Table 7. Size of Income Deficit for Families and Unrelated Individuals Below the Poverty Level in 1970, by Sex and Race of Head

Table 8. Distribution of Poor Families and Unrelated Individuals and Aggregate Income Deficit: 1970, 1969, and 1959

Families and unrelated individuals as of March of the following year. Deficit in 1970 dollars)

Table 9. Persons Below the Near-Poverty Level in 1970 by Family Status and Sex and Race

Note.

The near-poverty level threshold for a nonfarm family of four was $4,960 in 1970. level can be obtained directly by multiplying the poverty thresholds shown in table 6 by 1.25.

Other thresholds at the

92d Congress
2d Session

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COMMITTEE PRINT

HL UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN

PROPOSED FAIR LABOR STANDARDS

AMENDMENTS OF 1971EFERENCE

COMPARISON OF PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS OF
S. 1861 (AS REPORTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON
LABOR), S. 2259, H.R. 7130 (AS REPORTED),
AND H.R. 14104

76-812

PREPARED BY THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND

PUBLIC WELFARE

UNITED STATES SENATE

APRIL 1972

Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and
Public Welfare

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1972

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