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If that's the case, you're literally saying that families of 4 in King County earning less than $85,000 are dying. I don't think this is the case.
by LUmBULtERA 7y ago
If that's the case, you're literally saying that families of 4 in King County earning less than $85,000 are dying. I don't think this is the case.
- Miner49er 7y agoSeems right to me. If you don't have housing, food, or healthcare, you're gonna die a lot quicker then someone that does. Sure, you can survive for a while homeless, or without healthcare, or even without food, but your definitely dying faster then people with.
- LUmBULtERA 7y agoMedian household income in 2015 in King County was $75,302.[0] A conclusion that half of King County's households have died off by 2017 or 2019 (or about to) seems nonsensical to me. [0] https://www.kingcounty.gov/independent/forecasting/King%20County%20Economic%20Indicators/Household%20Income.aspx https://www.kingcounty.gov/independent/forecasting/King%20Co...
- LUmBULtERA 7y agoCan't reply to the reply, but Miner -- that's a good point, median household size is lower than 4... though what we don't know is whether median household income for families of 4 is higher than the overall median, which it easily could be if that statistic includes more two-income households... so this looks unresolvable with the presented data unless you delve more deeply.
- Miner49er 7y agoWell no, half aren't. The average household isn't a family of four. For the United States the average household consists of 2.53 people. Additionally, this isn't just a family of four in the study. It's a family of four with two kids below public school age. Meaning that they need childcare. That's included. As they get older that $75k number would go down, probably. Edit: looking at the study only 28% of people aren't "surviving" in King county. Keep in mind, they might have some stuff subsidized by the government or others.