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Browse Current Population publications and working papers, and infographics.
Classroom Diversity on the Rise
School enrollment percentages by race and Hispanic origin.
Working Paper
Incorporating Amenities into Geographic Adjustments of the SPM
Thresholds for the Supplemental Poverty Measure reflect differences in the cost of housing. This paper suggests an approach that takes into account amenities.
Working Paper
Using SNAP and TANF Admin Records to Evaluate Poverty Measurement
In this paper, we link SNAP and TANF administrative records and Transfer Income Model data to the CPS ASEC to examine outcomes related to poverty measurement.
Visualization
Living Arrangements of Adults Ages 18-24
Living with partner and living with spouse.
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Living Arrangements of Adults Ages 25-34
Living with spouse and living with partner.
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People are Waiting to Get Married
Median age at first marriage: 1890 to present.
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Percent Earning $40k or More 18-to 34-Year-Olds: Unmarried & Married
Percent earning $40k or more.
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Percent Married Among 18-to 34-Year-Olds: 1978 and 2018
1978 and 2018 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements
Publication
Characteristics of Voters in the Presidential Election of 2016
This report provides analysis of voters in presidential elections since 1980, with a focus on the election of 2016.
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Manufacturing in America 2018
This infographic contains statistics on manufacturing.
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 CPS ASEC.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Measuring the Nation’s Social and Economic Well-Being
A look at median household income, percentage of people in poverty, supplemental poverty measure and percent of people without health insurance coverage.
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Social Media Graphic: Earnings
In 2017, females earned 80.5 cents to every dollar earned by males.
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Social Media Graphic: Median Household Income
Median household income up between 2016 and 2017.
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Social Media Graphic: Official Poverty Measure
Official Poverty Measure: Poverty Rate down between 2016 and 2017.
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Social Media Graphic: Supplemental Poverty Measure
Poverty rate had no statistical difference between 2016 and 2017.
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Social Media Graphic: Uninsured
Median household income up between 2016 and 2017.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Publication
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Working Paper
Child Care Cost Estimates in SIPP and CPS ASEC
This paper compares child care cost estimates in SIPP and CPS ASEC.
Working Paper
How Well Does the Current Population Survey Measure the Composition...
This paper examines effectively the Current Population Survey (CPS) measures the composition of voting population.
Working Paper
SPM Median Rent Index Excluding Housing Assistance Recipients
This paper evaluates the impact of excluding housing assistance recipients from the estimation of the index used to adjust thresholds for the SPM.
Working Paper
How husbands and wives report their earnings when she earns more
This paper compares the earnings reported for husbands and wives in the CPS with their “true” earnings from administrative income-tax records.
Working Paper
Deconstructing Poverty Rates among the 65 and Older Population
This paper investigates the underlying causes and explanations of the first increase in 6 years in poverty among individuals aged 65 and over using the SPM.
Working Paper
Integrating Survey Respondents: Leveraging Existing Household Survey
This poster describes a new innovative project that harmonizes and integrates survey data overtime and across surveys.
Working Paper
Using SNAP Admin Records and TRIM3 to Evaluate Poverty Measurement
In this poster, we link state SNAP administrative records and Transfer Income Model data to the CPS ASEC to examine two outcomes related to poverty measurement.
Working Paper
Using SNAP Admin Records and TRIM3 to Evaluate Poverty Measurement
In this paper, we link state SNAP administrative records and Transfer Income Model data to the CPS ASEC to examine two outcomes related to poverty measurement.
Working Paper
Asking About SOGI in the CPS: Cognitive Interview Results
Results of cognitive interviews on asking about sexual orientation and gender identity in the CPS with LGBT and non-LGBT respondents.
Working Paper
Feasibility of Asking About SOGI in the CPS: Executive Summary
Cognitive testing and focus group results on the feasibility of adding sexual orientation and gender identity questions to the Current Population Survey.
Working Paper
Gender Identity in the CPS: Focus Groups with Transgender Population
Results from focus groups with transgender respondents to explore the feasibility of asking about gender identity in the CPS.
Working Paper
Linking Enrollment Records to Survey Reports: the CHIME Study Design
Design of an experimental reverse-record check study that compared CPS and ACS survey responses to health insurance enrollment records.
Publication
Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During, and Since the Great Recession
This report provides an overview of postsecondary enrollment during the years preceding and following the recession period of 2007 to 2009, as recorded by CPS.
Working Paper
The Distributional Effects of Minimum Wages
This work uses linked administrative and survey data to explore how state minimum wages affect income inequality and the distribution of earnings growth.
Working Paper
Pretesting of the Civic Engagement and Volunteer Supplement to the CPS
This report presents findings from cognitive testing of the 2017 Civic Engagement and Volunteerism Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS).
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