Poverty Rate and Household Income Stagnate as Rich-Poor Gap Hits Post War High.

Institution	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC.
Titel	Poverty Rate and Household Income Stagnate as Rich-Poor Gap Hits Post War High.
Quelle	(1989), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Advantaged; Census Figures; Demography; Economic Factors; Economic Progress; Economically Disadvantaged; Family Income; Federal Aid; Lower Class; Middle Class; Poverty; Upper Class + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Volkszählung; Demografie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Familieneinkommen; Mittelschicht; Armut; Oberschicht
Abstract	This study analyzes Census data which indicate the following U.S. poverty trends for 1988: (1) the gap between rich and poor is wider than at any point in the post World War II era; (2) the poverty rate showed no improvement and remains higher than the most severe recession years of the 1970s; (3) the share of the national family income going to the middle fifth of families was the lowest ever recorded; (4) per capita income rose due to the continued surge of income for wealthy households; (5) median household income remained stagnant for the second consecutive year; and (6) the income of the average poor family fell $4,851 below the poverty line. The data indicate that the following factors are responsible for the poverty trends: (1) economic factors; (2) cuts in government benefit programs; and (3) demographic shifts. The possibility of using an alternative poverty line set by the Census at $855 lower than the official poverty line is discussed. Four graphs and one table are included. (JS)
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