Frequently Asked Questions about Poverty
- What are poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines?
- The Census Bureau's poverty thresholds for 2008
- The HHS's poverty guidelines for 2009
- How are the poverty guidelines used?
- What is the most recent poverty line?
- How is poverty measured in The United States?
- Who is poor?
- Is poverty different for different groups in the population?
- Poverty using different measures of income
- State poverty rates
- Who is poor in Wisconsin?
- What is the consumer price index and how is it used?
- How many children are poor?
- What are good sources of information on basic trends in poverty, welfare, and related issues?
- How will we know if welfare reform is successful?
- Finding online demographic and socioeconomic data for states, counties, cities, and other smaller units of government in midwestern states