[Xmca-l] Re: Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart - The New YorkTimes

[Andy Blunden]

or 14% single male households,
      14% single female households
      52% couples,

Andy :)

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Andy Blunden
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On 10/08/2017 11:49 PM, Martin John Packer wrote:
> The page that Peg pointed to seems to support Larry’s data:
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> 28% one person households
> 26% couple with children
> 26% couple without children
> 9% lone parent family
> 4% non-faily household of two pr more
> 4% other family household
> 3% multi-generational household
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> Martin
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>> On Aug 9, 2017, at 9:17 AM, Lplarry <lpscholar2@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Peg,
>> My info came from a small local newspaper referencing the census.
>> Thanks for the clarification. I trust your figures.
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>>>  From a different angle on this theme, and  considering the largest North American cities such as New York or Vancouver, the statistics I have seenindicate 40% up to 50% in these metropolitan regions are dwelling types with a single occupant.
>> So.... Focusing on trends over time, the increase in living alone (for multiple reasons) is on the rise in metropolitan regions  and may be a signal of shifting values?
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>> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
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>> From: Peg Griffin
>> Sent: August 9, 2017 6:45 AM
>> To: 'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'
>> Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart - The New YorkTimes
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>> Not quite sure where the information comes from about Canada, that says "single occupancy residency is now the dominant form of living arrangement."
>> Here's the recently published data that I have:
>> http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/rt-td/fam-eng.cfm
>> Selected geographical area: Canada Source: 2016 Census of Population
>>     One-person households (%)    28.2
>>     Common-law couples (%)     21.3
>>     Couples with children (%)    51.1
>>     Young adults 20 to 34 living with their parents (%)    34.7
>> And here's an "infographic" page
>> http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2017024-eng.htm
>> PG
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Purss
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 8:01 AM
>> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>> Subject: [Xmca-l] Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart - The New York Times
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>> THIS IS DRAMATIC:
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>> This graph captures the depth of the crisis.
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>> The 8 richest people in the world have more wealth than the bottom half of the planet’s population.
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>> Also...
>> Canada’s latest census also documents that for the first time single occupancy residency is now the dominant form of living arrangement. Only a single person in each apartment or townhouse is now the most prominent living arrangement
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>> Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart This chart captures the rise in inequality better than any other chart that I’ve seen.
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>> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/opinion/leonhardt-income-inequality.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170809&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=69072237&te=1
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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