Lab 2: Unit 5 Interpreting Charts, Tables, and Graphs Source 1 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140408213538.htm 1. What is the main idea of this article? 2. What city was the source of study? 3. Why was this city chosen? 4. Name three examples of life-changing events mentioned in the article. Study the image: Mapping Hardship and Health 1. Where is the concentration of low risk neighborhoods? 2. Where is the concentration of high risk neighborhoods? Source 2 http://www.census.gov/library/infographics/poverty_measure-how.html The U.S. Census Bureau releases two reports every year that describe who is poor. 1. What does the first report calculate? 2. What does the second report take into account? Look at the graph: Poverty Rates from 1959 to 2012 1. When was the official poverty rate the highest? 2. When was the official poverty rate the lowest? 3. When does the SPM line appear? Is the SPM higher or lower than the official line? Look at the bar chart: 2012 Poverty Rates by Age Group 1. In which age group is the official poverty rate higher than the SPM? 2. Which age group shows the highest gap between the official poverty rate and the SPM? Skim the rest of the source to answer the questions below: 1. What is the definition of poverty line? 2. What information does the SPM include to calculate the poverty line that is not included in the official measure? 3. Does the official poverty level account for geographical differences? 4. When considering resources, what does the SPM include that is not included in the official measure?

Lab 2: Unit 5 Interpreting Charts, Tables, and Graphs Source 1 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140408213538.htm 1. What is the main idea of this article? 2. What city was the source of study? 3. Why was this city chosen? 4. Name three examples of life-changing events mentioned in the article. Study the image: Mapping Hardship and Health 1. Where is the concentration of low risk neighborhoods? 2. Where is the concentration of high risk neighborhoods? Source 2 http://www.census.gov/library/infographics/poverty_measure-how.html The U.S. Census Bureau releases two reports every year that describe who is poor. 1. What does the first report calculate? 2. What does the second report take into account? Look at the graph: Poverty Rates from 1959 to 2012 1. When was the official poverty rate the highest? 2. When was the official poverty rate the lowest? 3. When does the SPM line appear? Is the SPM higher or lower than the official line? Look at the bar chart: 2012 Poverty Rates by Age Group 1. In which age group is the official poverty rate higher than the SPM? 2. Which age group shows the highest gap between the official poverty rate and the SPM? Skim the rest of the source to answer the questions below: 1. What is the definition of poverty line? 2. What information does the SPM include to calculate the poverty line that is not included in the official measure? 3. Does the official poverty level account for geographical differences? 4. When considering resources, what does the SPM include that is not included in the official measure?

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