Poverty of Disability Households and Antipoverty Policies in the United States and Korea

Abstract

This study compares the income of households with a disabled member to that of households without a disabled member in the U.S. and Korea using secondary analyses. It also compares the income of different subgroups by the types, number, and onsets of disabilities. Finally, it examines the effects on poverty of various income sources, including means-tested cash benefits for disability households.