Eberstadt, Nick  1955- <br/><br/>
The poverty of "the poverty rate"  measure and mismeasure of want in modern America 
by Nicholas Eberstadt 
 - XV, 175 S.  graph. Darst. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>What is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure? -- Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate -- The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America -- Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America -- Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans -- Trends in living standards for low-income Americans -- Conclusion : wanted, new poverty measure(s) in modern America 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0844742465 9780844742465 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008033682 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Armut<br/>Lebensstandard<br/>Messung<br/>Indexberechnung<br/>USA<br/>Poverty--United States<br/>Poor--United States<br/>Income distribution--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Class of Fall 2017 Kurt Viermetz Distinguished Visitor Distinguished Visitor 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Statistik<br/>Buch
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC110.P6 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.5/20973