U.S. Rural Poverty Stagnates as Uninsured Multiply


	U.S. Rural Poverty Stagnates as Uninsured Multiply

zizzy

9-1-2007 2:23 PM

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united states, poverty, trickle-down economics, uninsured

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9-1-2007 4:46 PM

kkcapricorn

5 years into an economic recovery?????
I must have pulled a "Rip Van Winkle" for the past 5 years.

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In the countryside, poverty has stagnated at 15.2 percent, three percentage points above the national average. In all, nearly 7.2 million inhabitants of rural areas fell below the poverty line last year despite rising agricultural prices.
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Asian households recorded the highest median income, 64,200 dollars, followed by non-Hispanic whites with 52,400 dollars, Hispanics with 37,800 dollars, and blacks with 32,000 dollars. Incomes levels for these groups were statistically no different in 2005 and 2006.
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