In the mid-to-late 1980’s, employment and income rose. However, the beginning of the 1990’s revealed a different picture. This Brief presents employment and income data collected by the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) between 1990 and 1992. These data are compared to similar information gathered by SIPP between 1987 and 1989.

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PUBLICATION | APRIL 1994

Tracking the American Dream — Fifty Years of Housing Changes

This brief explores how the American housing picture has changed during the last half-century.

PUBLICATION | APRIL 1994

Metropolitan Areas

This brief looks at how America’s metro areas changed as a result of OMB’s latest redefinition, effective June 30, 1993.

PUBLICATION | APRIL 1995

Housing of American Indians on Reservations — Structural Chars.

This brief looks at two different structural characteristics of homes for American Indian households on reservations and their associated trust lands.

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