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Some Popular Beliefs About the U.S. Poverty Line as Reflected in Inquiries from the Public
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by Gordon M. Fisher, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [The Sociologist [Newsletter of the District of Columbia Sociological Society], Vol. 30, No. 2, October 1996 [p. 6]]
Selected Articles and Papers by Mollie Orshansky About the Poverty Thresholds and the Poverty Population
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(A chronological bibliography of Orshansky's publications is also available.)
Mollie Orshansky, "Children of the Poor"*, Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 7, July 1963, pp. 3-13.
Poverty Research Centers: FY 2011 Awards
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Announcement of Award of Fiscal Year 2011 The Department announced on September 29th $2.4 million in grants to support continued research and evaluation of important and emerging social policy issues associated with the nature, causes, correlates, and effects of income dynamics, poverty, individual and family functioning, and child well-being.
Poverty Lines and Measures of Income Inadequacy in the United States Since 1870: Collecting and Using a Little-Known Body of Historical Material
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by Gordon M. Fisher
A paper presented October 17, 1997,
at the 22nd Meeting of the Social Science History Association
Washington, D.C.
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.
Effect of Home Ownership on Poverty Measurement
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Change in Child Poverty by Select Demographic Characteristics: 2007-2012
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Since the Great Recession poverty has increased overall and particularly for children. Nearly all of the increase in child poverty occurred between 2007 and 2010 with the national rate rising by 3.8 percentage points, as shown by the orange bars (from 18.0 percent to 21.8 percent). In 2011 and 2012 the national poverty rate leveled off with little change, as shown by the green bars.
Change in Child Poverty by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2007-2012
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This brief analyzes and summarizes changes in child poverty from 2007-2012. Cited statistics include changes in the poverty rate and number of children in poverty by age, race and ethnicity, family type, and immigrant generation.
Application of Adult-Based Dietary Guidelines to Children: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps and Policy Implications
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Application of Adult-Based Dietary Guidelines to Children: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps and Policy Implications Prepared by: Ronette R. Briefel, Allison Hedley Dodd, Charlotte Cabili and Carol West Suitor
Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of People in Deep Poverty
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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.
Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of People in Deep Poverty
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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.
Assets, Poverty, and Public Policy: Challenges in Definition and Measurement
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Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households Assets, Poverty, and Public Policy: Challenges in Definition and Measurement December 2008 By: Yunju Nam, Jin Huang, and Michael Sherraden Center for Social Development Washington University in Saint Louis
Poverty in the United States: 50-Year Trends and Safety Net Impacts
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50-Year Trends and Safety Net Impacts Report
Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council FY 2023 Report to Congress
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As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Congress provided HHS with funding for the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC). The CICC is charged with fostering greater coordination and transparency on child policy across federal agencies and examining a broad array of cross-cutting issues affecting child poverty and child well-being.
Low-Income Men at the Margins Caught at the Intersection of Race, Place, and Poverty
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Low-Income Men at the Margins Caught at the Intersection of Race, Place, and Poverty
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Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits
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This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit.