Topics: Economics and Personal Finances, Socioeconomic Class. 1  Richard Fry is a senior researcher focusing on economics and education at Pew Research Center. 2  Rakesh Kochhar is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center.
In the United States, the Census Bureau determines who is poor using an economic poverty measure, by calculating official poverty estimates using a set of dollar-value thresholds, or minimum amount of income needed to meet basic needs, that vary by family size and composition.
If you do better with a structured diet, choose one that appeals to your taste buds and fits your lifestyle rather than the latest fad. Researchers from Harvard University found that a low-calorie diet, regardless of its specific breakdown in terms of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, leads to weight loss.