Selected Measures of Stratification U S Census Bureau

Selected Measures of Stratification

U. S. Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds, 2006 Size of Family Unit Poverty Threshold One person (unrelated individual) $10, 294 Under 65 years $10, 488 65 years and over $9, 669 Two people $13, 167 Householder under 65 years $13, 569 Householder 65 years and over $12, 201 Three people $16, 079 Four people $20, 614 Five people $24, 382 Six people $27, 560 Seven people $31, 205 Eight people $34, 774 Nine people or more $41, 499 Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds 2006.

Pct in Poverty by Race & Year (Source: Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the US, 2006)

Female-Headed Households as % of Poor Families (Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts of the U. S. , 2006)

Median Income by Household, 2006 (Source: U. S. Census Bureau, 2006)

Pct of Single Moms Getting Child Support, by Marital Status, 2003 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2006)

Women as % of all employees in selected occupations, 2005 (Source, BLS)

Pct. of Women in Professions, by Year (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Statistical Abstracts of the U. S. , 2006)

Pct. Of Children Under 18 in Poverty U. S. Bureau of the Census, CPS, 2006

Approximate Unemployment Rate by Race & Year (Source: Bureau of the Census, 2007)

Median Household Income, by Race and Year (Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the U. S. , 2006)

Lifetime Earnings by Educational Attainment U. S. Census Bureau, CPR, 2002

Lifetime Earnings by Race & Education

Lifetime Earnings by Gender & Education U. S. Census Bureau, CPS: 1998, 1999, 2000

Educational Attainment by Socioeconomic Status (National Center for Education Statistics, 2004)

Pct. of People 25 and over with 4 or More Years of College

Average Tuition, Private and Public Colleges, by Year

College Grads, By Year and SES

Female LFP Rate, by Year & Race of Labor Statistics, 2006) (Source: Bureau

Family Income at Selected Income Levels, 1979 -1997

Proportion of Population by Class Status

Employment in Sectors of the Economy, 1900 -2000

Five Functional (Occupational) Groups (Source: Carnevale and Rose, 1998) Work Function Primary Workplace Extractive Production Farm Industrial Production Factory Low-Skilled Services Counter High-Skilled Services Hospital or Classroom Administration & Coordination Office

Distribution of Functional Employment, 1959 -1997

Distribution of Income, 1980 -2006 (Source US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts of the US, 2006)

Distribution of Wealth in U. S. , 2007 (Source: Edward Wolff, NYU Economist, 2010) 7% 10% 43% 11% 29% Top 1% Next 4% Next 5% Next 10% Bot. 80%

Distribution of Income, by Quintiles, 2004 (Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the United States, 2006)

Distribution of Wealth in U. S. , 2007 (Source: Wolff, 2010) 50% 45% 40% Distribution of Wealth in U. S. , 2007 43% (Source: Wolff, 2010) 35% 30% 29% 25% 20% 15% 11% 10% 7% 5% 0% Top 1% Next 4% Next 5% Next 10% Bot. 80%