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Show SCX:IAL IDLICY A N ~ 'IO POJERTY I.Q. TES!' 12% ( total of 194,000 people, or the equivalent of the Salt Palace filled 17 tines) 2. $11,000. 3. 50% 4. 56% 5. 35% 6. 55% 7. 50% 8. 75 9. False (While there is an increasing ntnnber of pcx:>r female-headed households, the majority of p:,or households are still headed by nen) 10. 19 years(!) 11. 33% 12. 70% Test Your Poverty I.Q. 1. 1. ~ t percent of Utahns lived in p::>verty in 1985? 3% 8% 12% 20% 24% 2. ~ t i s the smallest anount of money a family of four would need to be above the federally-defined p::>verty level? $5,000. $11,000. $16,000. $21,000. 13. 3. '!be piblic assistance grants in Utah P3Y _ _% of the minimum living standard (called Basic Standard Needs Budget) for a Utah family? 20% 30% 40% 50% 5 'l'his test was developed by Utah Issues and is based on the Governor's Report on Poverty. 4. ~ t percent of p::>verty-level families in rental housing p:iy rrore than 50 percent of their incanes for rent? 16% 26% 36% 46% 56% 66% --Sheryl Gillilan Social Policy Chair 5. W'lat portion of incom2 for elderly families in this country canes fran Social Security? 5% 15% 25% 35% 45% Ii _ WORD PROCESSING & COMPUTER SPECIALISTS 6. ~ t percent of urban, black, singlep:irent Utah families live in poverty? 5% 15% 25% 35% 45% 55% P.O. BOX 520697 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84152-0697 7. vmat percent of Native Arrericans living on reservations in Utah are pcx:>r? 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% BETTE COOK 8. How many Indochinese refugees cane into Utah each month in 1985? 5 25 50 75 175 (801) 467- 0398 Collltia-.ei froa :t~ 7; 9. f.bst Utah families in p:>verty are headed by vOIEn? True False We also have questio:11.S_ Accordiiig to the 19TI state law, the largest city in the county .must have 351' of the population. of the county in order to consolidate_ In neither the 1980 Ce.n51ls figllf"es nor the 1985 estimates does Salt La.t:eCity have those numbers_ Does this mean that if the consolidation option is recommended. the Legislature would have to c.hange these provisions! Because of our extensive involvement. in the problem of local govera.me:n.t, we feel t.hat community acceptance of a radical change in coua.ty govera.me11t can. o.aly succeed with an extensive educatio.o.al program_ We feel that it is probably .more likely that t.he public. and local government officials. will accept proposals that are not likely to call for radical change_ Thank you for this opportunity to share 011r thoughts o.n m.odemizatio.n of cou.ntJgo·vern.m.ent_- .......... ,...,_,.,. ____ ..,. _________ _ 10. Hew much education does the average Utah wanan need to equal the earnings of the average Utah male with 0-7 years of education? 8 yrs. 12 yrs. 16 yrs. 19 yrs. 11. What percent of unerrployed Utah ~rkers received unerrplo:yment benefits in 1985? 23% 33% 43% 53% 12. What percent of all pcx:>r families in Utah work at least part-ti.Ire? 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% One of every _ _ children in this rountry was p:x:,r in 1983. 3 5 10 15 20 25 13. Salt Late Voter- WORDS PLUS -8- Nay 1987 |
