Sentences with phrase «below the poverty line compared»

Of that number, 4.24 million single mothers lived below the poverty line compared to 404,000 single fathers, she noted.

Only 12 % of families in Harrison live below the poverty line compared to 25 % of families in Salem City.

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More than 92 percent of the children live below the poverty line at schools that experience suspected food - borne illnesses, compared with 84 percent at the schools that did not.

In 2015 and 2016, current tobacco use prevalence was about 10 % for adults in higher income households (greater than 400 % of the Federal Poverty Level) compared with almost 25 % for adults in households below the povertPoverty Level) compared with almost 25 % for adults in households below the povertypoverty line.

The study found that 26 percent lived below the poverty line, compared to 15.5 percent of non-transgendered respondents.

About 22 percent of Mississippians live below the poverty line, according to U.S. Census data, compared with 15 percent of the nation's population as a whole.

For example, in 1998, 48 percent of black children age six and younger lived in families that were below 125 percent of the poverty line, compared with 24 percent of white children.

We also examine results separately for families with incomes below the poverty line (i.e., the poorest 19 percent of families), as compared to those at or above the poverty line, and families who live in rural areas (17 percent of all families), as compared to those in more urban areas.

In 2011 - 12, for example, 45 percent of children living above the poverty line had a parent who volunteered or served on a committee at their child's school, compared with 27 percent of children living at or below the poverty line.

Twice as many families live below the poverty line in Salem City compared to families in one of its supposed peers districts, Harrison.

In Baltimore, for example, 29 percent of children are living in families with income below the poverty line, compared to 11 percent statewide.

Median household income in Elwood is $ 108,401 compared to a statewide median of $ 58,687, and only 2.7 % of the population lives below the federal poverty line while the average is 15.6 % statewide.

Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.

This has resulted in a sharp reduction in the number of Grameen Bank members living below the poverty line: 20 % compared to 56 % for comparable non-Grameen Bank members.

In 2015, 35 percent of single - parent families had incomes below the poverty line, compared with 8 percent of married couples with children.

Among single parents in 2013, 15 percent living in households with incomes below the federal poverty line reported symptoms of depression, compared with eight percent of single parents at or above the poverty line.