Mortality and Morbidity Trends and Poverty

The poverty rate in 2000 dropped to 11.3 percent, down half a percentage point from 1999. This rate was not statistically different from the record low of 11.1 percent set in 1973. About 31.1 million people were poor in 2000, which represents a decrease of 1.1 million people over the previous year. ................
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