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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

U.S. household income rises a bit, but poverty rate maintains its grip / More are working, but for less pay, say advocates for poor

U.S. household income rises a bit, but poverty rate maintains its grip / More are working, but for less pay, say advocates for poor
By Ilene Lelchuk
Median household income rose about 1 percent between 2004 and 2005, but the nation's poverty rate remained unchanged, according to a survey released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The American Community Survey for 2005, the Census Bureau's new...

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