Medicare Voucher Plan Remains Unpopular
Rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, US 2008
BLS
The Economy Has Been Growing, Since Mid-2009
CBPP
Economic activity as measured by real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) was contracting sharply when policymakers enacted the financial stabilization bill (TARP) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The economy has been growing for 12 straight quarters, but the pace of recovery has been modest.
Medicare Beneficiaries’ Utilization of Selected Medical and Long-Term Care Services, 2006
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Cost and Use File, 2006.
Size of Income, 1962 and 2010: Median income of aged units, by marital status (in 2010 dollars)
SOURCES: Data for 1962 are from Social Security Administration, The Aged Population of the United States: The 1963 Social Security Survey of the Aged (1967). Data for 2010 are Social Security Administration calculations from the March 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
Daily Number: 85% – Most in the Middle Class Says It’s Gotten Harder to Maintain Their Lifestyle
Health Insurance Coverage of the Nonelderly, 2010
KFF | KCMU/Urban Institute analysis of 2011 ASEC Supplement to the CPS
U.S. Performs Worst on Potentially Preventable Death Rates Compared to France, Germany, and the U.K.; U.S. Also Improving at Slowest Pace
64% – Majority of Public Agrees Labor Unions Needed
Short, Temporary Detentions Make Commitment More Likely
Psychiatric News
Few Americans Have a Favorable Opinion of the Federal Government
Asian-Americans More Satisfied than General Public with Country’s Direction
The Complicated Politics of Abortion
Hispanic Student Enrollments Reach New Highs in 2011
Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules
Houston Tops the List of Major Metro Areas in Economic Segregation by Income
Share of British Children in Relative Poverty, 1961 to 1997–1998
Russell Sage Foundation
Government Social Welfare Expenditure As a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product in OECD Countries, 1960, 1975, and 1990
Russell Sage Foundation
U.S. Adults Depression by State 2006 & 2008
CDC
National Minimum Wage Rates in Britain and the United States, 1999 to 2009
Russell Sage Foundation
Traumatic Brain Injury in the US
CDC
Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years
Child Poverty Rate in Britain Versus Other Countries in the Mid-1990s
Russell Sage Foundation
Ryan Budget Cuts Much Deeper Than Sequestration
CBPP
Introduction to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
CBPP
84% – Public, Veterans Agree: Most Americans Don’t Understand Military Life
Social Security Disability Insurance is Vital to Workers With Severe Impairments
CBPP
Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) – Thematic Report on the Elderly 2004, 2009 and 2010
Central Statistics Office
Communities That Care
SDRG
83% – Most U.S. Catholics say they are satisfied with the leadership provided by U.S. nuns and sisters.
1.4 million – Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero — and Perhaps Less
40% – Less Than Half of Public Can Define a Super PAC
Trends in The Distribution of Household Income, 1979–2009
Daily Number: 67% – Most See Aurora Shooting as an Isolated Event
Rate of serious violent crime victimization of youth ages 12–17 by gender, 1980–2010
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Violence Prevention
CDC
Median Age for Hispanics is Lower Than Median Age for Total U.S. Population
The Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention
CDC
The Social Security Disability Insurance Program – Infographic
CBO
Views on Gun Laws Unchanged After Aurora Shooting
A Gender Reversal On Career Aspirations
Most Young Adults Know Peers Who Have Moved Back in with Parents
Health Spending in Select OECD Countries, 2009
Commonwealth Fund
Pervasive Gloom About the World Economy
Most Mexicans Back Military Campaign against Drug Cartels
Regional Household Income – Disposable Household Income across the UK in 2010
UK Office for National Statistics
Latinos Overwhelmingly Support DREAM Act
Changing Attitudes on Gay Marriage
Majority of Public Sees Presidential Campaign so far as Dull, but also Important
