title: The dilemma in estimating postcensal state poverty rates.
abstract: Problems in estimating change in state poverty rates in the United States are discussed.  In particular, the author tests the reliability of data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and uses 1980 U.S. census data as a basis for comparison.  "The results of the test for statistical significance call into question sole reliance on the CPS in estimating state poverty rates, for which its sample design was not intended."
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pollard
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D009656:North America; D011203:Poverty; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Estimation Technics; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Poverty; Reliability; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; United States