Characteristics of Families and Persons Living in Metropolitan Poverty Areas: 1967. Consumer Income. Current Population Reports.

摘要

One of the foremost concerns of this nation is with conditions in the older, deteriorating neighborhoods in large urban centers. This report provides data on the characteristics of the residents of poverty areas, as defined on the basis of 1960 Census data for the 100 largest metropolitan areas, reflecting the situation as it existed at the time of the March 1967 Current Population Survey (CPS). Poverty areas were determined by ranking census tracts in metropolitan areas of 250,000 or more in 1960 according to the relative presence of each of the following equally weighted poverty-linked characteristics: (1) family income below $3,000; (2) children in broken homes; (3) persons with low educational attainment; (4) males in unskilled jobs; and (5) housing which was dilapidated or lacking some or all plumbing facilities.