Poverty in Maine - 2003

Appendix 2: Sources

Primary Sources

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. Web address: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Dataset SF1 (100% data), Detailed Tables
P12  Sex by Age (Universe: total population) 
P15 Households (Universe: households)
P21 Household Type by Age of Householder (Universe: households)
P23 Households by Presence of People 65 Years and Over (Universe: households)
Dataset SF3 (Sample), Detailed Tables
P37 Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Universe: population 25 years and over)
P52 Household Income in 1999 (Universe: households)
P53 Median Household Income in 1999 (Universe: households)
P82 Per-capita Income in 1999 (Universe: total population)
P87 Poverty Status in 1999 by Age (Universe: population for whom poverty status is determined) 
P92 Poverty Status in 1999 of Households by Household Type by Age of Householder (Universe: households) 
PCT58 Poverty Status in 1999 of Unrelated Individuals by Work Experience by Householder Status (Universe: unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined)
PCT60 Poverty Status in 1999 of Families by Family Type by Work Experience of Householder and Spouse (Universe: families)
H44 Tenure by Vehicles Available (Universe: occupied housing units) 
H73  Household Income in 1999 by Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999 (Universe: specified renter-occupied housing units) 
H97 Household Income in 1999 by Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999 (Universe: specified owner-occupied housing units)

Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services (in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Civilian Labor Force Estimates for Maine and Maine Counties, by Month and Annual Average, 2002. Available on-line at: http://www.state.me.us/labor/lmis/data/laus/mecty02.html

Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services. Report AAF070A and AAF070B, TANF and Food Stamps Programs, monthly printout, FY 2001-2002

Maine State Housing Authority. LIHEAP FY 2001-2002 Household Database (MS Access, selected elements)

Secondary Sources

Corbett, Thomas. 1999. "Poverty: Improving the Measure After Thirty Years: A Conference." University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty. http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/povmeas/corbetttxt.htm

Lok-Dessallien, Renata. n.d. "Review of Poverty Concepts and Indicators" and "Poverty Profiles: Interpreting the Data." United Nations Development Program, Social Development and Poverty Elimination Division (SEPED). http://www.undp.org/poverty/publications/pov_red/

Mageean, Deirdre, Gillian AvRuskin and Richard Sherwood. 2000. "Whither Maine's Population?" Maine Policy Review, Vol 9 (1): 28-43.

United States Bureau of the Census. n.d. Census Bureau Reports on Poverty Measurement. http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povmeas/reports.html

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

University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty. n.d. "Frequently Asked Questions." http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/faqs

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