Economic Security Index
More than 1 in 5 Americans are economically insecure, By Tami Luhby, November 28, 2011, CNNMoney.com: “More than one in five Americans saw at least a quarter of their available household income vanish...
View ArticlePoverty Measurement in the US and Canada
The Near Poor: Many educated, employed Americans struggle to make ends meet, By Elizabeth Stuart, November 30, 2011, Deseret News: “Federal poverty statistics may not paint an accurate picture of how...
View ArticleEconomic Mobility in the US
Economic mobility has fallen, study says, By Walter Hamilton, December 1, 2011, Los Angeles Times: “There’s nothing more American than going from rags to riches. Or so the image goes. The reality,...
View ArticleEconomic Mobility in the US
Middle class dropouts, By Tami Luhby, January 11, 2012, CNNMoney.com: “Nearly one third of Americans who were raised in the middle class dropped down the economic ladder as adults — and that’s before...
View ArticleRecession and Child Well-being
Recession’s toll touches children, By Michael Martinez, January 14, 2012, Reno Gazette-Journal: “Heidi Lanini and her four kids live an austere life — by necessity. Lanini, 37, has lived in her...
View ArticleAsset-Poor Households in the US
Number of asset-poor Americans rising, By Becky Yerak, January 31, 2012, Chicago Tribune: “Luz Pagan, 45, has been working as a part-time cashier at a discount store in downtown Chicago for nearly...
View ArticleAsset Poverty – New Orleans, LA
Asset poverty is a big problem in New Orleans, where many have no cash cushion, By Rebecca Mowbray, August 14, 2012, New Orleans Times-Picayune: “Some 37 percent of New Orleans households would not be...
View ArticleIncome Gap – China
Survey in China shows wide income gap, By Edward Wong, July 19, 2013, New York Times: “Results of a wide-ranging survey of Chinese family wealth and living habits released this week by Peking...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown and Affected Services
A federal government shutdown would deliver immediate, long-term hits to R.I., By Phillip Marcelo and Paul Edward Parker, September 30, 2013, Providence Journal: “As Monday’s midnight deadline for the...
View ArticleCliff Effect of Public Assistance Programs
Why getting ahead often feels like falling behind when you’re poor, By Megan Verlee, November 3, 2015, Colorado Public Radio: “Call it poverty’s ‘glass ceiling.’ The way many public benefit programs...
View ArticleChildhood Asthma -Detroit, MI
Hardships boost asthma rate for Detroit kids, By Karen Bouffard, December 9, 2015, Detroit News: “Detroit has the highest rate of asthma in young children among America’s 18 largest cities, a problem...
View ArticleHousehold Economic Security
Nearly half of U.S. households would struggle with an unexpected $400 expense, Fed study finds, By Don Lee, May 25, 2016, Los Angeles Times: “Shedding light on the precarious economic state of many...
View ArticleRetirement Security
Women more likely than men to face poverty during retirement, Associated Press, July 10, 2016, Chicago Tribune: “During their working years, women tend to earn less than men, and when they retire,...
View ArticleCliff Effect of Public Assistance Programs
$15 minimum wage could squeeze workers on public assistance, By Katie Johnson, December 9, 2016, Boston Globe: “If it succeeds, a campaign to raise the Massachusetts minimum wage to $15 an hour could...
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