Spotlight on Millennials: Poverty & Opportunity Data
Young Women and Men with Health Insurance, United States, 2013
Educational Attainment of Young Women and Men (Aged 25-34) , United States, 2013
Poverty and Opportunity Among Young Women and Men by State, 2013
Poverty Among Young Women and Men (Aged 16-34), United States, 2013
Percent of Women and Men with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Aged 25–34 by State, 2013
| Young Women and Men with Health Insurance, United States, 2013 |
|
Women Aged 16-25
|
Men Aged 16-25
|
Women Aged 26-34
|
Men Aged 26-34
|
Percent with Health Insurance
|
80.6%
|
76.1%
|
77.5%
|
68.9%
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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| Educational Attainment of Young Women and Men (Aged 25-34) , United States, 2013 |
|
Young Women (25-34)
|
Young Men (25-34)
|
All Women
|
All Men
|
Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
|
36.9%
|
28.8%
|
29.7%
|
29.5%
|
Notes: Aged 25 and older.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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| Table B4.5. Poverty and Opportunity Among Young Women and Men by State, 2013 |
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Percent with Health Insurance, Aged 16–34
|
Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Aged 25–34
|
Percent Living Below Poverty, Aged 16–34
|
Women
|
Men
|
Women
|
Men
|
Women
|
Men
|
State
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Percent
|
Rank
|
Alabama
|
76.9%
|
34
|
71.3%
|
35
|
28.9%
|
41
|
21.9%
|
43
|
26.4%
|
44
|
19.9%
|
42
|
Alaska
|
74.3%
|
43
|
71.3%
|
35
|
34.6%
|
28
|
16.6%
|
51
|
14.0%
|
1
|
8.0%
|
1
|
Arizona
|
76.3%
|
38
|
68.5%
|
44
|
28.5%
|
44
|
23.1%
|
39
|
25.8%
|
41
|
20.3%
|
45
|
Arkansas
|
73.6%
|
46
|
70.0%
|
41
|
25.6%
|
49
|
19.8%
|
47
|
28.1%
|
48
|
20.5%
|
46
|
California
|
76.8%
|
35
|
69.7%
|
43
|
35.4%
|
25
|
28.2%
|
21
|
21.7%
|
24
|
17.0%
|
29
|
Colorado
|
81.2%
|
24
|
76.4%
|
25
|
42.1%
|
12
|
33.2%
|
10
|
20.3%
|
14
|
15.1%
|
14
|
Connecticut
|
87.6%
|
8
|
81.8%
|
8
|
44.8%
|
6
|
35.6%
|
5
|
16.7%
|
6
|
11.0%
|
3
|
Delaware
|
86.3%
|
9
|
77.6%
|
21
|
36.7%
|
21
|
29.9%
|
15
|
18.8%
|
12
|
14.1%
|
9
|
District of Columbia
|
94.2%
|
2
|
89.8%
|
2
|
71.3%
|
1
|
67.5%
|
1
|
22.6%
|
28
|
17.8%
|
35
|
Florida
|
71.1%
|
48
|
62.3%
|
50
|
30.8%
|
38
|
22.6%
|
40
|
22.9%
|
29
|
17.6%
|
33
|
Georgia
|
72.7%
|
47
|
65.3%
|
48
|
32.9%
|
32
|
24.8%
|
31
|
25.2%
|
37
|
18.9%
|
38
|
Hawaii
|
90.6%
|
4
|
87.3%
|
3
|
36.9%
|
19
|
24.3%
|
32
|
15.1%
|
3
|
11.9%
|
4
|
Idaho
|
75.9%
|
41
|
70.8%
|
38
|
28.1%
|
46
|
22.6%
|
40
|
23.3%
|
32
|
20.6%
|
47
|
Illinois
|
83.1%
|
18
|
75.1%
|
27
|
43.1%
|
11
|
33.8%
|
8
|
20.9%
|
17
|
14.7%
|
13
|
Indiana
|
79.6%
|
30
|
73.2%
|
30
|
30.7%
|
39
|
24.2%
|
33
|
24.5%
|
36
|
17.5%
|
32
|
Iowa
|
88.0%
|
6
|
81.9%
|
7
|
37.0%
|
18
|
29.3%
|
18
|
22.1%
|
26
|
16.0%
|
20
|
Kansas
|
80.6%
|
26
|
78.4%
|
17
|
37.7%
|
17
|
29.8%
|
16
|
21.4%
|
22
|
15.6%
|
17
|
Kentucky
|
76.5%
|
37
|
70.9%
|
37
|
28.5%
|
44
|
22.0%
|
42
|
26.1%
|
42
|
18.8%
|
37
|
Louisiana
|
74.9%
|
42
|
67.5%
|
45
|
28.9%
|
41
|
20.8%
|
45
|
27.5%
|
47
|
20.2%
|
44
|
Maine
|
84.0%
|
15
|
78.5%
|
16
|
34.2%
|
29
|
24.9%
|
30
|
17.9%
|
9
|
17.4%
|
31
|
Maryland
|
86.2%
|
10
|
80.3%
|
10
|
43.9%
|
9
|
34.5%
|
7
|
14.0%
|
1
|
9.3%
|
2
|
Massachusetts
|
95.2%
|
1
|
90.5%
|
1
|
53.6%
|
2
|
43.6%
|
2
|
17.8%
|
8
|
12.8%
|
8
|
Michigan
|
83.7%
|
17
|
77.1%
|
23
|
32.5%
|
33
|
26.1%
|
28
|
26.3%
|
43
|
19.4%
|
39
|
Minnesota
|
88.5%
|
5
|
82.8%
|
6
|
44.2%
|
7
|
33.7%
|
9
|
17.9%
|
9
|
14.5%
|
11
|
Mississippi
|
74.0%
|
45
|
67.1%
|
46
|
24.7%
|
50
|
17.2%
|
50
|
33.9%
|
51
|
24.8%
|
50
|
Missouri
|
79.9%
|
29
|
75.2%
|
26
|
36.0%
|
23
|
28.2%
|
21
|
23.5%
|
33
|
17.6%
|
33
|
Montana
|
77.2%
|
33
|
70.7%
|
39
|
36.3%
|
22
|
27.4%
|
24
|
26.9%
|
45
|
22.5%
|
49
|
Nebraska
|
83.0%
|
19
|
81.0%
|
9
|
37.8%
|
16
|
30.9%
|
14
|
20.4%
|
15
|
16.1%
|
22
|
Nevada
|
70.8%
|
50
|
67.1%
|
46
|
24.5%
|
51
|
18.5%
|
48
|
21.1%
|
19
|
17.1%
|
30
|
New Hampshire
|
81.5%
|
23
|
78.6%
|
15
|
44.0%
|
8
|
31.5%
|
12
|
15.2%
|
4
|
12.0%
|
6
|
New Jersey
|
80.3%
|
27
|
74.2%
|
28
|
46.0%
|
4
|
37.3%
|
3
|
15.2%
|
4
|
11.9%
|
4
|
New Mexico
|
70.9%
|
49
|
63.1%
|
49
|
27.1%
|
48
|
17.7%
|
49
|
30.9%
|
50
|
25.0%
|
51
|
New York
|
85.9%
|
13
|
78.4%
|
17
|
46.6%
|
3
|
37.2%
|
4
|
21.0%
|
18
|
16.1%
|
22
|
North Carolina
|
76.8%
|
35
|
71.5%
|
34
|
34.7%
|
27
|
25.9%
|
29
|
25.5%
|
38
|
19.9%
|
42
|
North Dakota
|
86.2%
|
10
|
84.5%
|
5
|
41.1%
|
13
|
26.3%
|
27
|
22.2%
|
27
|
14.5%
|
11
|
Ohio
|
85.1%
|
14
|
78.0%
|
19
|
34.1%
|
30
|
27.3%
|
25
|
23.7%
|
34
|
16.8%
|
27
|
Oklahoma
|
74.2%
|
44
|
69.9%
|
42
|
28.9%
|
41
|
21.6%
|
44
|
23.9%
|
35
|
16.1%
|
22
|
Oregon
|
78.7%
|
31
|
72.0%
|
32
|
34.1%
|
30
|
26.4%
|
26
|
25.5%
|
38
|
20.9%
|
48
|
Pennsylvania
|
86.1%
|
12
|
79.9%
|
12
|
40.8%
|
14
|
31.9%
|
11
|
20.8%
|
16
|
16.5%
|
25
|
Rhode Island
|
83.9%
|
16
|
76.6%
|
24
|
40.8%
|
14
|
31.1%
|
13
|
21.1%
|
19
|
16.0%
|
20
|
South Carolina
|
76.0%
|
40
|
70.5%
|
40
|
30.6%
|
40
|
23.3%
|
37
|
27.1%
|
46
|
19.5%
|
40
|
South Dakota
|
81.8%
|
22
|
79.3%
|
14
|
35.8%
|
24
|
23.3%
|
37
|
22.0%
|
25
|
14.3%
|
10
|
Tennessee
|
80.8%
|
25
|
71.6%
|
33
|
32.4%
|
34
|
24.1%
|
34
|
25.7%
|
40
|
18.7%
|
36
|
Texas
|
67.8%
|
51
|
62.2%
|
51
|
31.4%
|
35
|
23.9%
|
35
|
23.0%
|
30
|
16.9%
|
28
|
Utah
|
82.4%
|
21
|
77.5%
|
22
|
31.0%
|
36
|
28.5%
|
20
|
19.2%
|
13
|
15.2%
|
15
|
Vermont
|
92.5%
|
3
|
86.2%
|
4
|
45.9%
|
5
|
29.3%
|
18
|
23.0%
|
30
|
16.5%
|
25
|
Virginia
|
82.6%
|
20
|
77.9%
|
20
|
43.8%
|
10
|
34.7%
|
6
|
18.2%
|
11
|
12.4%
|
7
|
Washington
|
78.3%
|
32
|
73.6%
|
29
|
34.9%
|
26
|
29.6%
|
17
|
21.3%
|
21
|
15.7%
|
18
|
West Virginia
|
76.2%
|
39
|
72.1%
|
31
|
27.9%
|
47
|
20.5%
|
46
|
28.8%
|
49
|
19.6%
|
41
|
Wisconsin
|
87.8%
|
7
|
79.8%
|
13
|
36.8%
|
20
|
27.6%
|
23
|
21.6%
|
23
|
15.9%
|
19
|
Wyoming
|
80.3%
|
27
|
80.3%
|
10
|
31.0%
|
36
|
23.4%
|
36
|
17.1%
|
7
|
15.3%
|
16
|
United States
|
79.2%
|
|
72.8%
|
|
36.3%
|
|
28.3%
|
|
22.4%
|
|
16.8%
|
|
Note: Data for the percent of young women and men with a bachelor’s degree or higher are three-year (2011–2013) averages. All other data are for 2013.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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| Poverty Among Young Women and Men (Aged 16-34), United States, 2013 |
|
Young Women (16-34)
|
Young Men (16-34)
|
All Women (18 and older)
|
All Men (18 and older)
|
Percent of Women and Men Living Below Poverty
|
22.4%
|
16.8%
|
15.5%
|
11.9%
|
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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| Percent of Women and Men with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Aged 25–34, 2013 |
State
|
Women
|
Rank
|
Men
|
Rank
|
Alabama
|
27.2%
|
47
|
20.9%
|
44
|
Alaska
|
37.0%
|
19
|
17.9%
|
50
|
Arizona
|
28.9%
|
44
|
24.0%
|
36
|
Arkansas
|
25.2%
|
49
|
20.7%
|
45
|
California
|
36.1%
|
23
|
29.0%
|
20
|
Colorado
|
42.1%
|
12
|
32.5%
|
11
|
Connecticut
|
46.6%
|
4
|
36.1%
|
5
|
Delaware
|
35.8%
|
24
|
30.5%
|
14
|
District of Columbia
|
71.0%
|
1
|
68.3%
|
1
|
Florida
|
31.5%
|
39
|
23.3%
|
38
|
Georgia
|
33.5%
|
33
|
25.2%
|
34
|
Hawaii
|
36.5%
|
20
|
25.4%
|
33
|
Idaho
|
27.2%
|
47
|
22.6%
|
41
|
Illinois
|
43.6%
|
10
|
33.9%
|
8
|
Indiana
|
31.3%
|
40
|
23.3%
|
38
|
Iowa
|
35.6%
|
26
|
28.1%
|
24
|
Kansas
|
38.8%
|
16
|
29.5%
|
19
|
Kentucky
|
29.5%
|
42
|
23.0%
|
40
|
Louisiana
|
31.1%
|
41
|
20.6%
|
46
|
Maine
|
35.5%
|
27
|
19.8%
|
47
|
Maryland
|
44.7%
|
7
|
33.8%
|
9
|
Massachusetts
|
54.9%
|
2
|
42.2%
|
2
|
Michigan
|
33.3%
|
35
|
27.3%
|
28
|
Minnesota
|
43.5%
|
11
|
34.4%
|
6
|
Mississippi
|
23.7%
|
51
|
17.2%
|
51
|
Missouri
|
36.4%
|
21
|
30.1%
|
17
|
Montana
|
35.7%
|
25
|
26.1%
|
29
|
Nebraska
|
38.6%
|
17
|
32.2%
|
13
|
Nevada
|
24.5%
|
50
|
18.3%
|
48
|
New Hampshire
|
39.1%
|
15
|
28.7%
|
21
|
New Jersey
|
46.4%
|
6
|
38.0%
|
3
|
New Mexico
|
29.4%
|
43
|
18.0%
|
49
|
New York
|
46.5%
|
5
|
37.5%
|
4
|
North Carolina
|
35.0%
|
29
|
27.5%
|
27
|
North Dakota
|
39.9%
|
14
|
28.4%
|
23
|
Ohio
|
35.1%
|
28
|
28.1%
|
24
|
Oklahoma
|
28.2%
|
46
|
21.6%
|
43
|
Oregon
|
34.1%
|
31
|
27.8%
|
26
|
Pennsylvania
|
41.7%
|
13
|
32.5%
|
11
|
Rhode Island
|
44.2%
|
8
|
33.6%
|
10
|
South Carolina
|
32.3%
|
38
|
23.9%
|
37
|
South Dakota
|
33.7%
|
32
|
26.0%
|
30
|
Tennessee
|
33.4%
|
34
|
25.8%
|
31
|
Texas
|
32.4%
|
37
|
24.7%
|
35
|
Utah
|
32.8%
|
36
|
30.2%
|
15
|
Vermont
|
47.1%
|
3
|
25.5%
|
32
|
Virginia
|
43.9%
|
9
|
34.0%
|
7
|
Washington
|
36.2%
|
22
|
30.2%
|
15
|
West Virginia
|
28.6%
|
45
|
21.9%
|
42
|
Wisconsin
|
37.7%
|
18
|
28.6%
|
22
|
Wyoming
|
34.7%
|
30
|
30.0%
|
18
|
Total
|
36.9%
|
|
28.8%
|
|
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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