| The Cumulative Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Poverty
Estimates: 2001 and 2002 (Revised) |
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2001 |
2002 |
Change (2002 less 2001) |
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below |
Poverty |
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Poverty |
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Poverty |
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poverty |
Rate |
poverty |
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poverty |
Rate |
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| Definition 1 (current
measure) |
32,907 |
11.7 |
34,570 |
12.1 |
*1,663 |
*0.4 |
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| Definition 2
(definition 1 less government cash |
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| transfers/1) |
54,102 |
19.2 |
57,206 |
20.0 |
*3,104 |
*0.8 |
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| Definition 4 (definition 2
plus capital gains and |
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| employee health benefits) |
52,042 |
18.5 |
55,051 |
19.3 |
*3,009 |
*0.8 |
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| Definition 6
(definition 4 less social security |
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| payroll and federal income taxes/2) |
54,799 |
19.5 |
58,045 |
20.3 |
*3,246 |
*0.8 |
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| Definition 7 (definition 6
plus the earned |
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| income credit (EIC)) |
51,214 |
18.2 |
53,997 |
18.9 |
*2,783 |
*0.7 |
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| Definition 8
(definition 7 less state income |
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| taxes) |
51,651 |
18.4 |
54,361 |
19.1 |
*2,710 |
*0.7 |
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| Definition 9 (definition 8
plus nonmeans-tested |
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| government cash transfers) |
32,653 |
11.6 |
33,968 |
11.9 |
*1,315 |
*0.3 |
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| Definition 11 (definition 9
plus the value of |
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| Medicare and regular-price school |
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| lunch) |
31,757 |
11.3 |
33,078 |
11.6 |
*1,321 |
*0.3 |
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| Definition 14
(definition 12 plus the value of |
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| Medicaid and other means-tested |
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| government noncash transfers) |
25,451 |
9.0 |
26,750 |
9.4 |
*1,299 |
*0.4 |
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| *Statistically
significant at the 90 percent confidence level. |
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| 1See
Appendix B of the P60-201, Poverty in the United States: 1997. |
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| 2This
definition refers to social security and federal income tax liabilities
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| refundable credits i.e. EIC. |
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| For
further explanation of the tax model revisions issued in April 2004 see,
"Alternative Measures |
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| of Poverty
for 2001 and 2002 (Revised)" at Alternative Measures Revision |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population
Survey, 2002 and 2003 Annual and Social Economic Supplements. |
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