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Supplemental Poverty Measure Working Papers
Supplemental Poverty Measure Working Papers
Working papers are intended to make results of Census Bureau research available to others and to encourage discussion on a variety of topics. They have not undergone a review and editorial process generally accorded official Census Bureau publications.
View the list of working paper topics.
View the list of working papers by year.
Working Paper
Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Laying the Foundation
Guidelines to produce a poverty measure for the U.S. are included in a document, Observations from the Interagency Technical Working Group on Developing a SPM.
Working Paper
Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Poverty, and the Uninsured
This research offers three general refinements to incorporate MOOP expenditures into the poverty measure.
Working Paper
Estimating the Value of Federal Housing Assistance
This paper will describe the methodologies currently used by the Census Bureau to estimate the value of housing assistance.
Working Paper
Supplemental Poverty Measure: Preliminary Estimates for 2008
This paper lays the groundwork for preparing estimates of a Supplemental Poverty Measure for the U.S. at the Census Bureau.
Working Paper
Using the ACS to Implement a NAS-Style Poverty Measure
We compare the results of several different approaches to estimating the value of Food Stamp benefits and assigning housing assistance status
Working Paper
Setting and Updating Modern Poverty Thresholds
This research compares median-based thresholds with ones based on the 33rd percentile using CE Survey data from 2004 quarter one through 2009 quarter one.
Working Paper
Experimental Modern Poverty Measures 2007
This paper presents some new developments in the experimental poverty measure series prepared by the Census Bureau.
Working Paper
Improving the Measurement of Family Resources
This paper will describe the methodologies currently used by the Census Bureau to estimate the value of near-money nonmedical in-kind benefits.
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