This paper was presented at the First Conference of the Americas, held by the Organization of American States in Washington on 6 March 1998. Great social inequality has long been a frustrating feature ...

The following information was released by the United States Census Bureau: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024, not statistically different ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

As pandemic subsidies disappeared, wages kept workers just ahead of inflation, although gaps have widened for some groups. Data is the “supplemental” poverty rate, which accounts for taxes and ...

The idea that a family earning six figures could still feel poor sounds absurd until you start tallying rent, child care, ...

Labor income and wages inequality has remained systematically high in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. However, important differences among countries and demographic groups emerge when ...

Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside, warns extreme inequality, rising poverty and insecurity threaten Nigeria's ...

A similar trend was observed among dyads with household income at 100-199% of the federal poverty level, with preterm birth rates rising from 7.8% in 2011 to 10.0% ( P <0.001) in 2021. Preterm birth ...