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More Men Choose Nursing — And Earn More Than Women

Posted on 03/12/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthMost nurses are women, but the number of male nurses is growing and — no surprise — they earn more than their female counterparts. A new study from the Census Bureau found that while the nursing profession is still overwhelmingly female, the percentage of male nurses has more than tripled, from under 3 percent in 1970 to nearly 10 percent in 2011. The biggest growth has been in nurse anesthetists, which also pays the most, where men’s representation has grown …

New Census Measure Puts Number of Nation’s Poor at 49.7 Million

Posted on 11/15/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Hope Yen of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses. The numbers released Wednesday by the Census Bureau are part of a newly developed supplemental poverty measure. Devised a year ago, this measure provides a fuller picture of poverty that the government believes can be used to assess safety-net programs …