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  2. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    Poverty threshold. Graph of global population living on under 1, 1.25 and 2 equivalent of 2005 US dollars daily (red) and as a proportion of world population (blue) based on 1981–2008 World Bank data [needs update] Poverty thresholds for 2013. The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline[1] is the minimum level of income ...

  3. Wealth inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    People in the top one percent were three times more likely to work more than 50 hours a week, were more likely to be self-employed, and earned a fifth of their income as capital income. [63] The top one percent was composed of many professions and had an annual turnover rate of more than 25%. [64]

  4. Gender pay gap in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The gender pay gap in the United States is a measure comparing the earnings of men and women in the workforce. The average female annual earnings is around 80% of the average male's. When variables such as hours worked, occupations chosen, and education and job experience are controlled for, the gap diminishes with females earning 95% as much ...

  5. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Income inequality has fluctuated considerably in the United States since measurements began around 1915, moving in an arc between peaks in the 1920s and 2000s, with a 30-year period of relatively lower inequality between 1950 and 1980. The U.S. has the highest level of income inequality among its (post-)industrialized peers. [1]

  6. Engel's law - Wikipedia

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    The table depicts a series of various annual incomes for families in francs ranging from 200 to 3,000 and the respective share spent on food. The percentage drops from 72.96% for the lowest income family to 56.9% to the highest one hence we can clearly see a drop of 16% which was the main basis for Engel’s claim.

  7. Household income in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Median U.S. household income per County in 2021 Median U.S. household income through 2019 U.S. real median household income reached $63,688 in January 2019, an increase of $171 or 0.3% over one month over that of December 2018. This article is part of a series on Income in the United States of America Topics Household Personal Affluence Social class Income inequality gender pay gap racial pay ...

  8. Personal income in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Personal income is an individual's total earnings from wages, investment interest, and other sources. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median weekly personal income of $1,139 for full-time workers in the United States in Q1 2024. [1] For the year 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the median annual earnings for all workers ...

  9. Measuring poverty - Wikipedia

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    The United States uses an absolute poverty measure based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "economy food plan", adjusted for inflation. The World Bank also defines poverty in absolute terms. It defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day. [2] (. PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day.