August 26, 2008

PODCAST:
EXAMINING THE NEW 2007 CENSUS DATA ON POVERTY,
INCOME, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

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This audio presentation covers the following:

• What do the new data show about poverty and poverty trends for the population as a whole and for specific demographic groups such as children and racial minorities?

• What do the data show regarding trends in income and in income disparities?

• What do the data show about the number and percentage of Americans in general, and of particular groups of Americans, who lack health insurance?

• What do the data suggest about how low-income Americans and the middle class fared over the course of the economic recovery that peaked in 2007, and how does this compare to how they did in previous recoveries?

• What are the policy implications of these data?