1. THE UNITED STATES: An Examination of Poverty

3. NUMBER OF AMERICANS IN POVERTY

4. Slope= rise/run = 19.3/8 = 2.41 Y-intercept = 26 Point-slope form: y-26=2.41(x-0)  y-26=2.41x Slope-intercept form: y=2.41 x+26 In 15 years: Y=2.41x+26  y=2.41(11)+26 Y=26.54+26  y=52.54 52.54% Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdf

5. AMERICANS IN POVERTY BY AGE

6. Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdf

7. Slope= rise/run =9.5-14.9/8= -.675 Y-intercept = 14.9 Point-slope form: y-14.9=-.675(x-0)  y-14.9=-.675x Slope-intercept form: y=-.675x+14.9 In 15 years: y=-.675x+14.9  y=-.675(11)+14.9 Y=-7.43+14.9  7.48 7.48% Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdf

8. Slope= rise/run = 4.6/8 =.575 Y-intercept = 9 Point-slope form: y-9=.575(x-0)  y-9=.575x Slope-intercept form: y=.575 x+9 In 15 years: y=.575 x+9  y=.575(11)+9 Y=6.33+9  y=15.33 15.33% Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdf

9. Slope= rise/run = 3.7/8 =.46 Y-intercept = 16.2 Point-slope form: y-16.2=.46(x-0)  y-16.2=.46x Slope-intercept form: y=.46 x+16.2 In 15 years: y=.46 x+16.2  y=.46(11)+16.2 Y=5.06+16.2  y=21.26 21.26% Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdf

10. Data from http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2008/10/08/5103/the-straight-facts-on-women-in-poverty/http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2008/10/08/5103/the-straight-facts-on-women-in-poverty/ https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-172.html http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf Male poverty rate: Increases from 2007 to 2010 (Positive slope) Stagnates from 2010 to 2011 (Zero slope) Total male population: Increases steadily from 2007 to 2010 (Positive slope) The slope sharply increases from 2010 to 2011

11. Data from http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2008/10/08/5103/the-straight-facts-on-women-in-poverty/http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2008/10/08/5103/the-straight-facts-on-women-in-poverty/ https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-172.html http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf Female poverty rate: Increases from 2007 to 2010 (Positive slope) Stagnates from 2010 to 2011 (Zero slope) Total female population: Increases steadily from 2007 to 2010 (Positive slope) The slope increases from 2010 to 2011

12. PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS IN POVERTY

13. Slope= rise/run = 2/8 =.25 Y-intercept = 12.5 Point-slope form: y-12.5=.25(x-0)  y-12.5=.25x Slope-intercept form: y=.25x+12.5 In 15 years: y=.25x+12.5  y=.25(11)+12.5 Y=2.75+12.5  y=15.25 15.25% Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdf

14. Percentage of Americans in Poverty: 14.5% Current US Population: Approx. 312 million How many in poverty? 14.5x312,000,000= 45,240,000 45,240,000 Data collected from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure4.pdf 50% poverty rate and above. US Poverty rate