Those are mixed numbers. Ones from ESR and the other is from Census. If we use the Census numbers:
NY State http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2002/ACS/Tabular/040/04000US363.htm 18,571,545 13.1% poverty 2,432,872 poor people NYC http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2002/ACS/Tabular/160/16000US36510003.htm 7,901,867 19% poverty 1,501,355 poor people 18,571,545 Total people in State - 7,901,867 People in NYC ----- 10,669,678 population in NY State but outside the city 2,432,872 poor people in NY State -1,501,355 poor people in NYC ----- 931,518 poor peolpe in NY State but outside the city OR 8.7% Summay 8 million in NYC 1.5 million poor 19% 10 million in the rest of the State and .9 million are poor. 8.7% --- Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we've verified that you're wrong? There isn't a > greater amount of > low income folk in the city vs. country? I guess to > really verify > your claim we'd need to know the percentage of > country poor folk that > voted vs. city poor folk voters. What are those > numbers? > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138050 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
