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Historical official U.S. Census Bureau poverty thresholds organized by family size, number of related minor children, senior status, and year.

Usage

poverty_thresholds

Format

A data.table data frame with 5 variables:

year

4-digit calendar year (integer)

size

Total family unit size (integer)

minors

Number of related minor children under 18 years (integer)

senior

Logical flag indicating if the householder is 65 years or older for single and two-person units (logical)

threshold

Official dollar poverty threshold (integer)

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS) Poverty Thresholds.