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An Interagency Technical Working Group on Developing a Supplemental Poverty Measure was formed in 2009 and charged with developing a set of initial starting points to permit the U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015

This is the sixth report describing research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

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Tables

TABLE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2016

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015

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Datasets

DATASET | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

2017 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-265 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017).

DATASET | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

2016 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-261 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016).

DATASET | SEPTEMBER 2015

2014 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-254 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2014).

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Working Papers

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 12, 2019

Working and poor: using the SPM to evaluate the safety net for workers

This paper explores the extent to which public safety net programs, including cash assistance and non-cash benefits, alleviate poverty among workers.

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 11, 2019

Using Administrative Records to Evaluate Child Care Expense Reporting

In this poster, we link self-reported child care expenses in the CPS ASEC to CCDF child care subsidy administrative records to see how closely they align.

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 10, 2019

Impact on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016

This presentation compares supplemental poverty estimates from the 2017 CPS ASEC production and research files.

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