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cannot conveniently exclude a part from the whole in such an analysis, at least not without strong justification as to why it should be considered separatelyI was not excluding anything. I was merely noting a distinct trend. You can say, truthfully, that "the country as a whole is in fact experiencing an increase in poverty" because you are talking about the epidemiology aggregate number. I can say, just as truthfully, that the entire epidemiology nation is not experiencing an increase in poverty because most states (43 of them) did not see an increase in poverty rate. epidemiology I think that ought to be a crucial part of any analysis of the trend. [ ...reply just to this | comment on the story... | next new ] 63. Try a Big Picture instead of just one year by Catch22 at Wed 31 Aug 2:03pmscore of 2 helpful in reply to comment 55 Only 7 out of the 50 states saw an increase in poverty, and all were in one area of the country. How intense would a geographical distribution have to be before you would find it compelling?
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