Issues in the Measurement of Poverty |
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actual costs adjustments benefits as income BLS Lower Family Census Bureau Center for Political Consumer Expenditure Survey Consumer Price Index counted as income CPS figures current measure current poverty definition current poverty figures Decennial Census definition of poverty Department of Labor economy food plan employer U.S. Bureau everyone's noncash benefits family of four Fendler and Orshansky food stamps government benefits in-kind benefits including noncash benefits inclusion of noncash issue Joint Center Lower Family Budget Lower Standard market-basket approach measurement of poverty measuring poverty metropolitan area million Americans minimum standard misleading picture Mollie Orshansky noncash benefits received noncash government nonpoor number of officially number of poor O'Hare Senior Research officially poor percent higher Political Studies population poverty income thresholds poverty index poverty level poverty measure poverty threshold public opinion real number realistic food plan revised Orshansky index services necessary standard of living Subcommittees subsidized housing taxes true number U.S. Department updated