Revising The Poverty Measure
The U.S. Census Bureau currently is accepting public comments regarding a proposed “Supplemental Income and Poverty Measure” that would augment rather than replace the current poverty measure.
Comments are due by June 25, 2010, and detailed instructions are available here. Furthermore, a detailed memo describing the proposed measure is available from the Census Bureau.
A series of commentaries about the pros and cons of the proposed changes is available here.
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