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short readsApr 14, 2014

Data Feed: Google’s campaign donations, tax day facts, world military spending

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsApr 11, 2014

Data Feed: Congress’ shrinking middle ground, internet ad revenue, U.S. global leadership

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsJan 13, 2014

Who’s poor in America? 50 years into the ‘War on Poverty,’ a data portrait

The War on Poverty was arguably the most ambitious domestic policy initiative since the Great Depression. But the overall effectiveness of the War on Poverty remains hotly debated.
reportApr 8, 2014

Chapter 1: Comparing Stay-at-Home and Working Mothers

From their education levels to their birthplaces, the nation’s 10.4 million stay-at-home mothers have distinct differences from the 25.2 million mothers who work outside the home. But there are equally striking differences among different groups of stay-at-home mothers, be they married, single or cohabiting. In general, married stay-at-home mothers are better off financially than their […]
reportJan 13, 2014

Changing Demographics of Poverty

This posting links to a FactTank article about how the demographics of poverty have changed in the U.S. since the launch of the War on Poverty 50 years ago.
reportApr 8, 2014

After Decades of Decline, A Rise in Stay-at-Home Mothers

The share of mothers who do not work outside the home rose to 29% in 2012, up from a modern-era low of 23% in 1999, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.
short readsJan 29, 2014

Inequality, poverty divide Republicans more than Democrats

There are wide gaps between conservative and centrist Republicans on whether the government should do something to reduce poverty and inequality.
reportJan 23, 2014

Most See Inequality Growing, but Partisans Differ over Solutions

Survey Report There is broad public agreement that economic inequality has grown over the past decade. But as President Obama prepares for Tuesday’s State of the Union, where he is expected to unveil proposals for dealing with inequality and poverty, there are wide partisan differences over how much the government should – and can – […]
short readsFeb 19, 2014

Data Feed: Rising household debt, aging boomers and labor force participation, minimum wage impacts

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
reportFeb 11, 2014

Chapter 1: Education and Economic Outcomes Among the Young

As college costs have increased in recent decades, so, too, have many of the economic rewards for getting a four-year degree as well as the penalties for not doing so, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The analysis, which focuses on young adults in the first phase of […]

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Data Feed: Google’s campaign donations, tax day facts, world military spending

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Who’s poor in America? 50 years into the ‘War on Poverty,’ a data portrait

Inequality, poverty divide Republicans more than Democrats

Most See Inequality Growing, but Partisans Differ over Solutions

Data Feed: Rising household debt, aging boomers and labor force participation, minimum wage impacts

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