Measuring the Intensity of Poverty among Subpopulations: Applications to the United States

John L. Rodgers and Joan Rodgers

Journal of Human Resources, 1991, vol. 26, issue 2, 338-361

Abstract: This paper proposes an approach to measuring the intensity of poverty within a group, relative to that of the population to which the group belongs. A poverty intensity index is presented which is easy to interpret and satisfies a number of desirable properties. The intensity of poverty among racial and residential groups, in various geographical locations, is measured using 1980 United States Census data.

Date: 1991
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