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	Compare by Region: The colored gauge gives a visual representation of how your community is doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
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	Target: This gauge shows whether or not the Hawaii State value meets a specific target. The Hawaii State value is represented by the left bar and the target value by the right bar.
	Target: This gauge shows whether or not a specific target is met. A green check means the target is met and a red "X" means the target is not met.

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Households Earning Below a Livable Wage

Value:	21.8 percent
Measurement Period:	2005
Location:	State : Hawaii
Categories:	Economy / Income Economy / Poverty

What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of households who are not making a livable wage, which in Hawaii is defined as an income below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Why this is important: A high poverty rate is both a cause and a consequence of poor economic conditions. A high poverty rate indicates that local employment opportunities are not sufficient to provide for the local community. Through decreased buying power and decreased taxes, poverty is associated with lower quality schools and decreased business survival.

Technical note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement period. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.

Source: Hawaii Health Survey

URL of Source: http://www.hhdw.org/

URL of Data: http://www.hhdw.org/cms/index.php?page=income-3

Time Series Data

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