USA - income and education inequalities in the USA

Question 1

What percentage of black children were from low income families in the US 2008?

Answer 1

In 2008, 61% of black children were in low income households in the USA

Question 2

What are the six factors of inequalities in the USA?

Answer 2

• crime
• housing
• income
• health
• education
• employment

Question 3

How many white children were from a low income household in the US in 2008?

Answer 3

In 2008, in the USA, 27% of white children were from low income households

Question 4

How many Asian children in the US in 2008 were from low income households?

Answer 4

In the US, in 2008, 31% of Asian children were from low income households

Question 5

What was the USA’s national unemployment rate in 2014?

Answer 5

In 2014 the US had a national unemployment rate of 6%

Question 6

What was the national unemployment rate in the US in 2017?

Answer 6

The US unemployment rate in 2017 was 4.1%.

Question 7

What was the unemployment rate in 2018 in the US?

Answer 7

In the US the unemployment rate in 2018 was 3.7%

Question 8

What percentage of white Americans are unemployed?

Answer 8

3.9% of white Americans are unemployed

Question 9

What percentage of Asian Americans are unemployed?

Answer 9

3.3% of Asian Americans are unemployed

Question 10

What percentage of African Americans are unemployed?

Answer 10

6.5% of African Americans are unemployed

Question 11

What groups in the US are least likely to have high incomes and be employed?

Answer 11

African Americans and Hispanic Americans are least likely to have high incomes and be employed

Question 12

What groups in the US are most likely to be employed and have high incomes?

Answer 12

White and Asian Americans are most likely to have higher incomes and be employed

Question 13

In 2016, what group in the US had the highest average income?

Answer 13

In 2016, the Asian households had the highest average income at $81 per day.

Question 14

In 2016 what was the Average daily income of a white household?

Answer 14

In 2016, the average income for a white household was $65

Question 15

What was the average income per day in the US in 2016 for Black households?

Answer 15

The average income for black households in 2016 was $39

Question 16

What is the average percentage of Americans living in poverty?

Answer 16

Around 15% of all Americans live in poverty

Question 17

What percentage of African-Americans live in poverty?

Answer 17

Around 27% of African Americans live in poverty

Question 18

What percentage of white Americans live in poverty?

Answer 18

Around 10% of white Americans live in poverty.

Question 19

Regarding funding, how do schools in the US disadvantage the poor?

Answer 19

Schools in more affluent areas gain more funding than schools in poorer areas. This is referred to as the “funding gap”.

Question 20

What percentage of white American students have PHD’s?

Answer 20

58% of white Americans have PHD degrees

Question 21

What percentage of Black Americans have PHD’s?

Answer 21

Around 11% of Black Americans have PHD’s

Question 22

How much more likely are those from low income households to drop out of school than their white counterparts?

Answer 22

Children from low income families are 6 times more likely to drop out of school compared with their wealthier counterparts