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Disparities In New York City

Disparities In New York City. Origins of Disparities. INCOMES . Fordham. Upper East Side. Harlem. RESIDENCE. Upper East Side. Bronx. ETHnicity. 1999 - Top fifth of Manhattan households received > x50 more income than bottom fifth Top 20% ave. $366,000 / bottom 20% $7,054. 

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Disparities In New York City

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  1. Disparities In New York City

  2. Origins of Disparities

  3. INCOMES

  4. Fordham Upper East Side Harlem

  5. RESIDENCE

  6. Upper East Side Bronx

  7. ETHnicity

  8. 1999 - Top fifth of Manhattan households received > x50 more income than bottom fifth • Top 20% ave. $366,000 / bottom 20% $7,054.  • Top group: ave. income increase $140,000 / bottom group = $7 • Manhattan = U.S. county with the highest disparity of income. 3,200 counties in the USA. Brooklyn = 24th, Bronx = 35th, Staten Island = 234th. • Characteristics of the wealthy: married, white, better educated, employed, (managers/business/finance) , both parents work, • Households in only 15 of the 2216 areas surveyed had ave. incomes above $200,000.  12 of the 15 were on the Upper East Side.

  9. Health survey – 2006 (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

  10. Upper East Side at a Glance:Poverty

  11. The Big Picture:How Residents Rate Their Own Health

  12. Hunts Point & Mott Haven Heights at a Glance:Age & Poverty • 47% of Hunts Point & Mott Haven residents are 24 years old and younger • 45% of Hunts Point & Mott Haven residents live below the poverty level.

  13. Hunts Point & Mott Haven Heights at a Glance:Race/Ethnicity

  14. The Big Picture:Death Rates

  15. Thx for attention

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