The number of poor Americans hit a record 49 million in 2010, or 16 percent, according to new data released on Monday that showed poverty rates for the elderly, Asians and Hispanics higher than previously known.
The figures were calculated by the Census Bureau under a broad new measure intended to supplement the official standard with a fuller picture of poverty in the United States. Results contrast with official poverty data, released in September, that put the number of poor Americans at 46.2 million.
The country is becoming older, more diverse, better educated, and more economically unequal
United States Sees Record Drop in Teen Births From 2007-09: The overall teen birth rate for 2009 — 39.1 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19 — was the lowest since record-keeping began nearly 70 years ago, the CDC first reported in December. The downward trend has remained steady since the early 1990s except for two years, 2006 and 2007.
(Source: cdc.gov)
