Poverty and region 2015. In 2015, the following data were reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the number of people (in thousands) living above and below the poverty line in each of the four regions of the United States (www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/

library/publications/2016/demo/p60-256.pdf). Based on these data do you think there is an association between region and poverty? Explain.

Region Below Poverty Level (000s)
Total (000s)
Northeast 6,891 55,779 Midwest 7,849 67,030 South 18,305 119,955 West 10,079 75,690