31.0% of families headed by single mothers in New York live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
15.3% of women 65 and older in New York live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
14.2% of women in New York live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in New York typically make $0.91 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in New York typically make 66 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in New York typically make 60 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
5.4% of women aged 19-64 in New York are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
5.8% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in New York are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
11.5% of women in New York reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
