1. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Most gains in life expectancy have gone to high earners, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

2. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Wealth skewed towards the richest of the rich, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

3. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Household wealth declines over the Great Recession, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

4. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Where did the growth go? Share of pre-tax income growth, 1979-2007, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

5. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Ratio of family income of top 5% to lowest 20%, 1947-2009, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

6. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. The rich are growing, while the bottom half loses ground, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

7. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Minorities are more likely to be low-wage earners, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

8. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Poverty rates higher among young children, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

9. Economic Policy Institute. 2011. Incomes matter more than test scores for college completion, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

10. Economic Policy Institute. 2011 Top universities still mostly the preserve of the better-off, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

11. Economic Policy Institute. 2011 Harder for sons born in the bottom quintile to reach middle class in the United States, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

12. Economic Policy Institute. 2011 Wide disparities in infant mortality persist by race, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

13. Economic Policy Institute. 2011 United States spends more than any other country on health care, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..

14. Economic Policy Institute. 2011 Declining unionization, The State of Working America. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. Accessed 26 April 2011..