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Black Poverty in America – 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. For the 2002 report, the category the Census Bureau called “Black” was changed to read “Black alone” and a new category was added called “Black alone or in combination”. For this piece, the data was drawn from the first two categories. Black poverty in America is tied … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – black poverty issues
The Census Bureau’s report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 contains information on the poverty rates and total persons in poverty for several races. The races are self-defined by the individuals surveyed, and by the Census Bureau in standard terms that may not be helpful in studying this topic. Hispanics are listed as “of any race”. Blacks have been categorized in two differing ways, Black Alone and Black Alone or … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
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