long island rags to riches

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by sean sean sean sean

I used per capita income because I thought it would more accurately reflect individual earnings, whereas median household income I'm assuming would skew towards areas that have more families/more earners per household. I'm thinking OhBeeHave is right in that I should have gone with a median personal income, but those statistics would have taken longer because they're separated for males and females and I would have combined them..

I'll do another one with another criteria though, let me hear some arguments for median household vs. median personal income vs. median family income

You put a lot of data together -- that's to be commended, nevermind my being a stickler for the median.

Since you've asked, I would consider median family. Yes it would skew things in areas where there are two wage earners, however that is increasingly the norm all over LI. If we have a family in southwest Suffolk consisting of an NYPD officer and a nurse, their wages will not match a family in northwest Suffolk where the couple is a doctor and lawyer.

The title of your thread is LI Rags to Riches. You didn't break down wages (or poverty) by gender; you listed communities. I believe the median family is the way to go.

[nancy thereader]

Does anyone else see a sad irony in the fact that the poorest places on Long Island are where the original Long Islanders, who once owned ALL of the island live ?

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

Does anyone else see a sad irony in the fact that the poorest places on Long Island are where the original Long Islanders, who once owned ALL of the island live ?

That situation is repeated at almost every Indian reservation in the U.S.

[nancy thereader]

That situation is repeated at almost every Indian reservation in the U.S.

Yes, but isn't that terrible?

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

Does anyone else see a sad irony in the fact that the poorest places on Long Island are where the original Long Islanders, who once owned ALL of the island live ?

I am asking this in all honesty, all seriousness: No one is forcing these people to stay there, are they? If our government is still holding them back, I am ashamed!

The children can attend college and earn post secondary degrees? Given that there has been some former slaves marrying into the Native American tribes, would the children qualify for some decent financial aid?

True, it is harder to fight one's way up from the bottom of the barrel, but aren't the opportunities there?

They say that living well is the best revenge. I believe the Pequot tribe is proof positive of that. They appear to have inspired other tribes to follow suit.

Locally, we have several Native American families who have been here for centuries and always will be here. There is a William Sidney Mount Painting entitled, 'Eel Spearing at Setauket' The woman doing the spearing has living roots within the community -- my youngest is in school with several of her ggg grandchildren.

http://www.newsday.com/community/gui...,6764481.story