New Census Report on Measuring Poverty Raises Concerns
Friday, April 07, 2006
- Organization: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Link: http://www.cbpp.org
The Census Bureau recently unveiled new alternative poverty measures "intended to provide a more complete measure of economic well-being." According to this report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the new poverty measures, which produce poverty rates as much as one-third below the official poverty rate, contain some features that have been characterized by poverty experts and past Census reports as flawed or incomplete.
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