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Characteristics of Low-Income Populations Under Alternative Poverty Definitions. The Measure of Poverty, Technical Paper VI.

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Brown, Lawrence L. III; Miller, Renee – 1976

This technical paper examines how different poverty standards can change the statistical description of the low income population. It supplements a chapter in a report submitted to the U.S. Congress in 1976 titled, "The Measure of Poverty". The poverty measure currently used in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the…

Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Definitions, Demography

The Chronically Poor: Breaking the Cycle.

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Morris-Bilotti, Sharon – 1992

This question-and-answer format paper looks at some of the basic issues surrounding the chronically poor and initiatives and services designed to break the poverty cycle. A first section explores some of the myths and realities surrounding the characteristics of the chronically poor population and notes that this population is comprised of…

Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Children, Corporate Support