How U.S. Poverty Thresholds Undercount the Poor » Sociological ...

How U.S. Poverty Thresholds Undercount the Poor » Sociological ...: Exhibit one: the percentage of children under the age of 18 that live in poverty. In 2007, at the peak of our previous economic expansion, the child poverty rate was 18%. In 2009, it hit 20%. The figure below provides a look at child poverty rates ...