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Income and Poverty Subtopics

Income

Census money income is defined as income received on a regular basis before payments for taxes, social security, etc. and does not reflect noncash benefits.

Income Inequality

Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.

Poverty

If a family's total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and composition, then they are considered to be in poverty.

Supplemental Poverty Measure

In 2009, the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) created a Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to replace previous experimental poverty measures.

Wealth and Asset Ownership

Household net worth or wealth is an important defining factor of economic well-being - it can become an additional source of income in hard times or retirement.

Well-Being

Factors that contribute to well-being include income, possession of consumer durables, housing and neighborhood conditions, and the meeting of basic needs.

Other Related Sites (Governmental)

Experimental Poverty Measures (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Since 1995, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been conducting research on the development of experimental expenditure-based poverty thresholds.

Poverty Guidelines, Research, & Measurement (Department of Health & Human Services)

This page includes resources on the two slightly different versions of the U.S. (federal) poverty measure: the poverty thresholds and the poverty guidelines.

Other Related Sites (Non-Governmental)

The Institute for Research on Poverty (University of Wisconsin)

IRP is a nonprofit and nonpartisan center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.

The Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (University of Kentucky)

The University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit academic research center in Gatton College of Business and Economics.

The Rural Poverty Research Institute (University of Missouri)

The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) provides analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural America.

West Coast Poverty Center (University of Washington)

The WCPC works to bridge the gaps between antipoverty research, practice, and policy by connecting scholars, policymakers and practitioners.

Other Related Sites (International)

The World Bank: Data

Free and open access to data about income and development around the globe.

United Nations Statistics Division: Income and Poverty

Established work programme to assist policy-makers and statisticians in countries to meet the growing demand for poverty statistics and related information.