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RI Poverty, Wages, Income and Health Insurance Data

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POVERTY GUIDELINES:
• 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines (guidelines extended through at least May 31, 2010)

RHODE ISLAND POVERTY: Facts about poverty in RI.
• Rhode Island Poverty Comparison 2007/2008 (updated 9.09)
• 2008 Poverty Information by Rhode Island County (updated 9.09) 
• 2008 Poverty Information in Rhode Island by Demographic (updated 9.09) 
• 2008 New England Poverty Information (updated 9.09) 
• Poverty Rates in Rhode Island (by City): 2008 (updated 10.09)
• Poverty Rates in Rhode Island (by Gender): 2008 (updated 10.09)
• Poverty Rates Among Rhode Islanders and Children 2002-2008 (updated 10.09)
• Poverty Rates Among Rhode Island Seniors (updated 4.10)

WAGES: Information about wages in RI.
• Median Wage in New England 2000-2006
• Wages of 50 Fastest Growing Occupations
• Wages of 50 Jobs with most Annual Openings 2004-2014
• Rhode Island Share of Workers Earning Poverty Level Wages 2006
• Percent Change in Average Wages 1990-2006
• Earnings by Educational Attainment for Adults Ages 25-64
• Wages by Decile

INCOME: Facts about income in RI.
• Median Income in Rhode Island 2002-2008 (updated 9.09)
• Median Income in New England (updated 9.09)
• Median Income by Rhode Island County (updated 9.09)
• Median Income in Rhode Island by Ethnicty (updated 9.09)
• Median Income by Rhode Island City, 2005-2007 (updated 5.09)

HEALTH INSURANCE: Facts about health insurance in RI.
• Number, Rate and Rank of Uninsured by New England State (updated 9.09)
• Number & Rate of Uninsured in Rhode Island by County (updated 9.09)

Related Reports and Releases

2008 Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) (12.08)
Every two years, The Poverty Institute publishes The Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) to provide a realistic standard for measuring the economic well-being of families and single adults.
2006 Rhode Island Standard of Need (1.07)
2003 Rhode Island Standard of Need.

PRESS RELEASE:  Twelve percent of Rhode Islanders are living below poverty level (8.08)
Data released from the U.S. Census Bureau on August 26th reveal that the poverty rate remained statistically unchanged in Rhode Island from 2006 to 2007.  However, these numbers do not accurately reflect the financial crisis that many Rhode Islanders are facing, according to the Poverty Institute.
• RI Statewide Poverty Data  • RI Poverty Data by County • New England Comparison •
• RI Poverty Data by Demographic •

Pulling Apart RI Fact Sheet (4.08)


 

 

 


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