U.S. Census Bureau, “American FactFinder,” 2007 American Community Survey (accessed May 2011). Data came from the following tables: Statewide poverty percentages, GCT1701, Ratio of income to poverty level, C17002
U.S. Census Bureau, “American FactFinder,” 2009 American Community Survey (accessed May 2011). Data came from the following tables: Statewide poverty percentages, GCT1701, Ratio of income to poverty level, C17002
Half in Ten analysis of Table 1, 2007 State Expenditure Report, National Association of State Budget Officers.
Half in Ten analysis of Table 1, 2009 State Expenditure Report, National Association of State Budget Officers.
College Board Trends in Pricing
Center for American Progress analysis of CEPR Current Population Survey ORG data.
