The American Community Survey and Intercensal Population Estimates

Discussion of the issues involved in integrating survey results and population estimates, including methodological differences.

Direct Measures of Poverty as Indicators of Economic Need

The evidence presented here supports the use of hardship measures as a valid and useful measure of household well-being.

Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places

Decennial census population totals for the 100 largest cities and other urban places.

Timing of First Births: 1930-34 to 1990-94

The purposes of this research is to examine the trend in the marital status of women at the time of their birth.

Child Well-Being Indicators From the SIPP

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), collected in the Fall of 1994, provides analysis of child well-being in four areas.

How Well Does CPS Measure the Foreign-Born Population in the US?

Using data from the 1994 to 1997 CPS, this paper poses the question: How well does the CPS measure the foreign-born population in the United States?

Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being

This paper assesses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) concerning child well-being.

Co-resident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren

This paper estimates how many grandparents maintain households for their grandchildren and how these numbers have changed since 1990.

State Estimates of Organized Child Care Facilities

This paper presents data on the characteristics of child care businesses for individual states.

Trends in Marital Status of U.S. Women at First Birth: 1930 to 1994

This paper reports on the trend of premarital childbearing amoung U.S. women.