5A. Stat Attack! Ronald Reagan Flashcards
GNP grew by ___ % by the end of 1984
11%
Unemployment had decreased to ___ % by 1984
7%
Inflation dropped to ___ % by 1984
3.8%
___ million new jobs were created
8 million new jobs
Private wealth increased by ___
8%
Real median family income grew by $____
$4000
Reagan cut _____ pages from the Federal Register, which had ____ pages in 1960 and _______ in 1980
23,000 pages
14,500 pages
87,000 pages
By 1990, the richest __.__ million Americans had as much wealth as the poorest ___ million
2.5 million Americans
100 million Americans
The share of total income recieved by the 5% highest earning households grew from ___% in 1980 to ___ % in 1988
16.5%
18.3%
The share of total income recieved by the 20% highest earning households grew from ___ % to ___ % from 1980 - 1988
44.1%
46.3 %
The share of total income of the lowest 20% of households dropped from ___ % in 1980 to ___ % in 1988
4.2%
3.8%
___ million people lived in poverty, mostly minorities.
31.5 million people
___ % of the population lived in poverty.
12% of the population
By ___, the USA was the world’s largest debtor.
By 1986
In 1981 the USA was $____ billion in debt, but was $____ in debt by 1989.
$996 billion
$2,867 billion
The budget deficit grew under Reagan from $___ billion in 1980 to $___ billion in 1983
$59 billion
$208 billion
Spending on low-cost housing projects decreased from $___ billion in 1978 to $___ billion in 1988.
$ 32.7 billion
$ 9.2 billion
Between 1980 and 1987 the average mortgage debt increased by ___% and the rate of foreclosure _____________ .
30%
quadrupled
Between 1980 and 1985, ______,_______ jobs were lost when ____ textile plants were forced to close
300,000 jobs
250 textile plants
In 1970, __.__ million low-cost homes were available for qualifying families
2.4 million low-cost homes
In 1985, __.__ million families were eligible for a low-cost home but were unable to recieve one because ___ were available
3.7 million families
none
Average leisure time decreased from __ hours a week to __ hours a week
26 hours a week
16 hours a week
