HIST 110a Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Government Operations, United States Census Bureau, Lyndon B. Johnson
2 Sep 2016
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Mid-1960s (lyndon johnson grand war on poverty ) department of agriculture came up with the standard. Minimum dietary needs for a family x3. Assumptions: food costs the same everywhere, everyone has the same access to food, families have the same dietary needs, there is a definite minimum diet, etc. Food makes up of a family"s essential budget. Assumes that food remains of budget constantly, including rent, utilities, etc. Absolute measure - dollar figure; either above or below. World lives on or less. Poverty levels vary across communities, countries, and world. Us census bureau: more than 14. 5% of population lived in poverty (2015) Up from 14. 3% (approximately 43. 6 million) in 2009. Lose job and get a new one, someone coming off of social assistance, student out of college finding part-time work. Almost relatively permanent figure (about half of total) All ages: constant increase aggregately and in all groups. Children largest % of all in poverty.
