The Measure of America, 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience

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THE MEASURE OF AMERICA 2010–2011 MAPPING RISKS AND RESILIENCE A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press Kristen Lewis Sarah Burd-Sharps FOREWORD BY Jeffrey D. Sachs THE MEASURE OF AMERICA 2010–2011 MAPPING RISKS AND RESILIENCE N EW YO RK U N IVERSIT Y P RESS New York and London www.nyupress.org Copyright © 2010 Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lewis, Kristen. The Measure of America 2010–2011 : Mapping Risks and Resilience american human development project / Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps ; with foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-8379-5 (cl : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8147-8380-1 (pbk: alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8147-8381-8 (e-book) 1. United States—Social conditions—21st century—Statistics. 2. Quality of life—United States— Statistics. 3. Social indicators—United States—Statistics. I. Burd-Sharps, Sarah. II. Title. HN59.2.L495 2010 306.0973'090512—dc22 2010028834 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America Designed by Humantific | UnderstandingLab, Inc. c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 References to Internet Web sites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the editors nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. LEAD AUTHORS Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps American Human Development Project Co-Directors CHIEF STATISTICIAN Patrick Nolan Guyer RESEARCHER AND CONTRIBUTING WRITER Ted Lechterman ADVISORY PANEL Ivye Allen, Foundation for the Mid South Craig Calhoun, Social Science Research Council Dalton Conley, New York University Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan Frank Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania Carla Javits, REDF Jerome Karabel, University of California, Berkeley Ichiro Kawachi, Harvard University Gary King, Harvard University Ellen Levy, LinkedIn Jeff Madrick, The New School Katherine Newman, Princeton University Adela de la Torre, University of California, Davis SENIOR STATISTICAL ADVISOR Neil Bennett, City University of New York EDITING Francis Wilkinson, Substantive Editor Bob Land, Copyeditor DESIGN Humantific | Understanding Lab, Inc. Team for the preparation of The Measure of America 2010–2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience ...