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New Census measure gauges poverty level | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-11-08
Philadelphia Inquirer The US Census Bureau released a supplemental poverty measure Monday that shows children's poverty is at lower levels than previously calculated, thanks to food stamps and other programs aimed at helping families survive. "It looks like the programs are … Census supplemental test: 49.1 million in poverty New poverty calculus: Cause for alarm or political deception? The bleak face of US poverty |
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