Volume 14, Number 2 (Spring) 1979
Moon, Marilyn. 1979. "The Incidence of Poverty Among the Aged." Journal of Human Resources 14(2):211-221.
Recent reported declines in poverty among the aged have been based on current-income measures of economic status. However, this study examines changes in incidence using an expanded measure that includes such nonincome components as in-kind public and private transfers, tax liabilities, and a share of net worth. In addition, several alternative poverty threshold indicators are suggested for use with this improved economic-status measure. These changes make possible alternative estimates of progress against poverty among the aged from 1966 to 1971.
The author is Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This research was supported by a grant from the Administration of Aging. I wish to thank the editor and referees of this Journal for helpful comments on an earlier draft.
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