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
