Poverty in the United States: 2013 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508698982)

In 2013, 45.3 million people were counted as poor in the United States under the official poverty measure-a number statistically unchanged from the 46.5 million people estimated as poor in 2012. The poverty rate, or percent of the population considered poor under the official definition, was reported at 14.5% in 2013, a statistically significant drop from the estimated 15.0% in 2012. Poverty in the United States increased markedly over the 2007-2010 period, in tandem with the economic recession (officially marked as running from December 2007 to June 2009), and remained unchanged at a post-recession high for three years (15.1% in 2010, and 15.0% in both 2011 and 2012). The 2013 poverty rate of 14.5% remains above a 2006 pre-recession low of 12.3%, and well above an historic low rate of 11.3% attained in 2000 (a rate statistically tied with a previous low of 11.1% in 1973).

Author: Thomas Gabe
ISBN-10: 1508698988
ISBN-13: 9781508698982
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2015
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.17d