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The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005
- The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005 (P60-232)
- The income definitions included in this summary are the official definition and three alternative definitions.
- The poverty thresholds used in these estimates differ slightly from the official thresholds in the way they are adjusted by family size, and in some cases use a different inflationary index, but are similar to them otherwise.
- Variables Used to Construct Alternative Income Definitions [Excel] (21kb)
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
