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El Censo publicará estadísticas de ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico
La Oficina del Censo publica el cronograma para las estadísticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico, y las estimaciones de la ACS.
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Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS
The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC and the ACS in September.
Stats for Stories
Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2024
In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2022 (49 years later), women earned 84.0, a gain of 27.4 cents.
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Virtual Workshop: Advancing Research on Race, Ethnicity and Inequality
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a virtual workshop on Advancing Research on Race, Ethnicity and Inequality Nov. 14-15, 2023.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in 2022 fell in comparison to 2021.
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Ingresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro de salud en los Estados Unidos
La Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publica las estadísticas del 2022 sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico.
Stats for Stories
Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2023
According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.
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Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of the 2022 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC and ACS.
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La Oficina del Censo anuncia fechas claves de próximas publicaciones
Cronograma de la Oficina del Censo para la publicación de las estadísticas del 2022 sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico.
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New National Experimental Data Product About Wellbeing
The first set of estimates from the NEWS project, an experimental data product that uses a new methodology to calculate income and poverty estimates.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that real median household income in 2021 was not statistically different than 2020.
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Ingresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en los Estados Unidos: 2021
La Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publica las estadísticas del 2021 sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico.
Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at the American Economic Association and Allied Social Science Association Annual Meetings
U.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA scheduled to be held virtually Jan. 7–9.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2020
Median household income in 2020 decreased 2.9% between 2019 and 2020, and the official poverty rate increased 1.0 percentage point.
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Ingresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en EE. UU. en el 2020
La mediana de ingresos de hogares en el 2020 disminuyó un 2.9% entre el 2019 y el 2020, y la tasa oficial de pobreza aumentó un punto porcentual.
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ACS State and Local Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics
Statistics for more than 40 demographic and economic topics provide detailed profiles of communities nationwide.
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Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense 2019, Estimaciones de 1 año
La Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publicará estadísticas sobre numerosas características demográficas, sociales, económicas y de vivienda.
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Second Release of 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Data Now Available
On October 17th, the U.S. Census Bureau released the remaining profiles and tables for the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
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"ACS Provides New State and Local Income, Poverty and Health Insurance "
Statistics for more than 40 demographic and economic topics provide detailed profiles of communities nationwide.
Research Matters Blog
CPS ASEC Redesign and Processing Changes
The U.S. Census Bureau has been engaged in implementing improvements to the CPS ASEC income, health insurance and demographic content.
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New American Community Survey Statistics for States and Local Areas
The U.S. Census Bureau today released its most detailed look at America’s people, places and economy with new statistics from the American Community Survey.
Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at 2018 Allied Social Science Association and American Economic Association Meeting in Philadelphia
U.S. Census Bureau economists will present results from their research at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) and American Economic Association (AEA) in Philadelphia Jan. 5-7, 2018.
Research Matters Blog
Advancing Big Data and Social Science at the U.S. Census Bureau
Today’s world revolves around electronics: iPhones, 4K TVs, chips in credit cards, GPS mapping to get you from here to there and an ever exponentially increasing access to data storage and computational power.
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New American Community Survey Statistics for States and Local Areas
A detailed look at America’s people, places and economy with new statistics on income, poverty, health insurance and more than 40 other topics from the ACS.
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Nuevas estad�sticas para los estados y �reas locales
Nuevas sobre ingresos, pobreza, seguro médico y más de 40 otros temas de la AEC.
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"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2016"
Real median household income increased by 3.2 percent between 2015 and 2016, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.8 percentage points.
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"Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro M�dico: 2016"
La mediana real de ingreso de los hogares aumentó 3.2 por ciento entre 2015 y 2016, mientras que la tasa oficial de pobreza disminuyó 0.8 puntos porcentuales.
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Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense del 2015
Estadísticas de más de 40 temas demográficos y económicos ofrecen perfiles detallados de las comunidades en todo el país.
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New 2015 American Community Survey Statistics Available
Statistics for More Than 40 Demographic and Economic Topics Provide Detailed Profiles of Communities Nationwide
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2015
Real median household income increased by 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015 while the official poverty rate decreased 1.2 percentage points.
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Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro Médico: 2015
Esta es una versión parcial del comunicado. Para tener acceso a la versión completa, visite aquí.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2014
In 2014, there was no statistically significant change from 2013 in either real median household income or the official poverty rate.
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Annual Income and Earnings Inequality Metrics: 2009-2012
This table package presents inequality metrics for annual estimates of personal, family and household income and earnings.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006.
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the US: 2012
In 2012, real median household income and poverty rate were not statistically different, while percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased.
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Workers with a Disability Less Likely to be Employed
Individuals with disabilities were less likely to be employed than individuals without disabilities, and held jobs with lower earnings, and earned less.
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