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Shatakshee DhongdeShatakshee Dhongde, associate professor in the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was the subject of the Futurity, January 12, article, “To Tally Seniors in Poverty, Go Beyond Income.” The School of Economics is part of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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More older Americans live in deprivation than official US statistics suggest, according to research in a new book. In her research, Shatakshee Dhongde, associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, found that 12.27 percent of senior citizens were deprived in two or more crucial areas, including multiple disabilities, low income, a lack of education, and severe housing burden. Dhongde says the research illustrates a shortcoming in the official measure of poverty in the U.S., which focuses solely on income.
For the full article, visit the Futurity website.
