If youâre creative and imaginative, a degree in art could be just what youâre looking for to express yourself. Art may not be a vocational subject â that is, one that leads to a specific career â but this doesnât mean it wonât be a good preparation for the world of work.
â. also summarizes an updated report by the US Census Bureau that 1 in 7 people in the US are in poverty. In 2009, 43.6 million people â 14.6 percent of the population-were living in poverty in the U.S., up from 13.2 percent of the population in 2008.
Narrative. In 2009, over 43 million people in the United States lived with incomes below the poverty level, representing 14.3 percent of the U.S. population and reaching the highest rate since 1994. 1 More than 16 million of those were women aged 18 and older, accounting for 13.9 percent of the adult female population.arrative. In 2009, over 43 million people in the United States lived with incomes below the poverty level, representing 14.3 percent of the U.S. population and reaching the highest rate since 1994. 1 More than 16 million of those were women aged 18 and older, accounting for 13.9 percent of the adult female population.