the poor were white; 16% were hispanic. 5) The poverty rate is highest in the South (16%) and lowest in the Northeast (11.6%). 6) A smaller proportion of the poor than the nonpoor lived in metropolitan areas (70% versus 79%). 7) About 48% of poor families were maintained by women with no husband present. 8) 50% of all poor family households 25+ had not graduated from high school. 9) About 50% of poor family householders worked sometime during 1985 and 16% worked full-time year-round; about 80% of nonpoor family households worked in 1985. 10) About 37% of poor families received public assistance (principally AFDC) with such assistance accounting for 24% of the aggregate money income of poor. 11) $47.8 billion were required in 1985 to raise the incomes of all poor families and unrelated individuals above the poverty level. |
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