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Poverty
11.5% of women in Maine live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
29.4% of families headed by single mothers in Maine live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
10.9% of women 65 and older in Maine live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Wage Gap
Women in Maine typically make $0.87 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Wage gap data for Black women in Maine is not available.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in Maine typically make 79 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.58
Black women refers to those who self-identified in the Current Population Survey or American Community Survey as Black or African American. White men refers to those who identified themselves as white, but who indicated that they are not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Latinas refers to women of any race who identified themselves to be of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.
Health Insurance
6.5% of women aged 19-64 in Maine are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
7.1% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Maine are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
9.7% of women in Maine reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
