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increases the opportunity to engage in health promoting behaviors. Health also may affect income by restricting the type and amount of employment a person may seek or by preventing a person from working. Table 3–8 Poverty Weighted Average Thresholds for the Years 1986–2011 by Persons in Household Year First Person Two Persons Four Persons 1986 […]

Housing Section 8 Low-Income Housing Assistance Provides rental assistance through vouchers or rental subsidies to eligible low-income families Source: Nilsen, S. (2007). Poverty in America—Report to Congressional Requesters. Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office. 56 ■ Chapter 3 noncash benefits, such as employer-provided health insurance, food stamps, or Medicaid. The poverty-level figures are used

what is portvey Other ways of answering the question “what is portvey” include: 1. Using the description provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis- tics, which counts the poor and describes them by age, education, location, race, family composition, and employment status. 2. Using the federal government’s definition of the poverty threshold. This poverty

Year Event 2006 Secure Fence Act passed 2006 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 passed 2007 Failure of immigration reform Sources: Lefcowitz, E. (1990). The United States immigration history timeline. New York: Terra Firma Press. Reprinted with permission; RapidImmigration. (2012). Significant Historic Dates in U.S. Immigration. Retrieved from http://www.rapidimmigration.com/1_eng_immigration_ history.html, February 25, 2011;

‘Strengthening the assimilation of new immigrants (continued) 54 ■ Chapter 3 5. Strengthening the assimilation of new immigrants: the proposal declares that English is the language of the United States. 6. Establishing a merit system for future immigration. 7. Ending chain migration. 8. Clearing the family backlog in 8 years (Homeland Security, 2007). This legislation

Characteristic Native Population Foreign Born Naturalized Citizens Not a U.S. Citizen Population 264.1 million 37.3 million 15.9 million 21.4 million Median age 35.6 years 40.1 48.6 years 34.5 years Asian 1.7% 23.5% 31.1% 17.9% Hispanic 10.6% 47.0% 31.2% 58.7% Population 25 years and older, less than high school 12.3% 32.2% 22.5% 40.7% Speak language other

Country Legal Permanent Residents (%) 1. Mexico 13.3 2. People’s Republic of China 6.8 3. India 6.6 4. Philippines 5.6 5. Dominican Republic 5.2 6. Cuba 3.2 7. Vietnam 2.9 8. Haiti 2.2 9. Colombia 2.1 10. Korea 2.1 Source: Monger, R., & Yankay, J. (2011). U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2010. Washington, DC: Department of

Sample Questions and Answers for the Naturalization Test 1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 2. What is the supreme law of the land? 3. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 4. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 5. Who makes federal laws? 6.

Diversity ■ 49 is an alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. A “green card” provides official immigration status (lawful permanent residency) in the United States. Immigrants are now referred to as Legal Permanent Resi- dents; however, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) broadly defines an immigrant as “any alien in

Population Group Median Age 2000 Census 2010 Census American Indian alone 27.7 years 31.0 years Asian alone 32.5 years 35.5 years Black alone 30.0 years 32.5 years Hispanic 25.8 years 27.2 years White alone—not of Hispanic heritage 38.6 years 39.8 years Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders 26.8 years 28.6 years 2 or more races