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A recent study says that 26.5% of all American adults today are family caregivers. [2] A 2012 report by the Alzheimer's Association states that 15 million of those family caregivers are caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. [3]
According to an analysis that excludes pensions and social security, the richest 1% of the American population in 2007 owned 34.6% of the country's total wealth, and the next 19% owned 50.5%. Thus, the top 20% of Americans owned 85% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 15%.
In fact, those between the top 1% and top .5% had lost relative wealth. Only those in the top .1% and above had made relative wealth gains during that time. [ 39 ] Saez reported in 2013 that, from 2009 to 2012, the incomes of the top 1% grew by 31.4%, while the incomes of the bottom 99% grew by 0.4%.
Wheeler's 3-year-old daughter attends 1/2 day in-home child care five days a week. "We spend $14,000 annually for part-time care. This year, our day care provider's rates are going up by $200 a month.
The birth rate in America has long been on a decline, with the fertility rate reaching historic lows in 2023. More women between ages 25 to 44 aren’t having children, for a number of reasons.
How big a problem is medical debt? Twenty million Americans owed medical debt in 2021, according to a Census Bureau analysis. Three million people owed more than $10,000. Collectively, Americans ...
Americans who identified as White alone, headed up roughly 77.79% of all households in 2021, [38] but those same households comprised 81.43% of households in the top 5% of household income. Conversely, Americans who identified as Black alone headed up only 5.33% of households in the top 5%, whereas such households made up 13.49% of all ...
In 2007, the top 20% of the wealthiest Americans possessed 80% of all financial assets. [14] In 2007, the richest 1% of the American population owned 35% of the country's total wealth, and the next 19% owned 51%. The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%.