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Statistical Brief: Poverty — Long and Short Term

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Statistical Brief: Poverty — Long and Short Term

Report Number: SB/94-34
Statistical Brief: Poverty — Long and Short Term
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Poverty is a temporary situation for some persons, a persistent condition for others.

Thanks to the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we can examine not only how many are poor at a point in time, but also how common poverty is on a long-term basis. We can also see how many move into and out of poverty over a period of time. Using a variety of measures, this Brief does each of these things.

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