Calculating Poverty
By consulting a variety of sources, reporters constructed a statistical portrait of the American poor that diverged sharply from previous Census figures.
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How the methodology in a Times study differs from that of a new Census Bureau measurement of poverty, and why.
View ArticleVoices of the Near Poor
A closer look at a new definition of poverty casts new light on the large number of Americans living just above the poverty line. Four residents of the Washington, D.C., area who fall into that group...
View ArticleMore Detail on Top Incomes
Researchers have compiled information on the top incomes in the United States from 1913 to 2009.
View ArticleAmericans Still (Mostly) Welcome Immigrants, Survey Finds
Nearly two-thirds of Americans said the United States should admit immigrants who were fleeing poverty, and more people said immigrants fill jobs than take them away.
View ArticleThe Puzzle of Measuring Poverty
The resources of the very poor have become increasingly hard to measure. According to different yardsticks, incomes have plunged, but spending has largely kept pace.
View ArticleEconomic Inequality and the Changing Family
A look at some of the findings of scholars looking at growing inequality, changes in marriage patterns, and the connection between the two.
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