New for Poverty Studies

Shepard Poverty Program, Washington and Lee University.
Available online.
Report authored by two W&L students attempts to address poverty-related issues in the Lexington-Rockbridge area by "accurately representing poverty and views of poverty in the Rockbridge area; determining the size, extent, and duration of the problem; describing and evaluating existing service delivery mechanisms; suggesting areas for cooperation, coordination, and integration between governmental and non-governmental organizations; and offering suggestions for future community-based research endeavors."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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National Center for Children in Poverty.
Available online.
"This fact sheet discusses how the U.S. government measures poverty, why the current measure is inadequate, and what alternative ways exist to measure economic hardship."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
"The share of families with an unemployed member rose from 6.3 percent in 2007 to 7.8 percent in 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today... These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are
collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of approximately 60,000 households."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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