Experimental Poverty Measures: Summary of a Workshop
Author:   National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Committee on National Statistics ,  Planning Group for the Workshop to Assess the Current Status of Actions Taken in Response to Measuring Poverty: A New Approach
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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Pages:   56
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
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Experimental Poverty Measures: Summary of a Workshop


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The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened a workshop on June 15-16, 2004, to review federal research on alternative methods for measuring poverty.

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Committee on National Statistics ,  Planning Group for the Workshop to Assess the Current Status of Actions Taken in Response to Measuring Poverty: A New Approach
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309095204


ISBN 10:   0309095204
Pages:   56
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction and Background; 3 2 Setting and Updating Thresholds; 4 3 Equivalence Scales; 5 4 Geographic Adjustments to Thresholds; 6 5 Medical Expenses; 7 6 Work-Related and Child Care Expenses; 8 7 Housing; 9 8 Data Issues, Other Topics, and Future Research; 10 References; 11 Appendix A Workshop Agenda; 12 Appendix B Workshop Participants

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John Iceland, Rapporteur, Planning Group for the Workshop to Assess the Current Status of Actions Taken in Response to Measuring Poverty: A New Approach, National Research Council

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