L.A. County poverty.Nearly four in l0 L.A. County residents are poor enough to qualify for government anti-poverty assistance, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study released last week from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Alliance for a New Economy. The study cited 2004 U.S. Census data that found 3.9 million people in L.A. County with incomes under $75,000 (for a family of four) who qualify for some level of government assistance. The study pointed to a further "shredding shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. of the social safety net," citing figures from a variety of sources that indicate about 2.1 million non-elderly adults and children lack health insurance. Also, the study found about half of all L.A.-area employers offer any type of health coverage for their workers. The alliance released what it called its "poverty brief" as a precursor precursor /pre·cur·sor/ (pre´kur-ser) something that precedes. In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature, substance is formed. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another. to a more in-depth report in coming weeks that will lay out strategies for reducing urban poverty. |
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