some data to reflect on
altroots Digest Thu, 28 Jan 2010 Volume: 11 Issue: 007
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:01:24 -0500
From: Kathie de Nobriga
Subject: [ROOTS listserv] some data to reflect on, while listening to our Presi
A couple of years ago, someone new to ROOTS asked us at the Annual
Meeting, "why just the South?" I've thought about that question ever
since. I wanted to share something I just received from the
Institute for Southern Studies (a real asset for us). This is just a
sampling.....go to the URL to see all...
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Subject: The Southern State of the Union
From today's Facing South, "A New Voice for a Changing South"
http://www.facebook.com/l/
As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address
tonight, here's a snapshot of some of the challenges facing Southern
states -- the very places Obama is having the roughest time.
SOUTHERN STATE OF THE UNION INDEX
Out of 13 Southern states,* number with unemployment rates over 10%: 8
(* Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and West Virginia)
Percent of African-Americans unemployed nationally: 16.4%
Percent of African-Americans unemployed in South Carolina: 20.4% (#1
in country)
Of 10 states with the lowest median income, number that are in the South: 8
Of 10 states with the highest number of occupational fatalities,
number in the South 5
Education spending per pupil in the state of New York: $15,981
Education spending per pupil in Tennessee: $7,113
Of 15 states with highest percentage of population incarcerated,
number in the South: 11
Of 15 states with the highest percentage of population without health
insurance, number in the South: 8
Rank of North Carolina and South Carolina among states with biggest
increase in Latino/Hispanic population: 1, 2
Of 15 states emitting highest amount of toxic releases into the
environment, number in the South: 7
Of 10 states with lowest voter turnout in 2008, number in the South: 6
Of 10 states that saw the biggest increase in voter turnout between
2004 and 2008, number in the South: 6
Of 13 Southern states, number that set 30-year records for voter
turnout in 2008: 10
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Kathie deNobriga
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