Poverty
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Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty: 2003 - Figures and Graphs
These estimates are different from the official poverty estimates. There are two kinds of alternative poverty estimates in this report.
Poverty Estimates based on Alternative Measures of Income
- Figure 1. Poverty Estimates Based on Selected Alternative Definitions of Income and Deflators: 1987 to 2003 [PDF - 651k]
Poverty Estimates based on National Academy of Sciences Recommendations
- Figure 2. Poverty Rates Based on National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Recommendations: 1999 to 2003 [PDF - 651k]
- Figure 3. Poverty Rates Based on National Academy of Sciences Recommendations, With Scales Magnified to Show Differences Among Measures: 1999 to 2003 [PDF - 651k]
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