Region: Northern America
American Attitudes About Poverty and the Poor
In early 2001, a national poll conducted by National Public Radio (NPR), the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School asked nearly 2,000 Americans 18 or older, “Which is the bigger cause of poverty today: that people are not doing enough to help themselves out of poverty, or that circumstances beyond their control cause them to be poor?
Poverty in the United States and Other Western Countries
(2002) It is difficult to compare poverty levels in different countries. Countries not only have different currencies, they have different family income levels, consumption patterns, prices for goods and services (which affect purchasing power), spending patterns, and family and demographic characteristics.
Minority Suburbanization
By asoares
(2002) The suburbs of America’s cities are often seen as the bastions of white, middle-class families. But increasingly, America’s suburbs reflect the growing diversity in the United States as a whole.
English-Speaking Ability
(2002) Many people who immigrate to the United States settle in close-knit communities with other immigrants who share their culture, language, and traditions.
The Size and Shape of America’s Government
(2002) There were 130 million people employed in the United States in 2000, not counting military personnel. Data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey show that 14 percent of the country’s workforce reported that they were government employees at the local, state, or federal level (about 18 million people).
Boomers’ Retirement Wave Likely to Begin in Just 6 Years
By asoares
(2002) In the United States, efforts to stop terrorism and restore economic growth have superseded the Social Security issue for the past several months. But the clock keeps ticking, and baby boomers are nearing retirement.
Can Immigration Policies Thwart Terrorism?
(March 2002) On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four planes over U.S. airspace and, using the planes as bombs, caused the deaths of more than 3,000 people.
Population Bulletin, vol. 56, no. 4. Elderly Americans
(2001) The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic change: the rapid aging of its population. The 2000 Census counted nearly 35 million people in the United States 65 years of age or older, about one of every eight Americans.
Elderly Americans
(2001) The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic change: the rapid aging of its population. The 2000 Census counted nearly 35 million people in the United States 65 years of age or older, about one of every eight Americans.