PSYC-FPX3210
Analyzing Sources
Directions: Fill out the worksheet, paying close attention to the instructions and make sure you have answered all parts of the question.
Government Data
Answer the following questions using information from the following:
United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States: 2018 . https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income-poverty/p60-266.html
How many people in the United States under the age of 18 lived below the poverty line in 2018?73,284 people under 18 lived under the poverty line during 2018
How many people aged 65 and older lived below the poverty line
in 2018?52,788 people over 65 lived under the poverty line during 2018
How would psychologists use government data?These statistics can allow psychologists to make sense and interpret a great amount of information. Using this information and additional
investigation and surveys,
professionals in the Psychology field can find the link between living under the poverty line and
suffering from mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. Using the Library
In the Capella University Library , using Summons, search for “children and poverty.” How many results does this give you?2,424,320 results From the Capella library home page , click Databases, click Databases A-Z, click PSYCArticles. Search for “children and poverty.”
From your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, put a check next to Peer
Reviewed, and change the publication date
to 2014 to 2018. Now how many results do you have?7,774 results in PSYCArticles without filtering
1,750 results after filtering 1
Analyzing Sources
Directions: Fill out the worksheet, paying close attention to the instructions and make sure you have answered all parts of the question.
Government Data
Answer the following questions using information from the following:
United States Census Bureau. (2019). Income and poverty in the United States: 2018 . https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income-poverty/p60-266.html
How many people in the United States under the age of 18 lived below the poverty line in 2018?73,284 people under 18 lived under the poverty line during 2018
How many people aged 65 and older lived below the poverty line
in 2018?52,788 people over 65 lived under the poverty line during 2018
How would psychologists use government data?These statistics can allow psychologists to make sense and interpret a great amount of information. Using this information and additional
investigation and surveys,
professionals in the Psychology field can find the link between living under the poverty line and
suffering from mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. Using the Library
In the Capella University Library , using Summons, search for “children and poverty.” How many results does this give you?2,424,320 results From the Capella library home page , click Databases, click Databases A-Z, click PSYCArticles. Search for “children and poverty.”
From your search results in PSYCArticles, in the bar to your left, put a check next to Peer
Reviewed, and change the publication date
to 2014 to 2018. Now how many results do you have?7,774 results in PSYCArticles without filtering
1,750 results after filtering 1
