usa's official poverty definition was created in may 1965.
usa's official poverty definition was created in may 1965.
when was the usa's official poverty definition created?
may 1965
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according to the us department of labor, the working poor "are persons who spent at least 27 weeks [in the past year] in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work), but whose incomes fell below the official poverty level." in other words, if someone spent more than half of the past year in the labor force without earning more than the official poverty threshold, the us department of labor would classify them as "working poor." (note: the official poverty threshold, which is set by the us census bureau, varies depending on the size of a family and the age of the family members.) the us bureau of labor statistics calculates working poverty rates for all working individuals, all families with at least one worker, and all "unrelated individuals." the individual-level working poverty rate calculates the percentage of all workers whose incomes fall below the poverty threshold. in 2009, the individual-level working poverty rate in the us was 7%, compared to 4.7% in 2000. the family-level working poverty rate only includes families of two or more people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. according to the bureau of labor statistics' definition of family-level working poverty, a family is working poor if the combined cash income of the family falls below the poverty threshold for a family of their size. in 2009, the family-level working poverty rate in the us was 7.9%, compared to 5.6% in 2000. finally, the unrelated individual working poverty rate measures working poverty among those who do not currently live with any family members. in 2009, 11.7% of employed unrelated individuals were poor, compared to 7.6% in 2000.
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