The U.S. Census Bureau provides considerable demographic information that is useful for marketers. Assume that the following table provides a sample of such population data. What percentage change in the total and Hispanic populations occurred in each state between 2000 and 2010? 2000 Hispanic 434,140 323,565 10,966,610 2010 State Hispanic 853,287 Total Total Georgia Michigan California 8,164,625 9.687.420 9,930,936 9,883,092 436,920 33,884,973 37,251,362 14,011,654 Fill in the table below. (Round to one decimal place.) 2000-2010 2000-2010 State Percentage change in the total Percentage change in the Hispanic population population 15 7% Georgia 49 1%

Table 15.9 shows the share of income going to each quintile of the income distribution for the United Kingdom in 1979 and 1991. Use this data to calculate what the points on a Lorenz curve would be, and sketch the Lorenz curve. How did inequality in the United Kingdom shift over this time period? How can you see the patterns in the quintiles in the Lorenz curves?

Many critics of government programs to help low-income individuals argue that these programs create a poverty trap. Explain how programs such as TANF, EITC, SNAP, and Medicaid will affect low-income individuals and whether or not you think these programs will benefit families and children.