Friday, June 28, 2013

The amount of money the state allocated for GED prep, basic math and literacy, and ESL classes at adult education centers for FY 2014

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Thursday, June 27, 2013

The number of unemployed Oklahomans as of May 2013, roughly the same as were unemployed this time last year

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Projected number of uninsured Oklahomans in 2016 if the state continues to reject federal money to expand Medicaid, versus 331,000 if the state accepts Medicaid expansion

Source: Health Affairs via Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The number of children living in Oklahoma households that were food insecure during the year, a quarter of the state’s kids.

Source: Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy via KIDS COUNT 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

Percentage of uninsured Oklahomans, eligible to cash-in tax rebates to buy health insurance on the state’s new online ‘exchange’ in 2014, that do not have a bank account

Source:  Jackson Hewitt

Friday, June 21, 2013

Percentage of Oklahomans who report that they have not set aside money for children’s college education, compared to 63 percent nationally in 2013

Source: FINRA Investor Education Foundation

Thursday, June 20, 2013

The number of low-income working Oklahomans who would qualify for health coverage if the state accepted federal funds to expand Medicaid

Source:  Oklahoma Policy Institute

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for incidence of cervical cancer, 10.9 per 100,000 residents, compared to 7.9 nationally

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, 1999-2009

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Number of months on average that families receive ‘welfare’ cash assistance in Oklahoma, compared to 37 months nationally

Source: Community Action Project, 2009

Monday, June 17, 2013

Wealth per household lost to foreclosure in communities of color in Oklahoma, more than double the amount lost in the state’s predominately White communities ($640), 2012

Source: Alliance for a Just Society