Selected Measures of Stratification

U.S. Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds, 2006 Size of Family UnitPoverty Threshold One person (unrelated individual)$10,294 Under 65 years$10, years and over$9,669 Two people$13,167 Householder under 65 years$13,569 Householder 65 years and over$12,201 Three people$16,079 Four people$20,614 Five people$24,382 Six people$27,560 Seven people$31,205 Eight people$34,774 Nine people or more$41,499 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds 2006.U.S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds 2006

Pct in Poverty by Race & Year (Source: Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the US, 2006)

Female-Headed Households as % of Poor Families (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts of the U.S., 2006)

Median Income by Household, 2006 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006)

Pct of Single Moms Getting Child Support, by Marital Status, 2003 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2006)

Women as % of all employees in selected occupations, 2005 (Source, BLS)

Pct. of Women in Professions, by Year (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Statistical Abstracts of the U.S., 2006)

Pct. Of Children Under 18 in Poverty U.S. Bureau of the Census, CPS, 2006

Approximate Unemployment Rate by Race & Year (Source: Bureau of the Census, 2007)

Median Household Income, by Race and Year (Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the U.S., 2006)

Lifetime Earnings by Educational Attainment U.S. Census Bureau, CPR, 2002

Lifetime Earnings by Race & Education

Lifetime Earnings by Gender & Education U.S. Census Bureau, CPS: 1998, 1999, 2000

Educational Attainment by Socioeconomic Status (National Center for Education Statistics, 2004)

Pct. of People 25 and over with 4 or More Years of College

Average Tuition, Private and Public Colleges, by Year

College Grads, By Year and SES

Female LFP Rate, by Year & Race (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006)

Family Income at Selected Income Levels,

Proportion of Population by Class Status

Employment in Sectors of the Economy,

Five Functional (Occupational) Groups ( Source: Carnevale and Rose, 1998) Work FunctionPrimary Workplace Extractive ProductionFarm Industrial ProductionFactory Low-Skilled ServicesCounter High-Skilled ServicesHospital or Classroom Administration & Coordination Office

Distribution of Functional Employment,

Distribution of Income, (Source US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts of the US, 2006)

Distribution of Wealth in U.S., 2007 (Source: Edward Wolff, NYU Economist, 2010)

Distribution of Income, by Quintiles, 2004 (Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts of the United States, 2006)

Distribution of Wealth in U.S., 2007 (Source: Wolff, 2010)