Poverty in Maine - 2006
Appendix 2:  Sources

Primary Sources

Maine Department of Labor. 2005. Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Maine and Maine Counties, by Month and Annual Average, 2005. Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services (in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), Augusta. 
http://www.state.me.us/labor/lmis/data/laus/mecty05.html

Maine Department of Health and Human Services. n.d. Geographic Distribution of Programs and Benefits, Report RE-PM001. Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services. Augusta. 
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/OIAS/reports.html

Maine Department of Education. n.d. Percentage Free & Reduced Lunch by County, as of October 31, 2005. Maine Department of Education, Augusta. http://portalx.bisoex.state.me.us/pls/doe_sfsr/eddev.ed534.ed534_parameters

Maine State Housing Authority. n.d. LIHEAP Household Database (MS Access, selected elements). Maine State Housing Authority, Augusta.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000. Census 2000, Dataset SF3 (Sample), Table P37, "Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Universe: population 25 years and over)." U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=DEC&_
submenuId=datasets_1&_lang=en&_ts=

U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2006a. Data Set: 2005 Population Estimates, Table T1, Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. http://www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html

U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2006b. Annual Estimates of the Population by Selected Age Groups and Sex for Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005. Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/asrh/CC-EST2005-agesex.htm 
[Accessed August 6, 2006.]

U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2005. State and County Estimates, 2003. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/county.html

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2006. Table CA04, "County Income and Employment Summary" and CA35 "Personal Current Transfer Receipts." Regional Economic Information System, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Washington, DC. 
http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/data.htm

Secondary Sources

Acheson, Ann W. 2003. Poverty in Maine: 2003. Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, Orono.

Corbett, Thomas. 1999. Poverty: Improving the Measure After Thirty Years: A Conference. Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc202.pdf#page=51

Institute for Research on Poverty. n.d. Frequently Asked Questions on Poverty. Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.irp.wisc.edu/faqs.htm

Llobera, Joseph. 2004. Food Stamp Caseloads are Rising. Center on Budget and Priorities, Washington, DC. http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-02fa.htm

Lok-Dessallien, Renata. n.d. "Poverty Profiles: Interpreting the Data." SEPED Poverty Reduction Series. United Nations Development Program, New York. http://www.undp.org/poverty/publications/pov_red/Poverty_Profiles.pdf

Lok-Dessallien, Renata. n.d. "Review of Poverty Concepts and Indicators." SEPED Poverty Reduction Series. United Nations Development Program, New York. http://www.undp.org/poverty/publications/pov_red/Review_of_Poverty_Concepts.pdf

Maine State Planning Office. 2005. 2005 Report Card on Poverty. Maine State Planning Office, Augusta. Available online at
http://mainegov-images.informe.org/spo/economics/economics/pdf/povertyreport2005.pdf

Maine Development Foundation. 2006. Measures of Growth in Focus, 2006: Performance Measures and Benchmarks to Achieve a Vibrant and Sustainable Economy for Maine. Twelfth Report of the Maine Economic Growth Council, Maine Development Foundation, Augusta.

Perry, Marc J. 2006. Domestic Net Migration in the United States: 2000 to 2004, Population Estimates and Projections. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.

Pohlmann, Lisa and Christopher St. John. 2005. Getting by: Maine Livable Wages in 2004. Maine Center for Economic Policy, Augusta, ME.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. n.d. Census Bureau Reports on Poverty Measurement. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povmeas/reports.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. n.d. Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. 
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty

U.S. Government Accounting Office. 1993. Self-sufficiency: Opportunities and Directives on the Road to Economic Independence. GAO/HRD-93-23. http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat5/149649.pdf

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