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HERO ID
1987576
Reference Type
Technical Report
Title
Poverty: 2010 and 2011. American community survey briefs
Author(s)
Bishaw, A
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau
Location
Washington, DC
URL
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acsbr11-01.pdf
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Abstract
The poverty rate is one of several socioeconomic indicators used by policy makers to evaluate economic conditions. It measures the percentage of people whose income fell below the poverty threshold. Federal and state governments use such estimates to allocate funds to local communities. Local communities use these estimates to identify the number of individuals or families eligible for various programs.
This report, using income and household relationship data from the 1-year 2010 and 2011 American community Surveys (ACS), compares poverty rates for the nation, states, and large metropolitan statistical areas. The report also summarizes the distribution of people by income-to-poverty ratios for states and the District of Columbia.
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ISA-NOx (2016)
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1st Draft
2nd Draft
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ISA-SOx
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Cited in First ERD Nov2015
Cited Second ERD Dec2016
Cited in Final ISA Dec2017
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