The Legatum Institute based in London has published state rankings as part of its United States Prosperity Index 2020. The Index uses 200 indicators in 11 categories to measure prosperity among the states. Utah ranks well in overall prosperity at number 6, whereas...
A new report sheds interesting light on children in intergenerational poverty and their families. Here are the key...
For decades, the term “gender wage gap” has referred to the difference in median earnings between full-time working...
Women who work full time and year-round in both states on average earned only 70 cents on the dollar in 2016 compared...
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average measures the rise and fall of the stock market, the Family Prosperity Index measures the strength and prosperity of families – and the nation – by combining the...
Next Generation Freedom Fund teamed with Heart & Mind Strategies to survey Utahns about their understanding of poverty in Utah, especially intergenerational poverty. Findings reveal that Utahns...
The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of variance. It is often applied to measure inequality of incomes in a particular area. A score of "0" on the Gini coefficient represents complete...
Utah leads the nation in volunteer service. A 2015 report shows that 43.23% of Utahns volunteer in some capacity, with Minnesota coming in second at 35.43%. Nevada falls in at 48th, with only 19.61%...
Utah typically leads the nation in charitable giving. About 71 percent of Utahns reported having donated money to charity, and on average, families donated 6.6 percent of their household income....
By reducing the number of adolescents who become pregnant, health care, welfare, and education costs would decrease while tax revenue and education completion rates would increase. Read more.
The results suggest that reductions in poverty and in inequality in the parents’ generation reduce poverty and inequality in the children’s generation some, but not much. Read more.
Enter your email to receive our latest news and updates.
Enter your email to receive our latest news and updates.