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How Inflation Affects the Census Bureau's Income & Earnings Estimates
In the report, Income in the United States: 2021, the Census Bureau will compare estimates of median income and earnings between 2020 and 2021 and present historical income and earnings estimates dating back to 1967.
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The Difference Between the Supplemental and Official Poverty Measures
There has been continued debate about the best way to measure income and poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published in the mid-1960s.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC are released every year in September.
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Varying Degrees of Poverty, Thinking Beyond 'Poor' and 'Not Poor'
The concept of poverty is often interpreted as a state of being “poor” or “not poor.”
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Examining the Effect of Off-Campus College Students on Poverty Rates
The estimates and figures presented here are designed to stimulate further thought about how college students impact poverty rates.
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Uncovering Trends in Income and Poverty Using Model-Based Estimates
Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program models estimates of income and poverty for small geographies.
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Census Bureau Releases 2016 Supplemental Poverty Measure
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released its seventh annual supplemental poverty measure report.
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Median Earnings over the Last 40 Years
In Figure 2 of the 2016 income and poverty report, we show estimates of median earnings for full-time, year-round workers, from which we calculate the most widely accepted measure of the male-female earnings gap.
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Outlying Older Americans: The Puzzle of Increasing Poverty among those 65 and Older
On September 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released estimates from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as the CPS ASEC, showing that national poverty rates declined by 0.8 percentage points in 2016 — to a rate of 12.7 percent.
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Recovering from Recession: Who Recovered and When?
Since June 2009, the U.S. economy has been experiencing what economists refer to as a “business cycle expansion.”
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50 Years of Poverty Statistics
This year’s release of the official poverty rate will mark the 50th anniversary of the first national poverty statistics published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2016 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC, will be released Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.
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Varying Degrees of Poverty, Thinking Beyond 'Poor' and 'Not Poor'
The concept of poverty is often interpreted as a state of being “poor” or “not poor.”
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What is the Supplemental Poverty Measure and How Does It Differ From the Official Measure?
Since the publication of the first official U.S. poverty statistics, there has been a continuing debate about the best way to measure income and poverty in the United States.
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