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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...

Publications

Publication | September 15, 2020

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019

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

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).

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Tables

Table | September 15, 2020

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019.

Table | July 20, 2020

ACS SPM State Tables: 2009 to 2018

View and download tables on ACS SPM: 2009-2018.

Table | September 10, 2019

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018.

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Datasets

Dataset | July 20, 2020

ACS Supplemental Poverty Measures (SPM) Research Files: 2009 to 2018

These research files enable researchers to replicate the ACS SPM estimates described in SEHSD Working Paper # 2020-09

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).

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Working Papers

Working Paper | November 01, 2020

The SPM in the Survey of Income and Program Participation

This paper proposes a methodology for estimating the SPM in the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel and subsequent panels.

Working Paper | October 01, 2020

Capping Nutritional Assistance in the Supplemental Poverty Measure

This paper develops a methodology and investigates the potential impact of capping nutritional assistance benefits in the estimation of the SPM.

Working Paper | October 01, 2020

Impact of Using State Average WIC Values in the SPM

Using data from the 2018 CPS ASEC, this paper analyzes the impact of using state-varying WIC values instead of national WIC values to estimate SPM rates.

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