According to the most recent KIDS COUNT Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, child well-being has stagnated since 2000, after improvements in the 1990s.
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A recent report from the Pew Research Center describes the growing wealth gap between households of different racial/ethnic background: the median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households.
The Children’s Defense Fund has released The State of America’s Children 2011, a comprehensive look at child well-being in the United States with a focus on racial and ethnic differences
The unemployment rate was 9.2% in June 2011, relatively unchanged from 9.1% in May.
Key findings from the 2010 Current Population Survey show that, although median income did not change significantly between 2008 and 2009, the poverty rate did rise significantly from 13.2% to 14.3%.
About six million Americans receiving Food Stamps (SNAP) report no other income, an increase of about 50% over the past two years.
A newly released report from the Census Bureau presents data collected in 2009 related to income, poverty and health insurance coverage. The findings reflect the impact of the current recession on American households in 2008.
This link opens a New York Times article on the effects of drought in California’s Central Valley.