claim: "in 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."
author: eddie bernice johnson
evidence_1: west virginia slashed its population of poor seniors from 40 percent to 10 percent in the last ... on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the appalachian ... in west virginia lived in poverty. due largely to social. security, that rate has dropped by three-quarters to about 10 percent today. perhaps the most crucial questions that ...
evidence_2: politifact texas on friday, september 13th, 2013. true. there's a reason they called it the great depression. eddie bernice johnson · "in 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%." — politifact national on tuesday, august 17th, 2010. see them all → ...
evidence_3: the bronx, particularly the south bronx, saw a sharp decline in population, livable housing, and the quality of life in the late 1960s and the 1970s, culminating in a wave of arson. since then the communities have shown significant redevelopment starting in the late 1980s before picking up pace from the 1990s until today.
evidence_4: mar 24, 2016 ... children of color and their families are more likely than white children and their families to experience social and structural discrimination, exclusion, marginalization and poverty. • race influences the social networks available to individuals & networks have a major effect on opportunities. • detrimental to ...
evidence_5: the harris county area agency on aging (hcaaa) is a part of the city of houston department ... poverty. 62,210 (12.1%). 2012 projection for harris county population age 60+. ▫. since the 2000 census, net international migration has .... baby boomers comprise more than 29 percent of the total population.