In this edition of Brookings Data Now: the most unhappy age; Europe’s trade with Russia; American teens working less; most poor students enrolled in worst schools; Las Vegas finishes last.
40 |
Approximate age when the low point in happiness occursThe level of happiness and years of age are plotted on a U-shaped curve; but there are differences among countries and based on circumstances. |
$400 billion |
Value of European Union trade with RussiaThis is half of all Russian trade. |
Percent of American teens who worked in 2011In 2000, 44 percent of American teens worked. |
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Percent of all poor students enrolled in highest quintile schoolsNearly a third,or 32 percent, of poor students are enrolled in the lowest quintile schools. |
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100th |
Las Vegas’ rank out of 100 metro areas for economic recovery from the recessionIn terms of returning to its pre-recession level of economic performance across a range of indicators, the Las Vegas metro area is last, while the Austin metro area is first. |
Mingwei Ma contributed to this post.
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Brookings Data Now: Is 40 the Most Unhappy Age?
April 3, 2014