Follow up to posting, Census Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings, US News reports “More Americans Will Use Food Stamps for Thanksgiving Than Ever Before.” Continue Reading
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Report: Married – without Means
Married without Means – Poverty and Economic Hardship Among Married Americans, Shawn Fremstad, November 2012 “More than 7 million married adults under age 65 in the United States have incomes below the austere federal poverty linecurrently about $23,000 for a married couple with two children. Among parents living below the poverty line and caring… Continue Reading
Report – State of World Population 2012
“Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion annually, according to The State of World Population 2012, published today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. Increased access to family planning has proven to be a sound economic investment. One third… Continue Reading
Kaiser Report – Who are the Uninsured?
The Uninsured: “Who are the Uninsured? – The number of nonelderly uninsured Americans reached 47.9 million people in 2011. The gaps in the U.S. health insurance system affect people of all ages, races and ethnicities, and income levels; however, those with the lowest income face the greatest risk of being uninsured. Four in ten of… Continue Reading
World Development Report 2013: Jobs
World Bank. 2012. World Development Report 2013: Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-9575-2. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0. “Today, jobs are a critical concern across the globefor policy makers, the business community, and the billions of men and women striving to provide for their families. As the world struggles to emerge from… Continue Reading
World Bank- Food Price Watch
Food Price Watch – World Bank, August 2012 “The prices of internationally traded maize and soybeans reached all-time peaks in July, following an unprecedented summer in both the United States and Eastern Europe in terms of high temperatures and lack of rain fall. Wheat prices have also soared to levels comparable to the 2011 peaks… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Releases 2011 American Community Survey Estimates
“The U.S. Census Bureau released findings from the 2011 American Community Survey. The survey provides a wide range of important statistics about our nation’s people, housing and economy for all communities in the country. The results are used by everyone from retailers, homebuilders and police departments, to town and city planners. The survey is the… Continue Reading
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2012
“The infant mortality rate, the preterm birth rate, and the adolescent birth rate all continued to decline, average mathematics scores increased for 4th and 8th grade students, the violent crime victimization rate among youth fell, as did the percentage of young children living in a home where someone smoked, according to the federal government’s annual… Continue Reading
Migration Policy Institute – European Immigrants in the United States
European Immigrants in the United States, by Joseph Russell and Jeanne Batalova, Migration Policy Institute. July 2012 [ Stuart Basefsky] “Formerly the largest US immigrant group, European-born immigrants have seen their numbers decline in the United States over the past 50 years (notwithstanding a period of growth after the collapse of the Soviet Union). Though… Continue Reading
Kaiser – Characteristics of Uninsured Low-Income Adults
“Effective January 2014, the Affordable Care Act establishes a new minimum Medicaid eligibility level of 138 percent of poverty for non-disabled adults who were not previously eligible for the program. As with current Medicaid, legal immigrants who have been in the country for five years or fewer are not eligible for this coverage. Nationally, 21.5… Continue Reading
Report – A young persons guide to Social Security
“Many young people dont think Social Security will be there for them when they retire. Coupled with the doubt about Social Securitys longevity is a general apathy toward learning its basic functions and how it operates. Young people are uninformed and therefore misinformed. They do not understand how Social Security works, who it affects, and… Continue Reading
Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions
Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions, Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., Katherine Baicker, Ph.D., and Arnold M. Epstein, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine, July 25, 2012 “Our study documents that large expansions of Medicaid eligibility in three states were associated with a significant decrease in mortality during a 5-year… Continue Reading
