Data Snapshot: Poverty
In November of 2011, the Census Bureau released new research findings on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), an alternative approach for estimating the prevalence of poverty in the United States. To learn more about the SPM and how it compares to the official measure, see The Supplemental Poverty Measure in this issue.
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