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Approximate poverty line for a family of 3 and 4
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$17,568 and $22,113 respectively in 2010
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Approximate percentage of people who experience poverty during adulthood in U.S.
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(59%--and this was before the current recession)
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Approximate rate of children in poverty in U.S.
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22%--more than 1 in 5
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Thirty-eight percent of Black children and 35% of Latino children are poor, compared to
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around 12% of white children and 14% of Asian children.
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Difference in wealth between Black and whites:
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Whites’ average net worth is 20 times that of Blacks’(2009 data)
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Gender gap in wages in the U.S.
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(Women earn about 77ȼ for a man’s $1)
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