What is Poverty Awareness?

In which of the following region types is poverty growing the quickest in the United States?

• Urban Areas

• Rural Areas

• Suburban Areas

The median household in the US has increased 16% since 1980. What happened to the average income of the poorest families?

• Increased 16%

• Increased 0.03%

• Decreased 0.03%

• Decreased 16%

According to a report from the Center for American Progress, schools with 90% White students receive how much more per student funding on average than schools with 90% Students of Color?

• $733

• $533

• $333

• $3

How many children die each day worldwide from poverty related causes?

• 2,000

• 12,000

• 22,000

According to a Kids Count (2016) report, 13% of White children in the United States live in poverty. What percentage of Native American children in the United States live in poverty?

• 13%

• 31%

• 52%

• 74%

According to a study sponsored by the Pew Research Center in 2016, the median wealth of White households in the United States is how many times larger than that of African American households?

• 3 times larger

• 13 times larger

• 23 times larger

• 33 times larger

Since the global financial crisis of the 2000s, which of the following has happened in the United States?

• The wealthiest 1% of people have received 95% of the financial growth while the poorest 90% of people have gotten poorer.

• The wealthiest 10% of people have received 95% of the financial growth while the poorest 40% of people have gotten poorer.

• The wealthiest 20% of people have received 95% of the financial growth while the poorest 20% have gotten poorer.

According to the wealth analysis group WealthInsight, during President Obama's first term in office (2012), the number of millionaires in the United States:

• Decreased by 6,500

• Decreased by 154,000

• Increased by 49,000

• Increased by 1,100,000

Identify the source of this quote: "We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad."

• Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist

• Michael Moore, filmmaker

• bell hooks, author and educator

• Eleanor Roosevelt, human rights advocate

According to a national study of U.S. parents with children in public schools, 66% of parents from families not experiencing poverty reported that they always checked to ensure their children did their homework. What percentage of parents from families experiencing poverty reported that they always checked to ensure their children did their homework?

• 32%

• 52%

• 72%

• 92%