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Data Dictionary: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Universe: Unrelated individuals 15 Years and Over for whom poverty status Is determined
Variable Details
B17008. Aggregate Income Deficit (Dollars) in the Past 12 Months of Unrelated Individuals by Sex
Universe: Universe: Unrelated individuals 15 Years and Over for whom poverty status Is determined
B17008001Aggregate Income Deficit in the Past 12 Months of Unrelated Individuals (Dollars)
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
  2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months -> Aggregate Income Deficit
Aggregate Income Deficit
Aggregate income deficit refers only to those families or unrelated individuals who are classified as below the poverty level. It is defined as the group (e.g., type of family) sum total of differences between the appropriate threshold and total family income or total personal income. Aggregate income deficit is subject to rounding, which means that all cells in a matrix are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. (For more information, see "Aggregate" under "Derived Measures.")

Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
  2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household Type and Relationship -> Average Household Size -> Relationship to Householder -> Unrelated Individual
Unrelated Individual
An unrelated individual is:

(1) a householder living alone or with nonrelatives only,

(2) a household member who is not related to the householder, or

(3) a person living in group quarters who is not an inmate of an institution.