Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... Despite these facts and statistics, little else is known about these people. ... We want to think of America the beautiful, not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... Despite these facts and statistics, little else is known about these people. ... We want to think of America the beautiful, not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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They are among the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. ... In a 1998 survey of 30 cities, it was found that the homeless population was 53% African-American, 35% Caucasian, 12% Hispanic, 4% Native-American, and 3% Asian ("Homelessness in America", n.d). ... The average American spends only $11,200 a year on housing. ... Statistics and Research", n.d). ... Some runaway teenagers make up the nation's homeless population. ...

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Estimates predict the world's population will surpass 9.5 billion by 2050(Stefoff). ... For every woman in the third world, there is more than six offspring which means statistics say she will have to bury at least two of them if she herself lives, but statistics are just statistics, it varies from person to person , one gets out of them as much as one wants to. ... Eighty percent of deforestation results from population growth. ... And that is mostly where the money goes, back to America . ... The population explosion is straining the earth's food, supplies, forests, and...

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America has dealt with poverty for decades and programs will continue to be created to assist American families in dealing with the effects of poverty. ... There are many issues that affect children and poverty along with many ways to address and enact change within this population. ... Although the past goal was to eliminate poverty, this goal has not been met and continues to challenge Americans. America continues to struggle with the issue of poverty; it is a challenge that we have been unable to compete with for decades. ... Unfortunately, statistics also show that the national p...

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Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. ... We want to think of America the beautiful not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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According to 2013 world hunger and poverty facts and statistics, "Undernutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including measles and malaria. ... These statistics help confirm that those suffering from malnutrition are more susceptible to diseases because their immune systems are severely compromised. ... Throughout history, Bolivia has been consistently known for being one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the world. ... The reason Bolivia is so unique compared to other countries in Latin America, is it seems to be the only one in Latin America suffering from high death...

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Political figures (in America) oppose the idea that hunger is still a serious issue among the nation. They counter the statistics of the growing population of hungry men, women, and children by presenting figures of economic growth and a decrease in unemployment. ... In the US alone, thirty-one million Americans suffer from hunger despite the historic economic boom. Almost four percent of American households went hungry, while roughly ten percent were borderline of hunger. ... In 1998, the hungry population consisted of sixty-two percent female, thirty-eight percent male, thirty-eight perc...

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Statistics documenting the extent and causes of homelessness vary widely. ... One out of five homeless Americans do work either part time or full time. ... An average American family pays 7% of income to childcare, as opposed to the 25% paid by low-income families. ... Most would like to work, but this population faces the highest barriers to employment. ... They also released statistics saying the average age of a homeless person is nine years old. ...

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Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. ... A strong economy in a developed nation does not mean much when a significant percentage or a majority of the population is struggling to survive. ... What about the myth that America is the land of opportunity? ... In America, only 1% of the people own 50% of the wealth, 20 % of our children live in poverty, and a half a million people are homeless (Shein: 1998, 13). It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order...

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Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. ... A strong economy in a developed nation does not mean much when a significant percentage or a majority of the population is struggling to survive. ... What about the myth that America is the land of opportunity? ... In America, only 1% of the people own 50% of the wealth, 20 % of our children live in poverty, and a half a million people are homeless (Shein: 1998, 13). It is statistics like this that says our economic system depends on inequality in order...

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Poverty rates and obesity were evaluated throughout 3,139 counties in America. In contrast to international trends, people in America who live in the poverty-dense counties are those most prone to obesity. ... (CDC, Mancino, National Center for Health Statistics, Colorado Health Report Card). ... Among those 65 or older, 24% of four-year college graduates and 28% of high school graduates were obese (National Center for Health Statistics). ... Today, almost one in three American kids and teenagers are overweight or obese; triple the amount from the 1960's (American Heart Association). ...

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Unlike the history of many neighboring Latin American countries, the Dominican Republic gained independence from their next-door neighbor, Haiti, rather than Spain. ... The Dominicans that do make it here are from the poorest of the poor, therefore it is much harder for them to adapt to the American standard of living. ... This is why most Cubans have achieved such great success in America (Novas 217). ... In Dominican New Yorkers: A Socioeconomic Profile, 1990, Ramona Hernandez states that "the income of the Dominican population is one of the lowest in New York City". ... Unfortunately, the...

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"In 2006, 9 percent of Americans ages 16 to 24 left high school before getting a diploma, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. ... Hispanics' median income is less than half the average American income, whereas their pregnancy rate is one and a half times as high (Rivera and Berkeley 2). ... Hispanics are one of the fastest growing populations while they are also the least educated. ...

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In contrast, there is virtually no human trafficking in the eastern northern hemisphere in the north American continent and in almost all of the southern hemisphere especially in the Australasian continent. ... This factors, or a combination of many, make populations far more vulnerable to human trafficking, making it easy for traffickers to sell these people with low risk and high profit. ... Statistics around poverty help to explain the strong equatorial pattern of human trafficking with the most tier two watch list and tier three countries found in the equatorial region especially within...

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Half of the world population lives on less than two dollars a day (Hogan). ... In addition, the lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where almost 50 percent of the population live in absolute poverty, is one in 12, compared to one in 4000 in Europe ("Poverty and-). ... The average income of the poorest fifth of families in Latin America fell $210 or 1.8 percent ("Poverty Rates-). ... When people look at poverty statistics they become misled because they know little about where the aid given really goes. ... Statistics show the reality that poverty exists an...

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