| Table RDP-1A.
Average Poverty Threshold for a Family of Four and the |
| Consumer Price Indexes (CPI-U
and CPI-U-X1): 1947-2002 |
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Average |
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threshold for a |
CPI-U |
CPI-U-X1/2 |
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| Year |
family of four |
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people/1 |
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(dollars) |
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| 2002........ |
18,392 |
179.9 |
179.9 |
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| 2001........ |
18,104 |
177.1 |
177.1 |
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| 2000........ |
17,603 |
172.2 |
172.2 |
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| 1999........ |
17,029 |
166.6 |
166.6 |
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| 1998........ |
16,660 |
163.0 |
163.0 |
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| 1997........ |
16,400 |
160.5 |
160.5 |
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| 1996........ |
16,036 |
156.9 |
156.9 |
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| 1995........ |
15,569 |
152.4 |
152.4 |
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| 1994........ |
15,141 |
148.2 |
148.2 |
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| 1993........ |
14,763 |
144.5 |
144.5 |
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| 1992........ |
14,335 |
140.3 |
140.3 |
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| 1991........ |
13,924 |
136.2 |
136.2 |
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| 1990........ |
13,359 |
130.7 |
130.7 |
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| 1989........ |
12,674 |
124.0 |
124.0 |
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| 1988........ |
12,092 |
118.3 |
118.3 |
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| 1987........ |
11,611 |
113.6 |
113.6 |
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| 1986........ |
11,203 |
109.6 |
109.6 |
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| 1985........ |
10,989 |
107.6 |
107.6 |
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| 1984........ |
10,609 |
103.9 |
103.9 |
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| 1983........ |
10,178 |
99.6 |
99.6 |
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| 1982........ |
9,862 |
96.5 |
95.6 |
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| 1981........ |
9,287 |
90.9 |
90.1 |
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| 1980........ |
8,414 |
82.4 |
82.3 |
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| 1979........ |
7,412 |
72.6 |
74.0 |
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| 1978........ |
6,662 |
65.2 |
67.5 |
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| 1977........ |
6,191 |
60.6 |
63.2 |
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| 1976........ |
5,815 |
56.9 |
59.4 |
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| 1975........ |
5,500 |
53.8 |
56.2 |
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| 1974........ |
5,038 |
49.3 |
51.9 |
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| 1973........ |
4,540 |
44.4 |
47.2 |
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| 1972........ |
4,275 |
41.8 |
44.4 |
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| 1971........ |
4,137 |
40.5 |
43.1 |
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| 1970........ |
3,968 |
38.8 |
41.3 |
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| 1969........ |
3,743 |
36.7 |
39.4 |
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| 1968........ |
3,553 |
34.8 |
37.7 |
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| 1967........ |
3,410 |
33.4 |
36.3 |
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| 1966........ |
3,317 |
32.4 |
35.2 |
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| 1965........ |
3,223 |
31.5 |
34.2 |
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| 1964........ |
3,169 |
31.0 |
33.7 |
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| 1963........ |
3,128 |
30.6 |
33.3 |
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| 1962........ |
3,089 |
30.2 |
32.8 |
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| 1961........ |
3,054 |
29.9 |
32.5 |
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| 1960........ |
3,022 |
29.6 |
32.2 |
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| 1959........ |
2,973 |
29.1 |
31.6 |
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| 1958........ |
(NA) |
28.9 |
31.4 |
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| 1957........ |
(NA) |
28.1 |
30.5 |
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| 1956........ |
(NA) |
27.2 |
29.6 |
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| 1955........ |
(NA) |
26.8 |
29.1 |
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| 1954........ |
(NA) |
26.9 |
29.2 |
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| 1953........ |
(NA) |
26.7 |
29.0 |
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| 1952........ |
(NA) |
26.5 |
28.8 |
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| 1951........ |
(NA) |
26.0 |
28.3 |
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| 1950........ |
(NA) |
24.1 |
26.2 |
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| 1949........ |
(NA) |
23.8 |
25.9 |
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| 1948........ |
(NA) |
24.1 |
26.2 |
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| 1947........ |
(NA) |
22.3 |
24.2 |
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| 1/For
years before 1981, average threshold for a |
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| nonfarm family of four is shown. |
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| 2/Factors
before 1967 are extrapolated. |
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| (NA)Not
available. |
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| Source: U.S. Census
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