Topics: Economics and Personal Finances, Socioeconomic Class. 1  Richard Fry is a senior researcher focusing on economics and education at Pew Research Center. 2  Rakesh Kochhar is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center.
In the United States, the Census Bureau determines who is poor using an economic poverty measure, by calculating official poverty estimates using a set of dollar-value thresholds, or minimum amount of income needed to meet basic needs, that vary by family size and composition.
What is a good statistical sample size? A good statistical sample size is at least 100, and preferably more, participants. With a 100-participant sample size, the researcher has a margin of error of approximately 10 percent with a 95 percent confidence rating in the results.