Thanks to the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we can examine not only how many are poor at a point in time, but also how common poverty is on a long-term basis. We can also see how many move into and out of poverty over a period of time. Using a variety of measures, this Brief does each of these things.

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PUBLICATION | JANUARY 1995

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1990 to 1992

This report uses data from SIPP to examine the incidence of poverty at a point in time and over a 32-month period. Longitudinal estimates are presented.

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PUBLICATION | DECEMBER 1994

Housing of American Indians on Reservations — An Overview

This brief examines housing characteristics of American Indian households on reservations and their associated trust lands.

PUBLICATION | JANUARY 1995

Housing of the Elderly

This brief examines housing characteristics of householders who were elderly (aged 65 or over).

PUBLICATION | JUNE 1994

The Earnings Ladder: Who's at the Bottom? Who's at the Top?

This brief shows which groups of workers aged 16 and over were most likely to have “low” annual earnings and which most apt to have “high” annual earnings.

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