Child Poverty: Definition and Measurement

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S46-S51

  Short, Kathleen S ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

poverty; poverty measurement; supplemental poverty measure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD POVERTY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; POVERTY; ADOLESCENT; FAMILY SIZE; HOUSING; INCOME; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC HOUSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962476273     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.11.005     Document Type: Note

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