| Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015 Contributor(s): Economics and Statistics Administration (Author), U. S. Census Bureau (Author), Penny Hill Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1543083307 ISBN-13: 9781543083309 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.39 lbs) 66 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report presents data on income and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.Summary of findings: - Real median household income increased 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015. This is the firstannual increase in median household income since 2007.- The number of full-time, year round workers increased by 2.4 million in 2015.- The official poverty rate decreased by 1.2 percentage points between 2014 and 2015.- The number of people in poverty fell by 3.5 million between 2014 and 2015. |