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Figure 1: Whites more likely than blacks or Hispanics to personally know someone addicted to opioids

Percent
  Overall Bachelor's degree or more Less than bachelor's degree
White 25 22 27
Black 12 12 12
Hispanic 15 13 15

Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: All pairwise comparisons are statistically different at the one-percent level, except the black and Hispanic rates within and across the two education subgroups.

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Figure 2: Self-assessment of economic conditions somewhat less favorable among those personally exposed to opioid epidemic

Percent Saying Economy "Good" or "Excellent"
  Exposed to opioids Not exposed to opioids
All adults - Local economy 54 58
Whites - Local economy 56 63
All adults - National economy 38 42
Whites - National economy 38 46
Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: Estimates in each row are statistically different at the one-percent level.

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Figure 3: Workers part-time for economic reasons more likely to have irregular schedules and less likely to get a raise

Percent
  Irregular Hours, Set by Employer Raise in Past Year
Part time, economic reasons 36 29
Part time, other reasons 26 37
Full time 12 56

Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: Among non-retired adults employed for someone else in their main job. Within both hours and raise, the rates for the three employment groups are statistically different at the one-percent level.

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Figure 4: Majority would choose varying job over stable job only when it would pay a lot more

Percent
Total pay of hypothetical varying job relative to stable job Regular hours in actual job Irregular hours, set by employer in actual job
A little more 33 45
  37 43
  56 62

Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: Among non-retired adults employed for someone else or working as a contractor in their main job. The rates for the two actual job groups are statistically different at the one-percent level for a little more pay and at the five-percent level for somewhat more pay.

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Figure 5: Almost half of adults live within 10 miles of where they lived in high school

Percent
Miles of current ZIP from high school ZIP Percent
0 29
1-10 18
11-75 21
76-500 15
Over 500 17

Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: Among adults age 22 and older.

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Figure 6: Those who have moved more than 10 miles away from home are more satisfied with their neighborhood

Percent satisfied with Within 10 miles Over 10 miles
Cost of own house or apartment 71 80
Quality of own house or apartment 59 61
Local schools 70 79
Otder neighborhood amenities 58 65
Safety of neighborhood 70 79
Quality of neighborhood 64 70

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Figure 7: Young adults who stay close to home much more likely to receive financial support from family and friends than those who move further away

Age Within 10 miles Over 10 miles
22-29 41 16
30-39 19 11
40+ 7 6

Source: 2017 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking. Note: Among adults age 22 and older. The rates for movers and non-movers are statistically different at the one-percent level at ages 22 to 29 and 30 to 39, but not statistically different for those age 40 and older.

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Last Update: May 22, 2018