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Alternative Poverty Estimates in the United States: 2003 - Figures & 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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