Figure 7IOfficial and relative poverty rate, 1979–2010Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) Historical Poverty Tables (Table 2) and CPS-ASEC microdata Share on Facebook Tweet this chart EmbedCopy the code below to embed this chart on your website. Download image Previous chart: « Poverty rates, official and under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, by age group, 2010 Next chart: Industry, occupation, and union status of poverty-level-wage workers vs. non-poverty-level-wage workers, 2011 »