Numbers of the Day

The percentage of working age adults in Oklahoma who don’t have health insurance

Source:  U.S. Census via Oklahoma Policy Institute

Oklahoma’s rank nationally for the share of residents whose bachelor’s degrees are in education, 21.2 percent versus 16.0 percent nationally

Source: U.S. Census

Percentage growth in the purchase price of a residential home in Oklahoma since 2000, just slightly more than growth in national home prices (42.6 percent)

Source:  Federal Housing Finance Agency, 2000-2013

Amount per student cut from K-12 education in Oklahoma between 2008 and 2014

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities via Oklahoma Policy Institute

The percentage of Medicaid-enrolled kids in Oklahoma who do not receive dental care

Source:  Pew Research, 2011

Oklahoma’s average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for residential mortgages (loan balance/current property value), versus 62.5 percent nationally; the higher the LTV, the riskier the loan is for the lender.

Source: CoreLogic

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for the share of aged 50+ households with a person that has any disability, 42.1 percent versus 33 .7 percent nationally

Source: AARP

Amount of funding schools districts will lose in 2013 as a result of a ban on intangible property taxes, which primarily benefits telecommunications companies and electric companies

Source: OKPolicy Blog

Oklahoma’s rank for the share of its residents who are “engaged” workers (36%) –  involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and their organization – compared to 30% nationally

Source:  GALLUP, Inc.

Percentage drop in the number of persons receiving TANF (or ‘welfare’) cash assistance in Oklahoma from 1991 and 2011, the 9th largest drop in the U.S.

Source:  National Priorities Project