U.S. in focus: part two.Think about this: Every minute of the day, people in offices, on farms, in factories, in schools--everywhere--are collecting and transmitting transmitting, v to send and receive information, signals, and so on; allows a therapist to perceive a client's physical, emotional, and spiritual states. data. Taken together, as statistics (a collection of measurable data), these numbers can paint a fascinating picture of a place, like your state, and the quality of life there. What do the figures in this table--Part Two of the U.S. in Focus--say about your state? How many violent crimes per 100,000 people This is the list of Violent Crimes per 100,000 people in the [United States] as of count in 2005. (Violent crimes are offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) The List 1. District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) 2. South Carolina 3. Tennessee 4. were committed in 2003? How does your state's unemployment rate compare to the national rate? How much does your state spend on its public schools? How much more or less does your state get from the federal government than it sends out in taxes? What percentage of 8th-graders read at or above a level of proficiency pro·fi·cien·cy n. pl. pro·fi·cien·cies The state or quality of being proficient; competence. Noun 1. proficiency - the quality of having great facility and competence ? Remember, statistics do not show everything. This table will tell you which state had the lowest violent-crime rate in the U.S., but not why crime was low there. Ask yourself: What do the statistics here not tell me? Where can I find more information? And most important of all: What will it take to make things better in the future?
POPULATION
Without Under 18 Age 65
health Unem- years and
NAME insurance ployed, of age, over,
2002 (1) 2004 (2) 2003 2003
THE U.S. 16.9% 5.5% 25.1% 12.4%
ALABAMA 14.9% 5.5% 24.6% 13.2%
ALASKA 18.7% 7.2% 29.2% 6.3%
ARIZONA 19.8% 4.8% 27.2% 12.8%
ARKANSAS 19.0% 5.7% 25.0% 13.9%
CALIFORNIA 20.8% 5.7% 26.5% 10.6%
COLORADO 17.6% 5.0% 25.3% 9.7%
CONNECTICUT 12.1% 4.6% 24.0% 13.5%
DELAWARE 10.9% 4.0% 24.3% 13.1%
DISTRICT 14.4% 8.5% 19.2% 12.0%
OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA 20.7% 4.5% 23.1% 17.0%
GEORGIA 17.9% 4.2% 26.4% 9.5%
HAWAII 11.3% 3.3% 23.6% 13.5%
IDAHO 19.1% 5.2% 27.2% 11.4%
ILLINOIS 15.6% 6.1% 25.5% 11.9%
INDIANA 14.2% 5.4% 25.9% 12.3%
IOWA 9.8% 4.8% 23.6% 14.7%
KANSAS 12.8% 4.8% 25.5% 13.0%
KENTUCKY 14.9% 4.7% 24.1% 12.4%
LOUISIANA 21.4% 5.6% 26.2% 11.7%
MAINE 12.9% 4.6% 22.0% 14.4%
MARYLAND 14.4% 3.9% 25.0% 11.3%
MASSACHUSETTS 10.4% 4.6% 23.1% 13.3%
MICHIGAN 12.4% 6.6% 25.2% 12.3%
MINNESOTA 8.8% 4.3% 24.7% 12.0%
MISSISSIPPI 18.6% 6.3% 26.4% 12.1%
MISSOURI 12.4% 5.6% 24.7% 13.3%
MONTANA 17.0% 4.8% 23.5% 13.6%
NEBRASKA 11.2% 3.5% 25.3% 13.4%
NEVADA 20.1% 3.6% 26.0% 11.2%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 11.1% 3.4% 23.8% 12.0%
NEW JERSEY 15.5% 4.7% 24.7% 13.0%
NEW MEXICO 24.0% 5.2% 26.8% 12.0%
NEW YORK 17.8% 5.2% 23.6% 13.0%
NORTH CAROLINA 17.8% 4.8% 24.8% 12.1%
NORTH DAKOTA 12.1% 3.7% 23.2% 14.8%
OHIO 13.2% 6.3% 24.6% 13.3%
OKLAHOMA 20.5% 4.4% 25.0% 13.1%
OREGON 15.4% 7.2% 23.9% 12.7%
PENNSYLVANIA 11.9% 5.5% 22.9% 15.4%
RHODE ISLAND 10.2% 4.5% 22.7% 14.0%
SOUTH CAROLINA 14.3% 6.5% 24.7% 12.3%
SOUTH DAKOTA 12.0% 3.3% 25.6% 14.3%
TENNESSEE 12.3% 5.1% 23.9% 12.4%
TEXAS 27.2% 5.6% 28.2% 9.8%
UTAH 15.2% 4.8% 31.6% 8.6%
VERMONT 11.5% 3.1% 22.2% 12.9%
VIRGINIA 13.9% 3.3% 24.4% 11.3%
WASHINGTON 15.3% 5.6% 24.4% 11.3%
WEST VIRGINIA 16.6% 5.1% 21.6% 15.3%
WISCONSIN 9.9% 5.0% 24.4% 13.0%
WYOMING 19.2% 3.8% 24.2% 12.0%
Personal Federal
income Poverty Job taxes
per rate, growth, paid per
NAME capita, 2002- 1998- capita,
2003 (3) 2003 (4) 2003 (5) 2003
THE U.S. $31,459 12.3% 6.7% $6,025
ALABAMA $26,276 14.7% 1.4% $4,473
ALASKA $33,254 9.2% 13.8% $6,004
ARIZONA $26,931 13.5% 16.4% $4,944
ARKANSAS $24,296 18.8% 5.4% $4,172
CALIFORNIA $33,403 13.1% 10.1% $6,634
COLORADO $34,510 9.7% 8.5% $6,650
CONNECTICUT $43,292 8.2% 3.7% $10,053
DELAWARE $33,321 8.2% 8.4% $6,402
DISTRICT $47,305 16.9% 10.9% $9,126
OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA $29,972 12.6% 13.9% $5,946
GEORGIA $29,259 11.5% 7.2% $5,424
HAWAII $30,589 10.3% 10.5% $5,239
IDAHO $25,583 10.8% 15.7% $4,368
ILLINOIS $33,205 12.7% 2.7% $6,629
INDIANA $28,797 9.5% 3.1% $5,188
IOWA $28,398 9.1% 4.3% $5,006
KANSAS $29,545 10.4% 4.0% $5,298
KENTUCKY $26,352 14.3% 6.0% $4,554
LOUISIANA $26,038 17.2% 3.9% $4,355
MAINE $28,935 12.5% 14.0% $5,092
MARYLAND $37,424 8.0% 11.7% $7,026
MASSACHUSETTS $39,408 10.1% 3.6% $8,459
MICHIGAN $31,196 11.5% 0.2% $5,698
MINNESOTA $34,039 6.9% 7.7% $6,535
MISSISSIPPI $23,343 17.2% 1.5% $3,820
MISSOURI $29,094 10.3% 4.1% $5,297
MONTANA $25,775 14.3% 12.7% $4,505
NEBRASKA $30,331 10.2% 7.3% $5,362
NEVADA $31,487 9.9% 25.8% $6,161
NEW HAMPSHIRE $34,703 5.8% 9.9% $7,178
NEW JERSEY $40,002 8.3% 9.2% $8,516
NEW MEXICO $25,502 18.0% 12.0% $4,662
NEW YORK $36,296 14.2% 6.7% $7,546
NORTH CAROLINA $28,301 15.0% 4.7% $5,011
NORTH DAKOTA $28,521 10.6% 8.1% $4,818
OHIO $29,953 10.3% 1.6% $5,263
OKLAHOMA $26,567 13.5% 3.6% $4,438
OREGON $28,806 11.7% 4.9% $5,274
PENNSYLVANIA $31,706 10.0% 5.1% $5,974
RHODE ISLAND $31,937 11.3% 11.2% $6,167
SOUTH CAROLINA $26,138 13.5% 5.4% $4,498
SOUTH DAKOTA $28,299 12.1% 8.9% $5,053
TENNESSEE $28,565 14.4% 5.7% $5,037
TEXAS $29,076 16.3% 8.6% $5,542
UTAH $25,230 9.5% 10.3% $4,284
VERMONT $30,534 9.2% 9.4% $5,629
VIRGINIA $33,651 10.0% 10.3% $6,441
WASHINGTON $33,264 11.8% 7.1% $6,721
WEST VIRGINIA $24,672 17.1% 4.7% $3,998
WISCONSIN $30,723 9.2% 6.4% $5,655
WYOMING $32,235 9.4% 15.2% $6,702
Federal Public- 8th-graders Violent
services school at or above crimes
rec'd per spending proficient per
dollar of per reading 100,000
NAME taxes, student, level, people,
2003 2001-2002 2003 (6) 2003 (7)
THE U.S. $1.00 $7,734 30% 475.0
ALABAMA $1.69 $6,029 22% 429.5
ALASKA $1.89 $9,563 27% 593.4
ARIZONA $1.23 $5,964 25% 513.2
ARKANSAS $1.47 $6,276 27% 456.1
CALIFORNIA $0.78 $7,434 22% 579.3
COLORADO $0.80 $6,941 36% 345.1
CONNECTICUT $0.65 $10,577 37% 308.2
DELAWARE $0.82 $9,284 31% 658.0
DISTRICT $6.59 $12,102 10% 1,608.1
OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA $1.00 $6,213 27% 730.2
GEORGIA $0.95 $7,380 26% 453.9
HAWAII $1.58 $7,306 22% 270.4
IDAHO $1.32 $6,011 32% 242.7
ILLINOIS $0.73 $7,956 35% 556.8
INDIANA $0.96 $7,734 33% 352.8
IOWA $1.06 $7,338 36% 272.4
KANSAS $1.13 $7,339 35% 395.5
KENTUCKY $1.52 $6,523 34% 261.7
LOUISIANA $1.47 $6,567 22% 646.3
MAINE $1.36 $8,818 37% 108.9
MARYLAND $1.34 $8,692 31% 703.9
MASSACHUSETTS $0.78 $10,232 43% 469.4
MICHIGAN $0.86 $8,653 32% 511.2
MINNESOTA $0.70 $7,736 37% 262.6
MISSISSIPPI $1.83 $5,354 21% 325.5
MISSOURI $1.31 $7,135 34% 472.8
MONTANA $1.60 $7,062 37% 365.2
NEBRASKA $1.06 $7,741 35% 289.0
NEVADA $0.70 $6,079 21% 614.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE $0.64 $7,935 40% 148.8
NEW JERSEY $0.57 $11,793 37% 365.8
NEW MEXICO $1.99 $6,882 20% 665.2
NEW YORK $0.80 $11,218 35% 465.2
NORTH CAROLINA $1.09 $6,501 29% 454.9
NORTH DAKOTA $1.75 $6,709 38% 77.8
OHIO $1.02 $8,069 34% 333.2
OKLAHOMA $1.48 $6,229 30% 505.7
OREGON $1.00 $7,642 33% 295.5
PENNSYLVANIA $1.08 $8,537 32% 398.0
RHODE ISLAND $1.06 $9,703 30% 285.6
SOUTH CAROLINA $1.36 $7,017 24% 793.5
SOUTH DAKOTA $1.49 $6,424 39% 173.4
TENNESSEE $1.29 $5,959 26% 687.8
TEXAS $0.98 $6,771 26% 552.5
UTAH $1.19 $4,900 32% 248.6
VERMONT $1.14 $9,806 39% 110.2
VIRGINIA $1.58 $7,496 36% 275.8
WASHINGTON $0.90 $7,039 33% 347.0
WEST VIRGINIA $1.82 $7,844 25% 257.5
WISCONSIN $0.84 $8,634 37% 221.0
WYOMING $1.13 $8,645 34% 262.1
FOOTNOTES:
(1) Total "nonelderly"-under 65.
(2) Figures as of October 2004.
(3) Income received from all sources during the year, divided
by the population. (Per capita means per person.) Includes money
and non-money income, such as employee benefits and government
assistance.
(4) The percentage of persons whose income falls below the poverty
line of each state. (The poverty line varies, depending on the size
of families and other factors. In 2003, the national poverty line
for a family of four was $18,810.)
(5) Farm payroll employment not included.
(6) Representative sampling of public-school students by the National
Assessment of Educational Progress, U.S. Department of Education.
(7) Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape,
robbery, and aggravated assault.
SOURCES: Without health insurance: Kaiser Family Foundation. Unemployed
and Job growth: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Population figures: U.S. Bureau of the Census; estimates as of July
2003. Personal income per capita: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce. Poverty rate: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Federal taxes paid per capita and Federal services received per
dollar of taxes: Tax Foundation. Public-school spending per student
and 8th-graders at or above proficient reading level: National Center
for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. Violent crimes
per 100,000 people: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
* OBJECTIVES Students should understand * how to use tables to interpret To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed. statistics and compare information; * how the quality of life in your state compares with others states. * TEACHING STRATEGY Ask students to list important facts about their home state. For example, ask them if they know when the state joined the Union, what the origin of the state's name is, and who serves as the state's Governor. Afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here , tell students they are about to study other data that also characterize their state. * CRITICAL THINKING MAKING INFERENCES: Do the names of some states provide clues about those states' origins? (Yes. Twenty-six state names refer to Native American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of groups that once populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. the area, or are taken from words used by these groups. Ten states were named in honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of British royalty Compensation for the use of property, usually copyrighted works, patented inventions, or natural resources, expressed as a percentage of receipts from using the property or as a payment for each unit produced. , nobles, or places. Also, some state names derive de·rive v. 1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction. from foreign words that describe an aspect of the area's natural features.) MAKING COMPARISONS: How does your state compare with other states in per capita income Noun 1. per capita income - the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time ? (Answers will vary. Direct students to use the U.S. in Focus: Part Two on pp.18-20. Also, explain to students that statistics alone may not provide a clear picture of the quality of life in a state.) * ACTIVITY AMERICAN LIFE: Ask students: "What does it mean to be an American?" Instruct in·struct v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v.tr. 1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To give orders to; direct. v. students to create a collage collage (kəläzh`, kō–) [Fr.,=pasting], technique in art consisting of cutting and pasting natural or manufactured materials to a painted or unpainted surface—hence, a work of art in this medium. or poster poster, placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political organizations. that reflects the culture, history, and daily life of people in the U.S. Have students use drawings and photographs from newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, and other printed materials. STANDARDS SOCIAL STUDIES, GRADES 5-8 * Power, authority, and governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. : How different characteristics of each state such as population, poverty and unemployment rates, per capita income, and job growth influence the quality of life of its people. RESOURCES * Rubel ru·bel n. See Table at currency. [Belarusian, from Old Russian rubl  , cut, piece; see ruble.]Noun 1. , David, Scholastic Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. (Scholastic, 2003). Grades 5-8. * Buckley Buck·ley , William Frank, Jr. Born 1925. American writer and editor known especially for his caustic, polysyllabic wit. , Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE , Places in Time: A New Atlas of American History (Houghton-Mifflin, 2003). Grades 5-7. WEB SITES * U.S. Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. www.infoplease.com/us.html * United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, www.cia.gov/cia/publications/ factbook/gees/us.html |
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