Wages in N.D. a big issue
Via the Minot Daily News' Web site...
Poll: North Dakotans favor higher paying jobs
By JILL SCHRAMM, Minot Daily News Staff Writer
About half of Americans, including more than four in 10 North Dakotans, perceive that a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet in their communities, according to a poll commissioned by the Northwest Area Foundation, Minneapolis.
Poll results released today show that most North Dakotans say a family of four in their communities would need $30,000 or more to make ends meet, which is higher than the federal government’s poverty threshold of $20,444. More than half said a family of four would need $40,000 or more, up from 38 percent who said the same in a similar poll in December 2005.
Nearly 30 percent of households of all sizes in North Dakota live on less than $40,000 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About 30 percent of North Dakotans also have annual incomes of less than $30,000 a year, compared to 27 percent of Americans overall.
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Poll: North Dakotans favor higher paying jobs
By JILL SCHRAMM, Minot Daily News Staff Writer
About half of Americans, including more than four in 10 North Dakotans, perceive that a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet in their communities, according to a poll commissioned by the Northwest Area Foundation, Minneapolis.
Poll results released today show that most North Dakotans say a family of four in their communities would need $30,000 or more to make ends meet, which is higher than the federal government’s poverty threshold of $20,444. More than half said a family of four would need $40,000 or more, up from 38 percent who said the same in a similar poll in December 2005.
Nearly 30 percent of households of all sizes in North Dakota live on less than $40,000 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About 30 percent of North Dakotans also have annual incomes of less than $30,000 a year, compared to 27 percent of Americans overall.
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