30.5% of families headed by single mothers in Rhode Island live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
13.5% of women 65 and older in Rhode Island live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Rhode Island
13.0% of women in Rhode Island live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in Rhode Island typically make $0.85 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in Rhode Island typically make 65 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in Rhode Island typically make 55 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
4.3% of women aged 19-64 in Rhode Island are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
4.9% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Rhode Island are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
9.9% of women in Rhode Island reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
