Poverty in the United States: 1992

By U. S. Census Bureau Department

Book Id: WPLBN0000590258
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Title:	Poverty in the United States: 1992
Author:	U. S. Census Bureau Department
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Census Bureau Department, B. U. (n.d.). Poverty in the United States: 1992. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Introduction: This report presents social and economic characteristics of the population below the poverty level in 1992 based on the March 1993 Current Population Survey (CPS).Transitions into and out of poverty are presented using data from the 1990 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The poverty definition used in this report is that adopted for official government use by the Office of Management and Budget and consists of a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition (see table A). Poverty status is based on responses to income questions which in the March CPS refer to income received in the previous calendar year. In this report, families or individuals with income below their appropriate poverty threshold are classified as below the poverty level. These poverty statistics exclude inmates of institutions, Armed Forces members in barracks, and unrelated individuals under 15 years of age.

Table of Contents
Contents TEXT Introduction ,................. vii Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . viii Poverty in the United States: 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . viii Transitions Into and Out of Poverty : . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . xx The Measure of Poverty and Collection and Limitations of Poverty Data r ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? xxii Related Reports . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. xxiv iii TEXT TABLES A. PovertyThresholds in 1992,'by Size of Family and Number of R~lated Children Under 18 years '.'~::':} .. : :............. vii B. Persons and Families Below Poverty Level, by Detailed Race: 1989 to 1992......... xi C. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by State: 1990, 1991, and 1992;'.. :.: .. :................ xiii D. Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate:' 9597to 1992 ....... xvi E. Workers as a Proportion of All Poor Persons: 1978 to 1992.... ;ú~, :'. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . xvii F. Program Participation Status of Household by Poverty Status ofPersons in 1992.... xViii G: Selected Characteristics of Persons by Health Insurance Coverage Status and Poverty Status: 1992 ;:.: :: ;.... xix H. Percent of Persons Entering and Exiting Poverty: 1987 to 1988 ~~p 1.990 to 1991... Xxi