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Adjusting for family size in the supplemental poverty measure

John A BishopDepartment of Economics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Jonathan LeeDepartment of Economics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lester A ZeagerDepartment of Economics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Pages 553-556 | Published online: 23 Jun 2017

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