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An Updated Measure of Poverty - (Re)Drawing the Line
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An Updated Measure of Poverty - (Re)Drawing the Line
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An accurate measure of poverty is necessary to fully understand how
the economy is performing across all segments of the population and
to assess the effects of government policies on communities and
families. In addition, poverty statistics are essential in
determining the size and composition of the population whose basic
needs are going unmet and to help society target resources to
address those needs. An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the
Line recommends updating the methodology used by the Census Bureau
to calculate the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to reflect
household basic needs. This report recommends that the more
comprehensive SPM replace the current Official Poverty Measure as
the primary statistical measure of poverty the Census Bureau uses.
The report assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the SPM and
provides recommendations for updating its methodology and expanding
its use in recognition of the needs of most American families such
as medical care, childcare, and housing costs. Table of Contents
Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Conceptual Basis of the
Supplemental Poverty Measure Appendix 2A: Algebraic Representations
of the Supplemental Poverty Measure and the Principal Poverty
Measure 3 Treatment of Medical Care in the Proposed Principal
Poverty Measure Appendix 3A: Alternative Approaches to Accounting
for Medical Care in a Poverty Measure Appendix 3B: Examples of PPM
versus SPM treatment of health insurance and medical care 4
Challenging Categories: Childcare 5 Challenging Categories:
Housing/Shelter 6 Data and Statistical Issues Appendix 6A: SPM/PPM
Threshold Components - Availability in the CE Interview
Survey/Taken from Other Sources APPENDIX 6B: SPM/PPM RESOURCE
COMPONENTS - Availability in the CPS-ASEC and ACS References
Appendix A: Background and Specification of the OPM and the SPM
Appendix B: Summary of Public Comments Appendix C: Biographical
Sketches of Panel Members
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