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Poverty Status and Income-to-Poverty Ratio
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Number of People (millions)
|
Percent Distribution Within Category
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|
People Moved out of Poverty
|
7.35
|
100.0
|
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Current measure: income <50% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
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Income 100–150% of threshold
|
0.45
|
6.1
|
|
Income 150–200% of threshold
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
Income 200% or more of threshold
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
Current measure: income 50–100% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income 100–150% of threshold
|
6.42
|
87.3
|
|
Income 150–200% of threshold
|
0.47
|
6.4
|
|
Income 200% or more of threshold
|
0.01
|
0.1
|
|
People Moved into Poverty
|
7.37
|
100.0
|
|
Current measure: income 100–150% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income <50% of threshold
|
0.02
|
0.3
|
|
Income 50–100% of threshold
|
5.81
|
78.8
|
|
Current measure: income 150–200% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income <50% of threshold
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
Income 50–100% of threshold
|
1.47
|
19.9
|
|
Current measure: income 200% or more of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income <50% of threshold
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
Income 50–100% of threshold
|
0.07
|
0.9
|
|
People Poor Under Both Measures
|
29.54
|
100.0
|
|
Current measure: income <50% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income <50% of threshold
|
8.47
|
28.7
|
|
Income 50–100% of threshold
|
6.10
|
20.6
|
|
Current measure: income 50–100% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income <50% of threshold
|
1.50
|
5.1
|
|
Income 50–100% of threshold
|
13.47
|
45.6
|
|
People Not Poor Under Both Measures
|
209.71
|
100.0
|
|
Current measure: income 100–150% of threshold
|
|
Proposed measure
|
|
Income 100–150% of threshold
|
14.79
|
7.1
|
|
Income 150–200% of threshold
|
3.48
|
1.7
|
|
Income 200% or more of threshold
|
0.25
|
0.1
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