Mon Sep 01, 2008
Liberal States Still Have More Union Workers Than Conservative States
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008 the average rate of Union Workers in the United States in 2006 was 12.0%. 25 out of 31 Conservative States had a lower than average rate of Union Workers (81% of Conservative States) versus 5 out of 20 Liberal States that had a lower than average rate of Union Workers (25% of Liberal States). The lowest rate of Union Workers in the country is found in North Carolina and South Carolina with 3.3%. The highest rate of Union Workers in the country is found in Hawaii with 24.7%.
Conservative
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Liberal
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Source: 2008-12-labor.pdf No. 644
Note: This was previously discussed here using the 2006 Statistical Abstract.
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Mon Aug 25, 2008
There Are Still Fewer Births To Teenage Mothers In Liberal States Than In Conservative States
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008 the average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers in the United States in 2005 was 10.2%. 22 out of 31 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers (71% of Conservative States) versus 2 out of 20 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers (10% of Liberal States). The highest rate of Births to Teenage Mothers in the country is found in New Mexico with 15.8%. The lowest rate of Births to Teenage Mothers in the country is found in New Hampshire with 5.9%.
Conservative
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Liberal
Delaware
District of Columbia
Source: 2008-2-vitstat.pdf No. 87
Note: This was previously discussed here using the 2006 Statistical Abstract and here using the 2003 Statistical Abstract.
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