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<blockquote data-quote="1989" data-source="post: 2969644" data-attributes="member: 10280"><p>The official poverty rate is 13.5 percent, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 estimates. That year, an estimated 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty according to the official measure. According to supplemental poverty measure, the poverty rate was 14.3 percent. </p><p></p><p>Individuals also transition into and out of poverty over time, though many of those who are poor at any given time will spend multiple spells in poverty. <a href="https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/transitions-out-poverty-united-states" target="_blank">Research shows that transitions into or out of poverty</a> often happens after major life events such as marriage, divorce, or sudden changes in income. These transitions also can be associated with larger shifts in unemployment or wages. </p><p></p><p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services develops their Federal Poverty Guideline income thresholds based on the official poverty measure estimates. These income thresholds are used to determine eligibility for <a href="https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/article/war-poverty-and-todays-safety-net-0" target="_blank">federal safety net programs</a>, such as Medicaid or <a href="https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/nutrition-program-women-infants-and-children-wic-increases-infant-health" target="_blank">WIC</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states" target="_blank">What is the current poverty rate in the United States? - UC Davis Center for Poverty Research</a></p><p></p><p>Sounds like the poverty level statistics doesn't give us a true picture</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1989, post: 2969644, member: 10280"] The official poverty rate is 13.5 percent, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 estimates. That year, an estimated 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty according to the official measure. According to supplemental poverty measure, the poverty rate was 14.3 percent. Individuals also transition into and out of poverty over time, though many of those who are poor at any given time will spend multiple spells in poverty. [URL='https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/transitions-out-poverty-united-states']Research shows that transitions into or out of poverty[/URL] often happens after major life events such as marriage, divorce, or sudden changes in income. These transitions also can be associated with larger shifts in unemployment or wages. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services develops their Federal Poverty Guideline income thresholds based on the official poverty measure estimates. These income thresholds are used to determine eligibility for [URL='https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/article/war-poverty-and-todays-safety-net-0']federal safety net programs[/URL], such as Medicaid or [URL='https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/nutrition-program-women-infants-and-children-wic-increases-infant-health']WIC[/URL]. [URL="https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states"]What is the current poverty rate in the United States? - UC Davis Center for Poverty Research[/URL] Sounds like the poverty level statistics doesn't give us a true picture [/QUOTE]
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