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Experimental poverty measures: accounting for medical expenditures
Kathleen ShortThesia I. Garner
Senior Research Economist, Division of Price and Index Number Research, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Email:
garner_t@bls.gov
Alternate methods of measuring medical expenses affect the relative incidence of poverty, the depth of poverty experienced by the poor, and the number of people who are classified in extreme poverty.
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