Pulling the data I want to remember from Understanding the World with Data into this separate file to keep it cleaner.

FILE TAGS

philosophy/ethics impact/government

Black American|Black Americans

Poverty

Q: What is the difference between the poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines?

A: Thresholds are more precise, separates seniors over 65, and are used for statistical purposes. Guidelines are used for administrative purposes.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines/prior-hhs-poverty-guidelines-federal-register-references/2021-poverty-guidelines#threshholds

Q: 1 Person Household, 2021 Contiguous US Poverty Guideline

A: $12,880

Q: 3 Person Household, 2021 Contiguous US Poverty Guideline

A: $21,960

Q: Poverty rate for Black Americans in 1960

A: 55%, Poverty rate for Black Americans

Q: Poverty rate for Black Americans in 2011

A: 28%, Poverty rate for Black Americans

Life Expectancy

Q: Life expectancy for Black Americans in 1900?

A: 33

Q: Life expectancy for Black Americans in 2015?

A: 75.6

Q: Life expectancy for White Americans in 1900?

A: 50.6

Q: Life expectancy for White Americans in 2015?

A: 78.5

Q: Given you make it to 65 years old, do White Americans or Black Americans have a higher life expectancy?

A: Black Americans.

Income Inequality

Q: From 1968 to 2015, what % of Americans were in the top ~20% of income earners for at least one year?

A: ~70%

Q: From 1968 to 2015, what % of Americans were in the top ~10% of income earners for at least one year?

A: ~50%

Q: From 1968 to 2015, what % of Americans were in the top 1% of income earners for at least one year?

A: ~11%

Q: From 1968 to 2015, what % of Americans that were in the top 1% of income earners stayed in the top 1% for a decade or more?

A: 0.6%

World Bank Knowledge Index|Knowledge Index and Emancipative values

Q: What % of variation in “emancipative values” across countries is explained by the World Bank’s Knowledge Index?

A: 70%

GDP and Happiness

Q: What % of people said they are “rather happy” or “very happy”? World Values Survey, 2016

A: 86%

Q: How large was the optimism gap? World Values Survey, 2016

A: 42%