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The Census Bureau's Plans for Poverty Measurement Research
The Census Bureau's Plans for Poverty Measurement Research
Abstract
Formal measurement of poverty in the United States is less than three decades old. Not since the adoption of an official poverty measure by the Federal government in the late 1960's has there been such great interest in examining and possibly respecifying that measure. This paper first briefly describes the origins and basis of this official measure. Then we list the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Poverty and Family Assistance concerning revisions of the poverty measure. The third section discusses our proposed plans to implement these recommendations including the preliminary outline for a report to be published this fall. The final section presents issues for the consideration and discussion of the advisory committee.
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