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Poverty is a temporary situation for some persons, a persistent condition for others.
Thanks to the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we can examine not only how many are poor at a point in time, but also how common poverty is on a long-term basis. We can also see how many move into and out of poverty over a period of time. Using a variety of measures, this Brief does each of these things.
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