This assignment is intended to help you reflect on the extent to which we have used Social Policy in the United States to reduce various forms of inequality. Have we equaled the playing field in terms of opportunity? How are we doing in terms of equaling economic and social outcomes for families from different groups?
Students will ( A ) Complete Three ( 3 ) Tables and ( B )Write a Narrative with the most recent data available about : ( 1 ) Household Incomes in the United States, ( 2 ) Poverty Rates / Health Insurance Status, and ( 3 ) Asset Disparities ( Race, Ethnicity ).
A. TABLE A1 .> U.S. MEDIAN INCOME, POVERTY AND HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY-2020 ( USE PERCENTAGES OR NUMBERS.. FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS… WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK.
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ( WHITE , HISPANIC , BLACK )
POVERTY RATE ( WHITE , HISPANIC , BLACK )
UNINSURED ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
TABLE A2 > U.S. POVERTY RATE OF CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY – 2020 ( USE PERCENTAGES OR NUMBERS…. FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS… WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK
UNDER 18 ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
65+ ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
TABLE A3> ASSETS AS MEASURED BY NET WORTH… U.S. MEDIAN NET WORTH BY RACE AND ETHNICITY-2020 ( USE PERCENTAGES OR NUMBERS… FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS … WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
ASSET OWNERSHIP BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES – 2020 ( USE PERCENTAGES OR NUMBERS)… FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS… ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
HOMEOWNERSHIP ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK )
CAR IS THE ONLY ASSET ( WHITE, HISPANIC, BLACK ) NOTE: IF DATA IS AVAILABLE
B. How would you describe the income gap by race and ethnicity ? Health insurance gap ? Asset gap ? ( From the information gathered in the above tables and readings ).
