本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Median household income fell to $42,228 in 2001, a decline of $934 or
2.2 percent from the prior year.
the number of poor Americans rose last year to 32.9 million, an increase of 1.3 million, while the proportion living in poverty rose to 11.7 percent, from 11.3 percent in 2000.
A family of four was classified as poor if it had cash income less than
$18,104 last year. The official poverty levels, updated each year to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index, were $14,128 for a family of three, $11,569 for a married couple and $9,039 for an individual.
The most affluent fifth of the population received half of all household
income last year, up from 45 percent in 1985. The poorest fifth received 3.5 percent of total household income, down from 4 percent in 1985. Average income for the top 5 percent of households rose by $1,000 last year, to $260,464, but the average declined or stayed about the same for most other income brackets.
The real median earnings of women age 15 and older who worked full
time year-round increased for the fifth consecutive year, rising to $29,215 - a 3.5 percent increase between 2000 and 2001," Mr. Weinberg said. The comparable figure for men was unchanged at $38,275. So the
female-to-male earnings ratio reached a high of 0.76. The previous
high was 0.74, first recorded in 1996.
Median household income for blacks fell last year by $1,025, or 3.4
percent, to $29,470. Median income of Hispanics, at $33,565, was virtually unchanged. But household income fell by 1.3 percent for non-Hispanic whites, to $46,305, and by 6.4 percent for Asian Americans, to $53,635.
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2.2 percent from the prior year.
the number of poor Americans rose last year to 32.9 million, an increase of 1.3 million, while the proportion living in poverty rose to 11.7 percent, from 11.3 percent in 2000.
A family of four was classified as poor if it had cash income less than
$18,104 last year. The official poverty levels, updated each year to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index, were $14,128 for a family of three, $11,569 for a married couple and $9,039 for an individual.
The most affluent fifth of the population received half of all household
income last year, up from 45 percent in 1985. The poorest fifth received 3.5 percent of total household income, down from 4 percent in 1985. Average income for the top 5 percent of households rose by $1,000 last year, to $260,464, but the average declined or stayed about the same for most other income brackets.
The real median earnings of women age 15 and older who worked full
time year-round increased for the fifth consecutive year, rising to $29,215 - a 3.5 percent increase between 2000 and 2001," Mr. Weinberg said. The comparable figure for men was unchanged at $38,275. So the
female-to-male earnings ratio reached a high of 0.76. The previous
high was 0.74, first recorded in 1996.
Median household income for blacks fell last year by $1,025, or 3.4
percent, to $29,470. Median income of Hispanics, at $33,565, was virtually unchanged. But household income fell by 1.3 percent for non-Hispanic whites, to $46,305, and by 6.4 percent for Asian Americans, to $53,635.
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