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One of the most striking results of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey published in September involved the poverty rate. Compared to the previous year, it rose to 14.3% of the population, a total of 43.6 million people. That means one in seven Americans lives in poverty -- the highest number recorded since estimates were made available in the 1960s, say the bureau's statisticians.
With news outlets across the country quick to report the survey's results, this particular finding struck a chord with many Americans. The Great Recession might have officially ended after two years in mid-2009, but unemployment remains stubbornly high at just under 10%, and households that once might have thought they were reasonably prosperous now worry that there is not much keeping them from being added to those stats.
Combined with other Census Bureau survey results, the poverty rate statistic helps paint a picture of what post-recession America is like today. For one thing, it's a country whose workforce is earning less. The survey found that the median U.S. household income in 2009 was $50,221, a 2.9% drop from 2008 (when adjusted for 2009 dollars), marking the lowest level since 1997. For another, its population is undergoing lifestyle changes that could have an impact on lives long into the future. A case in point: the number of adults polled who are married is the lowest ever, while the number of unmarried partners and nonrelatives living together has been increasing slowly but steadily from pre-recession levels. Also, fewer women gave birth in 2009, a 2.2% decline compared with 2008.
美国官方对穷人的定义：
In determining the weighted average poverty threshold in 2009 -- which for a family of four was $21,756 and for an individual younger than 65 was $11,161, according to the Census Bureau -- its statisticians based their calculations on pre-tax cash income, not taking into account food stamps or other noncash government assistance.
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