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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Examining the New 2007 Census Poverty, Income, and Health Data

Examining the New 2007 Census Poverty, Income, and Health Data
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Despite modest improvements in overall median income and health insurance coverage, the new Census data are disquieting. Though 2007 was the sixth (and likely the final) year of an economic expansion, 4.4 million more Americans were poor, the median income of non-elderly households was $1,100 lower, and nearly 6 million more Americans were uninsured than in 2001 — even though the economy was in recession that year.

 



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