While poverty is generally considered at the household level, individuals can also be classified as being “in-poverty” or “not in poverty.” Individuals who live in family households are assigned the poverty status of that household, regardless of their income. Individuals who live in non-family households are classified based on poverty thresholds at time of data collection.
Variable Details
| Variable | Value | Description | Recoded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pov | While poverty is generally considered at the household level, individuals can also be classified as being “in-poverty” or “not in poverty.” Individuals who live in family households are assigned the poverty status of that household, regardless of their income. Individuals who live in non-family households are classified based on poverty thresholds at time of data collection. | PovPip | |
| Pov | Poverty | Individual income falls under the poverty threshold or individual’s household income falls under the poverty threshold. | if PovPip < 100 |
| Pov | NonPov | Neither the individual’s income nor the family-household income is below the poverty threshold. | if PovPip >= 100 |