5 facts about race in America
The latest data on the state of race relations in the U.S. and how much progress has been made — or not — in achieving racial equality.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The latest data on the state of race relations in the U.S. and how much progress has been made — or not — in achieving racial equality.
Just what is “economic inequality”? Depends on whom you ask.
As a whole, Latin America enjoyed solid economic growth in the first decade of this century, with a fall in poverty, a decrease in income inequality and a rise of its middle class.
On a global scale, the vast majority of Americans are either upper-middle income or high income. And many Americans who are classified as “poor” by the U.S. government would be middle income globally.
Though crude oil continues to be the nation’s single biggest import, energy exports have risen sharply. Exports of some metals and agricultural products also have grown rapidly.
The share of Americans who live in middle-income households has held steady since 2010 – a flat trend that might actually be good news.
The median wealth of white households was 13 times the wealth of black households and 10 times that of Hispanic households in 2013, compared with eight and nine times, respectively, in 2010.
The income gap between couples with relatively high and those with relatively low levels of education had widened substantially since 1960, according to a new study.
With issues of economic inequality becoming more prominent, a “5 Facts” primer.
Today about as many Americans identify themselves as lower or lower-middle class (40%) as say they are in the middle class (44%).
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