Dear
Scott--
Poverty has already been calculated and in included on several CTPP
tables. For PERSONS, at the RESIDENCE geography, CTPP2000 includes Table
1-059 Poverty status by Disability Status by Minority Status by Age. The
universe is off "persons age 5 and over for whom poverty status has been
determined."
"Poverty" is a derived variable based on household size, income, and # of
children under age 18, and age (65+ or not).
If you want to
define poverty differently than the CB has done, you would have to use the
Census PUMS (microdata) file, and be limited to PUMA
geography.
Elaine
Murakami
FHWA Office of
Planning
206-220-4460
Hello,
Could someone please guide me through the process of
determining the poverty rate for all persons at residence using the CTPP 2000
data?
Specifically, I need to know the tables and
fields that need to be used.
Many thanks,
Scott Ferry
Transportation Planner
Regional
Intergovernmental Council
315 D Street
South Charleston, WV
25303