08-27-2004, 02:28 PM
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silver plated, underrated
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Davis Country
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Originally posted by bilmore
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There were 35.8 million people living in poverty last year, or 12.5 percent of the population. That was 1.3 million more than in 2002.
Children made up more than half the increase -- about 800,000. The child poverty rate rose from 16.7 percent in 2002 to 17.6 percent.
The government definition of poverty varies by the size of the household. For instance, the income threshold for a family of four was $18,810, while for two people it was $12,015.
More people lacked health insurance as well -- about 45 million last year, or 15.6 percent, compared with 43.5 million, or 15.2 percent the previous year.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/08/27/financial0733EDT0018.DTL
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