Income Inequality

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In 2024, the U.S. Median Household income was...

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$83,730

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In the U.S., people without disabilities earn TWICE as much as those with disabilities.

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True

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In 2024 in the U.S., the highest median income by race/ethnicity was __________.

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Asian

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U.S. older adults have higher poverty levels than their children.

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True

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In 2024, women earned 80.9 cents to every dollar a man earned.

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True

Front

How many US states have a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr.?

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30

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How long has the federal minimum wage been stuck at $7.25?

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2009

Front

Which country has the highest income inequality of all advanced economic (G7) nations?

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United States

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Between 1989 and 2016, the wealth gap between America’s richest and poorest families __________.

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more than doubled

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Based on 2022 data, the median net worth of a typical white family was nearly _____ times greater than black family.

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6.4