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    Despite a steady rise in unemployment throughout 2009, America's poverty rate didn't rise as much as some analysts had feared. At 14. Percent, it represented 4. Million people, the highest num#er of people in poverty since the $ensus %ureau #egan pu#lishing estimates in 19&9. Ace continues to play a huge factor in poverty and income ine+uality.

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    Despite a steady rise in unemployment throughout 2009, America's poverty rate didn't rise as much as some analysts had feared. At 14. Percent, it represented 4. Million people, the highest num#er of people in poverty since the $ensus %ureau #egan pu#lishing estimates in 19&9. Ace continues to play a huge factor in poverty and income ine+uality.

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    Intermediate - A More Nuanced Look at Poverty Numbers

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    Despite a steady rise in unemployment throughout 2009, America's poverty rate didn't rise as much as some analysts had feared. At 14. Percent, it represented 4. Million people, the highest num#er of people in poverty since the $ensus %ureau #egan pu#lishing estimates in 19&9. Ace continues to play a huge factor in poverty and income ine+uality.

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    A More Nuanced Look at Poverty Numbers

    By MOTOKO RICH Despite a steady rise in unemployment throughout 2009, Americas poverty rate didnt rise as much as some analysts had feared. Still, at 14. percent, up from 1 .2 percent in 200!, it represented 4 ." million people, the highest num#er of people in poverty since the $ensus %ureau #egan pu#lishing estimates in 19&9. 'he government statistics sho(ed that unemployment insurance helped stave off poverty for millions. Another 2. million people (ould have #een in poverty had they not #een a#le to collect unemployment, the report said. As al(ays, the demographic #rea)do(ns provide a more nuanced portrait of ho( poverty is affecting Americans. *ace continues to play a huge factor in poverty and income ine+uality. ,edian per capita income for non-.ispanic (hites (as / 0,941, do(n 0.! percent from a year earlier. Among #lac)s, median per capita income (as not +uite t(o-thirds that, at /1!,1 &. 0hen loo)ing at household income, the (idest racial gap is #et(een #lac) and Asian households. %lac)-led households ma)e less than half the median income that Asian households do. Age is also a factor. .ouseholds led #y someone "& or older actually sa( their median income rise &.! percent to / 1, &4. 'hat (as largely #ecause of Social Security payments. %ut households maintained #y someone aged 1& to 24 sa( their income drop 4.4 percent, and those led #y someone & to 44 fell 2." percent. 1ne of the most stri)ing statistics released 'hursday (as the num#er of people aged 2& to 4 (ho are living (ith their parents. 'hat num#er rose !.4 percent, to &.& million from &.1 million, in the last t(o years. 0e )ne( that recent college graduates (ere moving #ac) in (ith their parents, #ut the fact that even older adults are doing so #ecause they cant ma)e it on their o(n is a sign of the difficult economic times. .ad those people not #een living (ith their parents, their poverty rate, officially reported as !.& percent, (ould have #een 42.! percent. 1. .as the Americans poverty rate risen since economic crisis2 2. 0hat happened to people aged 2& to 42 . 0hy do you thin) social segregation is so clear in %ra3il2

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