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Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty: 2005
- Report (P60-232) [PDF - 690k]
- The income definitions included in this summary are the official definition and three alternative definitions.
- The poverty thresholds used in these estimates differ slightly from the official thresholds in the way they are adjusted by family size, and in some cases use a different inflationary index, but are similar to them otherwise.
- Variables Used to Construct Alternative Income Definitions [XLS - 21k]
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