Reducing Disparities: Mississippi’s Future Depends on it
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Reducing Disparities: Mississippi’s Future Depends on it
Mississippi ARCActively Reaching Communities
Fall Conference 2011
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OVERVIEW: MS POPULATION AND RACE
1,754,684
1,098,385
15,03025,74239,349
34,107
MS POPULATION BY RACE, 2010
White
African American
34,107 Two or more races
15,030 American In-dian 25,742
Asian39,349 Some other race
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
64,576
24,378
14,0868,5857,1163,378
MS POPULATION CHANGE BY RACE 2000 to 2010 - American In-
dian- Asian- White- Two or more races- Some other race
- African Ameri-can
U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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49.5%50.5%
White, non-His-panic:
374,041
Minor-ity: 381,514
2010 MISSISSIPPI POPULATION UNDER 18
OVERVIEW: MS CHILDREN AND RACE, 2010
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White African American0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
16%
48%
CHILD POVERTY RATESMISSISSIPPI 2009
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MS WAGES BY DEMOGRAPHIC
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009$9
$10
$11
$12
$13
$14
$15
$16
$17
$14.33
$11.77
$15.27
$10.71
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGES BY DEMOGRAPHIC (2009 real dol-lars)
African American
Women
Men
White
Source: Economic Policy Institute.
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MS & U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT IN RECENT RECESSION
2007
Q4
2008
Q1
2008
Q2
2008
Q3
2008
Q4
2009
Q1
2009
Q2
2009
Q3
2009
Q4
2010
Q1
2010
Q2
2010
Q3
2010
Q4-3%0%3%6%9%
12%15%18%21%
6.9%
17.3%
7.9%
16.4%
QUARTERLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY RACEU.S. and Mississippi
White U.S.
White Mississippi
African American Mississippi
African American U.S.
Source: Economic Policy Institute. April 2011. “Distressed in Mississippi” Issue Brief #303.
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY RACE, 2009
2010 Unemployment RateLess than 7%Between 7% and 12%Between 12% and 20%Greater than 20%
White Unemployment RateAfrican American Unemployment Rate
Source: Mississippi Department of Employment Security. “LMI for Affirmative Action” April 2010.
Unemployment Rate
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How much do families need to cover all their basic expenses?Self Sufficiency Wage for Two Adults, a Schoolchild and a Preschooler HINDS COUNTY, MS 2009
Self Sufficiency StandardExpense Type Cost
Housing $747Child Care $592
Food $643Transportation $485Health Care $451
Miscellaneous $292Net Taxes $36
Self Sufficiency Wage
Hourly $9.22 per adult
Annually $38,960
Source: Mississippi Self Sufficiency Standard 2009.
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How much do families need to cover all their basic expenses?Self Sufficiency Wage for 1 Adult LEE COUNTY, MS 2009
Self Sufficiency StandardExpense Type Cost
Housing $508Child Care $0
Food $205Transportation $241Health Care $134
Miscellaneous $109Net Taxes $176
Self Sufficiency WageHourly $7.80
Annually $16,474
Source: Mississippi Self Sufficiency Standard 2009.
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PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Race of the Householder
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
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PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Parental Status and Race of the Householder
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
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PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Educational, Race and Gender
Households headed by African American women with a bachelor’s degree are more likely to be below
self-sufficiency than households headed by white men with a high school degree
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
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PORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW SELF SUFFICIENCYby Educational Attainment of the Householder
Less than High School
High School Diploma
Some College Bachelor's Degree or
Higher
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%55%
37%
30%
12%
Source: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
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STUDENT RACE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
0 50 100 150 200 250 3000
20
40
60
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SCHOOL QDI 2009-2010
PER
CEN
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PLOT OF QDI AND PERCENT MINORITY STUDENTSMS schools for 2009-10 school year
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AT-RISK K-12 DISTRICTS AND CHILD POVERTY
Districts Failing or Under Academic Watch
Source: Mississippi Department of Education & 2005-09 American Community Survey.
Districts where more than 1 in 3 children live in Poverty
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ENROLLMENT IN ALL MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES AND REMEDIAL COURSES, 2007
38%
62% African Ameri-
can Stu-dents
White Students
61%
39%
White Stu-dents African
American Students
Source: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Office of Academic and Student Affairs. 2009.
Remedial Course EnrollmentAll Courses Enrollment
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF MS POPULATION OVER 25 by race, 2009
WhiteAfrican
AmericanPopulation 25 years and over
1,197,247 625,374
Less than high school degree
16.0% 28.1%
High school degree 30.3% 32.3%Some college or associate's degree
30.7% 27.5%
Bachelor's degree 14.9% 7.9%Graduate or professional degree
8.1% 4.2%Source: American Community Survey. 2007-2009 Averages.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF WORKING-AGE ADULTS BY RACE
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Fall 1
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Fall 1
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Fall 1
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Fall 1
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Fall 1
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Fall 2
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Fall 2
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Fall 2
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Fall 2
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,00033,241
25,178
CHART 12TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT 1994-2010
FULL AND PART TIME STUDENTS
White Students
Minority Students
Source: IHLMIS
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Mississippi Economic Policy Centerhttp://www.mepconline.org
MS Self Sufficiency Calculatorhttp://www.mepconline.org/calculator
Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meethttp://mepconline.com/images/admin/pdfs/116_50835_ECD_nb.pdf
MS Dept. of Employment Security Labor Market Datahttp://mdes.ms.gov/Home/LMI/index.html
Ed Sivak: [email protected] Welker : [email protected]