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The Period Leading Up to the War on Poverty

Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United States in the Context of Public Policy — A Historical Review, 1916-1995. The Period Leading Up to the War on Poverty

In December 1959, the Joint Economic Committee of Congress published a paper on the low-income population by Robert Lampman, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison; the paper was prepared in connection with a Committee study of employment, growth, and price levels. 27  The paper had been requested by the Committee,
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The New Deal Era

Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United States in the Context of Public Policy — A Historical Review, 1916-1995. The New Deal Era

After the above late-Progressive-Era report, there were essentially no federal documents with quantitative information on the low-income or poverty population until the Depression and the New Deal.
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Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United

Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United States in the Context of Public Policy — A Historical Review, 1916-1995

The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not represent the position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 1999, revised June 2000
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Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of

Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of People in Deep Poverty

Americans living at the bottom of the income distribution often struggle to meet their basic needs on very limited incomes, even with the added assistance of government programs. The analyses in the brief describe the characteristics of the poor population; available income for those at the deepest levels of poverty; and average medical care needs
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Conclusion

Foundations for Strong Families 201. Conclusion

Family-focused services that build both relationship and financial skills have much promise. In this tumultuous economy, recognizing that couples with stable relationships accumulate greater levels of wealth over time and have the potential to better ride out the ebbs and flows of market changes, more and more service providers are keen to work wi
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How Are Immigrants Faring?

How Are Immigrants Faring?

This report primarily provides analyses based on a telephone survey of 3,447 immigrant families (i.e., families with at least one foreign-born adult) in New York City and Los Angeles County, including detailed data on 7,843 people in those families. It describes the living conditions and immigration status of about 4.8 million people in Los Angel
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Foundations for Strong Families 201

Foundations for Strong Families 201

This is the second of two briefs that examine the interplay between education and skills-building programming for lower income individuals and families in the areas of marriage and relationships, financial literacy, and asset development.  It explores how communication, marriage and divorce, money management, credit and debt, children and child s
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Endnotes

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Endnotes

  1 .  Jenkins, N., Stanley, S.M., Bailey, W.C., & Markman, H.J. (2002). You Paid How Much for That?:  How to Win at Money Without Losing at Love . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.   2 .  Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Movements in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1996-1999. U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Reports, Household
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Low Educational Attainment Disadvantages Low-

Education and Employment of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Low Educational Attainment Disadvantages Low-Income Men

We present data on the educational attainment of low-income men and compare them with men who live in families with incomes above 200 percent of FPL (or “higher-income men”). While this brief primarily focuses on men without postsecondary degrees, we begin by examining the spectrum of educational disparities for men across the income distribut
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Introduction and Background

Trends in the Use of Early Care and Education, 1995-2011: Descriptive Analysis of Child Care Arrangements from National Survey Data. Introduction and Background

Over the past several decades, increasing maternal labor force participation and growing public recognition of the importance of early education for children’s development and school readiness has led to a large and continuous increase in young children’s participation in early care and education (ECE) programs.  In 1965, only six percent of
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Poverty

Homeless Children: Update on Research, Policy, Programs, and Opportunities. Poverty

A large body of research summarized by McLoyd (1998) links poverty to adverse outcomes for children in the areas of health, cognitive development, academic achievement, and socio-emotional or mental health outcomes. Increasingly sophisticated research designs control for background characteristics of families that might lead both to poverty and to
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2. Additional Data Sources

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of Express Lane Eligibility: First Year Findings. 2. Additional Data Sources

The multivariate analysis accounts for many variables, such as changes in economic conditions and in various non-ELE enrollment policies that might otherwise bias the estimates of ELE’s effects. To construct these variables, we draw on a number of data sources:
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Appendix I

Analysis of Integrated HIV Housing and Care Services. Appendix I

Table I. Number and Percentage of Ryan White Program Clients and HOPWA Households, by Income Level
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2. Participant Demographics

Analysis of Integrated HIV Housing and Care Services. 2. Participant Demographics

In 2010, HOPWA and RWP clients receiving housing services were similar in gender, race, and ethnicity. Both groups were predominantly male, and half (50 percent) were African American (Appendices G and H).
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Session 4: Good Practices for Protecting Public

Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data Initiatives. Session 4: Good Practices for Protecting Public Use Data

Connie Citro, Committee on National Statistics (Moderator) Mark Asiala, Census Bureau Barry Johnson, Statistics of Income, Internal Revenue Service Allison Oelschlaeger, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Eve Powell-Griner, National Center for Health Statistics Fritz Scheuren, NORC at the University of Chicago   Connie Cit
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Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data

Minimizing Disclosure Risk in HHS Open Data Initiatives

Federal agencies have a long history of releasing data to the public, and they also have a legal obligation to protect the confidentiality of the individuals and organizations from which the data were collected. Federal agencies have successfully balanced these two objectives for decades. With the new emphasis on expanding public access to federal
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Participation in Medicaid and CHIP, 2008 and 2012

CHIPRA Mandated Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Findings. Participation in Medicaid and CHIP, 2008 and 2012

Medicaid and CHIP participation rates for children increased substantially overall and in most states and for all major subpopulations examined.
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Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of

Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of People in Deep Poverty

Americans living at the bottom of the income distribution often struggle to meet their basic needs on very limited incomes, even with the added assistance of government programs. The following analyses describe the characteristics of the poor population; available income for those at the deepest levels of poverty; and average medical care needs am
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Negative Life Events and Possible

Negative Life Events and Possible Consequences

Pie Chart: Apartments (43%); Rooms (57%).

A National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly: Results of a National Survey of Facilities

Catherine Hawes, Ph.D., Miriam Rose, M.Ed., and Charles D. Phillips, Ph.D., M.P.H. Myers Research Institute December 14, 1999

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