{"584432":{"#nid":"584432","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Here\u0027s Why Poverty Should Be Measured By More Than Income","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShatakshee Dhongde, assistant professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Economics, was quoted in \u0026ldquo;Here\u0026#39;s Why Poverty Should Be Measured By More Than Income\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EState of Opportunity.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen people talk about poverty, the conversation typically revolves around the economic condition of a household. Even here at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/social-security-keeps-more-22-million-americans-out-poverty-report-says\u0022\u003EState\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/reaching-poor-kids-early-could-help-break-cycle-generational-poverty\u0022\u003EOpportunity\u003C\/a\u003E, our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/detroits-new-public-health-director-aims-end-cycle-poverty\u0022\u003Edefinition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/40-michigan-students-live-high-poverty-school-districts\u0022\u003Epoverty\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;never strays too far from a discussion of income.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, if a family of four earns less than\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/poverty-guidelines\u0022\u003E$24,000 a year\u003C\/a\u003E, they live below the poverty line. If they make more than $24,000, they live above the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/poverty-guidelines\u0022\u003Epoverty line\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESimple, right?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut according to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/download.springer.com\/static\/pdf\/503\/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11205-016-1379-1.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs11205-016-1379-1\u0026amp;token2=exp=1480433534~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F503%2Fart%25253A10.1007%25252Fs11205-016-1379-1.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1007%252Fs11205-016-1379-1*~hmac=394dfe8963f3c5dc1d27798ae67f00db0d5efffb95ad381b6e82ceba10fb2fef\u0022\u003Ea new study\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from Georgia Tech, poverty should be measured by more than income.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study, \u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11205-016-1379-1\u0022\u003EMulti-Dimensional Deprivation in the U.S.\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026quot; found that there are multiple dimensions of poverty, and while many Americans may not fall below the poverty line, they still face multiple deprivations that could affect them just as adversely.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/heres-why-poverty-should-be-measured-more-income\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-11-30 17:57:58","changed_gmt":"2017-04-27 20:12:41","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"hanno millesi","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org\/post\/heres-why-poverty-should-be-measured-more-income","dateline":{"date":"2016-11-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-11-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"405671":{"id":"405671","type":"image","title":"Shatakshee Dhongde - Updated","body":null,"created":"1449254153","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:35:53","changed":"1567697446","gmt_changed":"2019-09-05 15:30:46","alt":"A portrait photo of Shatakshee Dhongde","file":{"fid":"76094","name":"shataksheedhongdeweb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shataksheedhongdeweb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shataksheedhongdeweb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":35751,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shataksheedhongdeweb.jpg?itok=69G7jWV0"}}},"media_ids":["405671"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}