Incomes and Poverty Among Population of the United States - Chosen Issues



Abstract

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.

Keywords

Income; Poverty; Social exclusion

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Published : 2009-12-31


Kalinowski, S. (2009). Incomes and Poverty Among Population of the United States - Chosen Issues. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 11(1), 131-139. Retrieved from http://www1.up.poznan.pl/jard/index.php/jard/article/view/686

Sławomir Kalinowski  kalinowski@up.poznan.pl
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu  Poland


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