Content by Keyword: Poverty Measures

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America's Children in Poverty: A New Look at

America's Children in Poverty: A New Look at Who's Poor Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure

This research brief examines child poverty in 2010 using both the official poverty measure that the Census Bureau has been using since the 1960’s and the more recent Research Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). It examines three groups of children – the “core” poor who live in families who are poor regardless of which measure is used, the
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INFORMATION ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL POVERTY MEASURE A

Information on the Supplemental Poverty Measure - A Summary of 2013 Current Population Survey Data (October 2014)

The brief summarizes findings from the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure report for 2013. The brief highlights SPM levels for the most recent year, changes from the previous year and historical trends.  SPM estimates are compared to estimates of the official poverty measure. The brief also presents the anti-poverty effects of select
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Information On Poverty And Income Statistics: A

Information On Poverty And Income Statistics: A Summary of 2014 Current Population Survey Data

This brief analyzes and summarizes the poverty rates for various populations in the United States.  Cited statistics include changes in the poverty rate and number of children in poverty by age, race and ethnicity, and family type.  The data are based on information collected in the 2014 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Ec
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