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Total and Full-Time Year-Round Workers With Earnings by Sex: 1967 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:41:49 -0700

According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, both men and women who worked full-time, year round experienced increases in real median earnings between 2008 and 2009. Median earnings increased 2.0 percent for full-time, year-round working
men (from $46,191 to $47,127) and 1.9 percent for women who worked full-time, year-round (from $35,609 to $36,278).

Female-to-Male Earnings Ratio and Median Earnings of Full Time, Year Round Workers by Sex

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:41:47 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, the number of working men and women aged 15 and older with earnings decreased between 2008 and 2009—men decreased by 2.1 million
to 81.9 million and women decreased by 1.6 million to 73.0 million. The number of full-time, year-round workers also
decreased.26 The number of men who worked full-time, year-round decreased by 3.8 million (to 56.1 million), and the number of women who worked full-time, year round
decreased by about 939,000 (to 43.2 million) between 2008 and 2009.

Real Median Earnings of Total Workers and Full-Time, Year-Round Workers by Sex: 1960 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:41:47 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, both men and women, 15 years old and over, who worked full-time, year-round experienced increases in real median earnings between 2008 and 2009. The median earnings of men increased 2.0 percent, from $46,191 to $47,127; and the earnings of women increased by 1.9 percent, from $35,609 to $36,278.6 In 2009, the female-to-male earnings ratio was 0.77, not statistically different from the 2008 ratio

Real Median Household Income: 1967 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:41:46 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, the real median household income in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median.

Real median income declined by 1.8 percent for family households and increased 1.6 percent for nonfamily
households between 2008 and 2009.

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) provides monthly data about labor force participation, income sources and amounts, and health insurance coverage of individuals, families, and households during
the time span covered by each of its panels. The data yield insights into the dynamic nature of these experiences and the economic mobility of U.S. residents.

Number in Poverty and Poverty Rates: 1959 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:33:33 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, in 2009, 43.6 million people were in poverty, up from 39.8 million in 2008—the third consecutive annual increase in the number of people in
poverty.

The number of people in poverty in 2009 (43.6 million) is the largest number in the 51 years for which poverty estimates have been published.

Between 2008 and 2009, the poverty rate increased for children under the age of 18 (from 19.0 percent to 20.7 percent) and people aged 18 to 64 (from 11.7 percent
to 12.9 percent), but decreased for people aged 65 and older (from 9.7 percent to 8.9 percent).

Children with Income Below Specified Ratio of Their Poverty Threshold: 1980 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:33:35 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, both the poverty rate and the
number in poverty increased for related children under the age of 18 (from 18.5 percent and 13.5 million in 2008 to
20.1 percent and 14.8 million in 2009).

For related children under the age of 18 in families with a female householder, 44.4 percent were in poverty compared with 11.0 percent of related children in
married-couple families.

Both the poverty rate and the number in poverty increased for related children under the age of 6 (from 21.3 percent and 5.3 million in 2008 to 23.8 percent and 6.0 million in 2009).

Of related children under the age of 6 in families with a female householder, 54.3 percent were in poverty—four
times the rate of related children in married-couple families.

Demographic Makeup of the Population at Varying Degrees of Poverty: 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:33:36 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance report, in 2009, 6.3 percent of all people, or 19.0 million people, had income below one-half of their poverty threshold, up from 5.7 percent and 17.1 million in 2008. This group represented 43.7 percent of the poverty population in 2009.

The demographic makeup of the population differs at varying degrees of poverty. Children represented 24.5
percent of the overall population, 35.5 percent of the people in poverty, and 36.3 percent of the people with
income below 50 percent of their poverty threshold. On the other hand, the elderly represented 12.7 percent of the overall population, 7.9 percent of the people in poverty, and 5.2 percent of those with income below 50 percent of their poverty threshold.

Uninsured Rates for Children by Household Income: 1987 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:58:59 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance: 2009 report, in 2009, the uninsured rate and the number of children under the age of 18 without health insurance (10.0 percent and 7.5 million) were not statistically different from 2008.

Uninsured rates for children varied by poverty status, age, race, and Hispanic origin.

Children aged 12 to 17 had a higher uninsured rate (11.3 percent) than those under 6 (9.2 percent).

Uninsured Rates for All People by Household Income: 1987 to 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:58:58 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance: 2009 report, the uninsured rate is higher among people with lower incomes.

In 2009, 26.6 percent of people in households with annual incomes less than $25,000 had no health insurance coverage. In 2009, the uninsured rates decreased as household income increased—21.4 percent of people
in households with incomes ranging from $25,000 to $49,999 were uninsured; 16.0 percent of people in households with incomes ranging from $50,000 to $74,999 were uninsured; and 9.1 percent of people in households with incomes of $75,000 or more were uninsured.

Uninsured Children by Poverty Status, Household Income, Age, Race and Hispanic Origins, and Nativity: 2009

nobody@flickr.com (US Census Bureau) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:58:59 -0700

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According to the US Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health Insurance: 2009 report, in 2009, children in poverty were more likely to be uninsured (15.1 percent) than all children (10.0 percent).

In 2009, the uninsured rates were 7.0 percent for non- Hispanic White children, 11.5 percent for Black children, 10.0 percent for Asian children, and 16.8 percent for Hispanic children. These 2009 uninsured rates were not different from the respective rates in 2008.