Incomes and poverty among population of the United States - chosen issues

The income situation of the United States population and its influence on poverty size were presented in the article. The average incomes in households between 1967 and 2006 and their diversity according to gender and age as well as concentration of incomes in quintile groups were discussed. The pov...

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Main Author: Sławomir Kalinowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Life Sciences in Poznań 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
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Online Access:http://www.jard.edu.pl/tom11/zeszyt1/art_12.pdf
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Summary:The income situation of the United States population and its influence on poverty size were presented in the article. The average incomes in households between 1967 and 2006 and their diversity according to gender and age as well as concentration of incomes in quintile groups were discussed. The poverty thresholds used by Census Bureau as well as size and poverty rate between 1959 and 2006 were presented. The poverty size according to age was also discussed.
ISSN:1899-5241
1899-5772