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Income & Poverty Working Papers
Income & Poverty Working Papers
Working papers are intended to make results of Census Bureau research available to others and to encourage discussion on a variety of topics. They have not undergone a review and editorial process generally accorded official Census Bureau publications.
View the list of working paper topics.
View the list of working papers by year.
Working Paper
An Analysis of the SIPP Asset and Liability Feedback Experiment
To measure changes in wealth, a test was implemented to provide information collected in previous interviews to respondents during the current interview.
Working Paper
Transitions In and Out of Poverty: New Data from the SIPP
This paper examines transitions into and out of poverty. The focus is on 6 demographic and employment-related events, and their association with poverty.
Working Paper
Investigation of Possible Causes of Transition Patterns for SIPP
Determines if respondents that reported transitions between waves had different demographic characteristics than those that reported transitions within waves.
Working Paper
Job Tenure, Liftetime Work Interruptions, and Wage Differentials
This paper is a regression study that quantifies the effect of various factors on the earnings of men and women.
Working Paper
Households and Income Sources: Monthly Averages for 1984
This report focuses on income and benefit sources for households, with an emphasis on the differences in sources of income or benefits by household type.
Working Paper
The Impact of Imputation Proc. on Characteristics of Low Income Pop.
Analysis of the impact of the imputation procedures on the distributional characteristics of the low income population receiving benefits.
Working Paper
Differences between SIPP and Food and Nutrition Service Program Data
The paper notes differences between SIPP and Food and Nutrition Service program data on child nutrition programs and WIC.
Working Paper
SIPP: Filling Data Gaps on the Poverty and Social Welfare Fronts
Researchers for many years have pointed out the data gaps in our present day poverty statistics.
Working Paper
Spell Durations of Food stamp and AFDC Participation: SIPP 1987
This paper presents different estimates of spell durations in the Food Stamp and Aid to Families with Dependent Children programs, based on data from the SIPP.
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