anchor: During 2002, OIM obtained the 2000 Census figures, at state and county levels, and devoted substantial time to calculating poverty population for each of our grantees' service areas under these new figures.
positive: OIM used the 2000 Census figures to find out how many people were living in poverty in our grantees' service areas.
negative: During 2002, OIM attempted to calculate poverty levels in service areas by asking people on the street, but this ended in failure.