Failure of the War on Poverty 
.... In 1966, almost 18
percent of children under the age of 18 lived in
poor families; that number had increased to almost 21
percent by 1990 (Cook and Barrett ....
(1648
7
)
The Feminization of Poverty
.... by 1981 the number of persons living in
poor families headed by women had increased 54
percent even though the number of persons living in
poor families headed ....
(1266
5
)
Crime & Economics
.... poverty in the US 5.6 million children—more than one-third of all children living in poverty—belong to working-
poor families, a 30
percent increase between ....
(1972
8
)
Children in Poverty: Educating the Parents
.... one-third of them live in families that are considered to be low-income or
poor. Specifically, in 2002, more than 26 million children - 37
percent of America's ....
(1581
6
)
Government's Role in Health Care & Poverty
.... According to Axinn and Stern (1988), 40 million were
poor in 1959 (22
percent), then "the number of needy people in US society decreased throughout the 1960s ....
(1840
7
)
INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLIC POLICY
.... While 25
percent of the American population will likely be
poor at some point in their lives, fewer than two
percent will be chronically
poor. ....
(1875
8
)
The US as a Socially-Stratified Capitalist Society
.... Among
poor mothers, 43
percent report no physician visits in the first trimester of pregnancy--"compared with only 16
percent of nonpoor mothers" (Federman and ....
(2137
9
)
Brazilian Economy
.... the economy of the prosperous, with half the population, commands fully 85.7
percent of GDP, while the economy of the
poor commands only 14.3
percent of GDP. ....
(2224
9
)
Nature of Welfare and Reforms
.... Whites make up 67
percent of America's
poor, while blacks comprise 29
percent of the nation's
poor--a percentage of racial composition that has barely changed ....
(2809
11
)
Long Term Health Care Services Comparison
.... In fact, however, the unconcerned account for less than one
percent of those in need. The working
poor in the US without health care insurance tend to postpone ....
(1717
7
)
Prenatal Care and Nutrition
.... In this regard, data revealed low hemoglobin levels for 42
percent of the sample, low infant birth-weight for only 4
percent of the sample,
poor body mass ....
(2053
8
)
Formulation & Effectiveness of Public Policy
.... However, the hard core
poor did not make any gains. Blacks in particular were left out of the postwar prosperity. The top .5
percent of families controlled ....
(1744
7
)
Rationing of Medical Care in the US
.... coin, only about 4
percent of high-income people describe their health as fair or
poor, but this assessment is made by about 22
percent of
poor Americans" (US ....
(2643
11
)
Marketing Strategies for the Lodging Industry
.... the 1990s, in comparison with occupancy rates above 70
percent throughout the .... consulted include Value Line Investment Survey, Standard &
Poor's Industry Surveys ....
(1031
4
)
2008 Election Strategies
....
percent is "almost twice that of the general population," while individuals in families "headed by single women make up 35
percent of the
poor." While McCain ....
(1192
5
)
The 1980s
.... may have been paying more taxes, but while the
poor were earning less real income their real income was dramatically increasing, "the top 1
percent of 1983 ....
(1658
7
)
Effects of Rapid Population Growth in Indonesia
.... scapegoats are often Indonesian Chinese, a small minority of about 3
percent in a .... has come to symbolize the growing gap between rich and
poor (Social dynamite ....
(1416
6
)
War on Poverty Johnson
.... also saw dramatic improvements in health care and housing among the
poor and needy .... living in substandard housing also declined steeply, from 20
percent in 1960 ....
(1890
8
)
Reducing Poverty in the US
.... to the needs of the
poor among the population of the United States. During the Bush Administration, the poverty rate increased from the 13.0
percent of the ....
(2581
10
)
The Sumitomo Bank of Japan in California
.... held 84.3
percent of the common shares of the Sumitomo Bank of California at the close of calendar year 1988.4 The _____ 1Standard &
Poor's, "Sumitomo ....
(1943
8
)
Second Hand Smoke
.... for Health Statistics in Washington, DC, 4.1
percent of children in households with smokers are in fair to
poor health, as opposed to 2.4
percent of children ....
(2098
8
)
Health Care and Urban Poverty
.... 1989. Abraham notes that the proportion was somewhat higher for
poor children; 46
percent of them were covered (Abraham 56). But ....
(1314
5
)
Single-Parent Family Structure and Children
.... The long-term social effects of the
poor educational performance of these students .... In fact, 70
percent of the juvenile criminals in state-reform institutions ....
(2088
8
)
Women & Poverty in the US
.... Report, 37
percent of people in developing countries lacked at least three essentials of well-being, while only 21
percent of them were income
poor. ....
(2643
11
)
Nutrition and Health
.... With respect to demographic factors, 68.4
percent of the homeless were male, while 67.3
percent of the non homeless
poor were female. ....
(4051
16
)
The Limited, Inc.
.... $5.8 billion in the fiscal year ended in January 1990 (Standard, &
Poor's, 1990). Annual sales growth for the past several years has averaged 17
percent. ....
(1213
5
)
CHILDREN OF THE HOMELESS IN AMERICA
.... The study by the US Conference of Mayors found that 22
percent of the .... a number of middle-class families have been plunged into homelessness,
poor and low ....
(1619
6
)
Treatment of Children in Canada
.... While 25
percent of the population will likely be
poor at some point in their lives, fewer than two
percent will be chronically
poor. ....
(2618
10
)
AGING & DEPRESSION
.... Obstacles to treatment have been identified and include
poor compliance, adverse effects of .... is stated to be patient compliance; as many as 70
percent take only ....
(2795
11
)
African American Adolescent Pregnancy
.... an escape from poverty, yet to the
poor, it may seem elusive. The dropout rate among African-Americans has been recorded as being as high as 61
percent in some ....
(2072
8
)
