FROM DOCUTICKER EMAIL, A BRIT RESEARCH GROUP
“The U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics lay the groundwork for a new quantitative measure of poverty to replace the current, inadequate official measure – an improvement that will only be possible with proper funding. (Current official measures are described by the Census Bureau and the Department of Health and Human Services.)”
The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2010
Posted to the DocuBase on 7 November, 2011 at
http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/65475
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
From the media tip sheet:
The Census Bureau, with assistance from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and in consultation with other appropriate agencies and outside experts, introduces a new measure of poverty to complement the official measure, which has been in use since the 1960s. The official measure will continue to be produced every year and be used to assess eligibility for government programs and determine funding distribution… »
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Anyone else suspect politics in this mess.
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