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Poverty rate in the U.S. by education 2011

 

Poverty rate in the United States in 2011, by education

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United States; 2011 Source: US Census Bureau


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This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States among all people in 2011, by education. In 2011, about 5.4 percent of the people with a Bachelor's degree were living below the poverty line in the United States. The national average was at 15.1 percent.

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close Markets and sectors
Society , Politics & Economy
Survey
Survey time period 2011
Object of investigation Poverty rate
Region United States
Macroregion North-America only
Type Ranking
Category other
Relevance 3
Release
Published by U.S. Census Bureau
Release date June 2012
Further information * The abbrevation DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery, JD stands for Juris Doctor, PhD stands for Doctor of Philosophy, EdD stands for Doctor of Education.
The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. A person under 65 living alone is considered poor, if the annual income is less than 11,344 U.S. dollars. This threshold is calculated for 2010.
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