MEASURING POVERTY, INEQUALITY and ECONOMIC INJUSTICE in NORTH CAROLINA

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MEASURING POVERTY, INEQUALITY and ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE in NORTH CAROLINA

• Bill Wilson, Deputy Director, North Carolina
  Justice Center
• [phone] wilson_at_ncjustice.org
• Tazra Mitchell, Public Policy Fellow, Budget
  Tax Center
• [phone] tazra_at_ncjustice.org
• North Carolina Justice Center P.O. Box 28068
  Raleigh, NC 27611

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People Living Below the Federal Poverty Line

• 1.6 million
• 22,314(FPL family of four)

Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010.
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People Living Below the Living Income Standard

• More than 3.5 million
• 48,814(family of four)

Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010 andBudget and
Tax Centers Living Income Standard Report, 2011.
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The Disproportionate Impact of Poverty in NC
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010.Data also
reflects Alaska Native population
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The Disproportionate Impact of Poverty in NC

• 44.4Households Headed by Females with Children
  Live in Poverty

Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010.
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High Poverty Counties Concentrated in the East
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010.
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Persistent Poverty Concentrated in the East
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of XXX.
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Steep Rise in Concentrated-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2006-2010.
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Impact on Life Chances Education Helps Break
Cycle of Poverty
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2010.
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BUT Parents Financial Standing Impacts their
Childs Education Outcomes
Source North Carolina Department of Instruction.
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Impact on Life Chances Negative Effects on
Health Outcomes
Source Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003
Survey of Childrens Health
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Impact on Life Chances Negative Effects on
Employment Outcomes
Source Economic Policy Institute analysis of the
Current Population Survey data
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Poverty Impacts Us All Widespread Income
Inequality is Growing in NC
Source Budget and Tax Centers analysis of
American Community Survey, 2006 to 2010.
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