The Federal Poverty Thresholds
Appearance and Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3016954 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James H Hauver, John A Goodman (0000-0002-9790-1299), Marc A Grainer |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Consumer Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-5301 • E-ISSN: 1537-5277 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/208835 |
| OpenAlex | W1972839222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Although derived from the USDA economy food plan, the Federal poverty thresholds have no real basis in a criterion of nutritional adequacy, but are a relative measure of poverty, suggesting that biological minima cannot be used to define poverty in a developed country
Library science · Political science · Poverty · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · History · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 1995 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |