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Census Figures Show that Federal Policy Needed to Help the Poor and Uninsured
The poverty rate is 12.3 percent for 2006, a slight decrease from the previous year, according to the Census Bureau. The figures revealed racial disparities as Blacks and Hispanics comprise nearly 45 percent of those who live below the poverty line, while Whites comprise less than 10 percent. ... full story |
Op-Ed: Recommitting to the Fight against Poverty
The Census Bureau announced this morning that 36.5 million Americans were in poverty in 2006, down since last year but nearly 5 million more than were poor in 2000. ...
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Census Figures Show that Federal Policy Needed to Help the Poor and Uninsured
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Census Resources
U.S. Census Bureau
New Population Bulletin: The American Community Survey
The American Community—Blacks: 2004
Congress Saves Key Census Survey from Chopping Block
The Impact of Undercounting in the Current Population Survey

 

 
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