Monthly and Average Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2015
Monthly and Average Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2015
Report Number: P70BR-165
Introduction
Poverty rates are key economic indicators often used by policymakers to evaluate economic well-being and make comparisons across sectors of the population.
This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2015. In addition, it examines how monthly and average monthly poverty rates vary across demographic groups.
Erratum Note:
The U.S. Census Bureau identified an error in the processing for gross Social Security benefit amounts, TSSSAMT, where the value of Medicare deductions was double counted. Please see the user’s note for additional information. Corrected tables have been reissued and are available here.
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