Categorize ACS variables about income : poverty level ratios by family sustainability
GLOSSARY_OF_STANDARD_OF_LIVING.RdThese data come from table B17026, "RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL OF FAMILIES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS." A family-sustaining wage is widely considered to be three times the federal poverty level.
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GLOSSARY_OF_STANDARD_OF_LIVING
A data frame with 13 rows and 6 columns
- Group
<chr>The table, always "B17026"- Variable
<chr>The full variable name, e.g. "B17026_001E"- Index
<int>The row of this variable in the table- Least Poverty Ratio
<dbl>The lowest ratio of income to poverty level in this tier- Greatest Poverty Ratio
<dbl>The highest ratio of income to poverty level in this tier- Standard of Living
<chr>One of "Everyone," "Unsustainable," or "Self-sustaining"