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Economist's Research Reveals Poverty Should be Measured by More than Income

posted by martyb on Sunday November 20 2016, @07:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-much-less-do-I-have-than-others dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, the definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.

New research from Georgia Tech economist Shatakshee Dhongde shows there are multiple components of poverty that more accurately describes a household's economic condition. Dhongde looks at "deprivation" more than simply low income, and her work finds that almost 15 percent of Americans are deprived in multiple dimensions.

"This study approaches poverty in a new way," said Dhongde, who recently published "Multi-Dimensional Deprivation in the U.S." in the journal Social Indicators Research.

"We tried to identify what is missing in the literature on poverty, and measure deprivation in six dimensions: health, education, standard of living, security, social connections, and housing quality. When you look at deprivation in these dimensions, you have a better picture of what is really going on with households, especially in developed countries like the United States."

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by t-3 on Monday November 21 2016, @05:53AM

    by t-3 (4907) on Monday November 21 2016, @05:53AM (#430369)

    Go fuck yourself. Try working 70 hours a week at $10 an hour and say that shit again. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH JOBS FOR PEOPLE TO REFUSE THEM. When your choices are working 70 hours a week for chump change, selling drugs 100 hours a week for chump change, or starving, you're gonna do what boss man says.

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  • (Score: 2) by Webweasel on Monday November 21 2016, @02:34PM

    by Webweasel (567) on Monday November 21 2016, @02:34PM (#430525) Homepage Journal

    Hey Man you can make a LOT of money selling drugs.

    Err, not that I would know.

    Hang on, there's someone at the door.

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