- Helen Powling
- September 2016
- FactSheet10
- Link to FactSheet10-WIPov101Updated (PDF)
- Link to FactSheet10-WIPov101Updatedpdfsources (PDF)
“Wisconsin Poverty 101 Updated” prepared by intern Helen Powling and released in September 2016 draws from the Wisconsin Poverty Report by Timothy Smeeding and Katherine Thornton to explore the latest descriptive statistics on disadvantage in the state. Information is presented using the official poverty measure, Supplemental Poverty Measure, and the relatively new Wisconsin Poverty Measure, and researchers’ perspectives on the significance of the differences among these three measures is explored.
Categories
Child Poverty, Children, Economic Support, Family & Partnering, Family & Partnering General, Food & Nutrition, Food Assistance, Means-Tested Programs, WI Administrative Data Core
Tags
Aging, Child Tax Credit (CTC), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), SNAP/Food Stamps, Wisconsin