A) What is the U.S poverty rate for the year 2020?
B) Did the poverty rate increase or decrease from the previous year (2019)?
C) How many Americans were unemployed (not working) in 2020?
D) Did the number of Americans who were not working increase or decrease from the previous year (2019)?
Section 2: Age of the Population
A) In terms of age, which group is the most likely (looking at percentages) to be poor? What factors contribute to this group being the most likely to be poor?
B) How does the elderly (65 years and older) poverty rate compared to the U.S. poverty rate (higher or lower)? Why do you believe this is true?
C) Which age group has the most people (looking at total numbers) in poverty? Why do you believe this is true?
D) What percentage of the entire U.S. population is under 18 years of age (regardless of economic status)? What percentage of the entire U.S. population is 65 years or older (regardless of economic status)?
Section 3: Race
A) Which racial group is the most likely (looking at percentages) to be found in poverty?
B) What is the poverty rate for non-Hispanic White Americans?
C) In terms of total numbers, which racial group has the most people living in poverty?
D) When looking at your responses to B) and C) above, how can these figures be accurate?
Section 4: Marital Status
A) Which household structure has the highest rate (percentage) of poverty? What factors contribute to this?
B) Which type of household structure is least likely to be present in American households regardless of economic status?
C) What is the poverty rate for households with a married couple? Why is this so?
D) Single mother households account for what percentage of all households that are in poverty?