hmmm Atlanta is kind of expensive I hear. But you may have a point. Would require further digging for regional stats and I don't think census data gets that granular unless you request a special run.
Dana On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:42:54 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, 54.4% of the Black Population lives in the south,, before I said 40% > of all families below the poverty line are in the south as well. > > Only 18.5% and 7.9% live in the north east and the west respectively, where > the cost of living goes up. > > http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/black/ppl-142/tab20a.txt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Who Doesn't Discriminate? (WAS: playing the race card) > > it's true that the cost of living varies widely but I am not sure that > you can make the argument that blacks tend to live in rural > inexpensive areas. What about Harlem? Watts? The Chicago projects? > Washington DC? > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:45:10 -0500, Nick McClure > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You cannot use national averages to get a basis on income disparity in the > > US. Our inflation changes from state to state. > > > > If you want to get a real break down of income disparity you have to break > > it down. > > > > Do minorities on average make less money that whites on average because > > minorities live in areas where the cost of living is lower? > > > > In the US, National Averages are pointless, In Lexington Kentucky a house > > that costs $150,000 may cost 1 million dollars in L.A. You have to take > this > > into account, something your numbers are NOT doing. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:35 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Who Doesn't Discriminate? (WAS: playing the race card) > > > > > > I wasn't sure what Dana had derived from her figures when she posted, > > > because she just posted links. > > > > > > But there you go,the income disparity is right infront of you. > > > Now you are bringing nebulous notions of how many people applied etc. to > > > try to explain an INCOME DISPARITY! > > > Ridiculous in the extreme. > > > I don't even think it is just cognitive dissonance anymore. > > > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145349 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
