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| Title | How Poverty in the United States Is Measured and Why It Matters |
| URL | Open link Open in new window |
| Publisher | Population Reference Bureau |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Pages | 10 pp. |
| Description | The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked renewed interest in the social safety net and the government’s role in reducing poverty. How assistance is distributed depends partly on how poverty is measured. This report examines different poverty measures and their effects on eligibility and distribution of economic relief. |
| Filed in | Economy > Economic opportunity |
| Topics | Economy |
| Added | 01/14/2010 08:22am |
| Updated | 03/28/2023 09:47am |
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