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The Changing Shape of the Nation's Income Distribution: 1947 - 1998

During the past 50 years, the annual demographic supplement to the March CPS has provided researchers with a wealth of data on income distribution.

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Experimental Poverty Measures: 1990 to 1997

Based on recommendations from the NRC, the experimental measures incorporate the effects of key government policies aimed at the most needy families.

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Poverty in the United States: 1998

This illustrates how official poverty rates vary by characteristics, age, race, Hispanic origin, nativity, family composition, work experience, and geography.