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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...

Supplemental Poverty Measure

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PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 07, 2019

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018

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

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).

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Tables

TABLE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018

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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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Datasets

DATASET | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

2018 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-268 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018).

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).

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Working Papers

WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 2019

The Use and Misuse of Income Data and Extreme Poverty

This paper examines extreme poverty in the U.S. using household surveys linked to administrative records.

WORKING PAPER | NOVEMBER 04, 2019

What Housing Assistance Support Recipients Report

We investigate the factors that distinguish which of two alternative rent concepts ACS householders receiving HUD housing rent assistance are reporting.

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.

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