Comments on: United States Poverty Map

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Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:18:53 +0000

[...] the fact that the American obesity map looks very similar to the poverty map — and almost exactly like the commute-by-car map. Money and convenience are part of the equation [...]

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Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:54:12 +0000

[...] the fact that the American obesity map looks very similar to the poverty map — and almost exactly like the commute-by-car map. Money and convenience are part of the equation [...]

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Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:49:40 +0000

[...] the fact that the American obesity map looks very similar to the poverty map — and almost exactly like the commute-by-car map. Money and convenience are part of the equation [...]

By: Travis Sowards

Travis Sowards — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:07:00 +0000

mostly agree with you; however, that region of SD you speak of is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Lakota people populate this reservation, which is the poorest of all the American Indian Reservations (research Wounded Knee Massacre of 1973 for more information).

By: Why Does Paul Ryan Hate Poor People? An Answer… « redheadedbitch

Why Does Paul Ryan Hate Poor People? An Answer… « redheadedbitch — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:14:09 +0000

[...] a graphic expression of US poverty in 2007 (the Bitch apologizes – she couldn’t find a graphic with updated [...]

By: C&K

C&K — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:24:00 +0000

What are you talking about? I’ve been to PR. It’s pretty amazingly poor, especially once you get away from the resorts. I’ve seen some incredibly poor people living in shacks in the jungle there.

By: Have the Faithful become Farsighted? « readclifsnotes

Have the Faithful become Farsighted? « readclifsnotes — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:55:29 +0000

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By: San Francisco-Oakland Poverty Map — VisualizingEconomics

San Francisco-Oakland Poverty Map — VisualizingEconomics — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:30:31 +0000

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By: sammysoul

sammysoul — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:08:00 +0000

Since this is census data it is most probably collected in the same manner it is in the continental US. Also, having been to Puerto Rico myself, the cost of living there is probably actually higher than in most other US states. The fact that it is a relatively small island that imports most of its manufactured goods from the US might be a significant reason for this.
Finally, the census bureau sets poverty levels according to the money income of a household only. These levels are not adjusted for variations in cost of living due to geography. For that reason in the US, any family of four for example, that has less than $21,756 per year in available income is considered poor (more info here: http://v.gd/nEj8ki).
If a thusly defined “poor” family still can have a higher standard of living in Puerto Rico compared with, let’s say Mississippi, is anyone’s guess. I’d say yes, but it depends what criteria you’d use to define standard or quality of living.

By: ML

ML — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:37:00 +0000

Puerto rico can’t be that poor. Must be how data is collected. I trust PRdata is screwed because in reality cost of living must be cheaper than in the states.