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RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Another View of the Gender Earnings Gap
In 2014, the female-to-male earnings ratio stood at 0.79 , indicating that the median earnings of women who worked full time, year-round was 79 percent of what their male counterparts earned.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Comparison Guidance: Income and Poverty
Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau implemented methodological changes to the 2014 Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). Based on substantial research to improve the quality of the data we collect, we redesigned the way we asked the survey questions about income in 2014. Over the course of the past year, we evaluated the effects of the redesign and sought out experts to review and provide feedback on our efforts. Based on the results of our evaluation, we fully implemented the redesign in 2015.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 09, 2015
How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2014 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) will be released Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. One-year statistics from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) will be released on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | DECEMBER 09, 2015
County-Level Nutrition Assistance Program Data are a Collaboration Between Government Agencies
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2014 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for all school districts, counties, and states. These estimates are used to allocate federal funds to school districts for the next school year. Also released today were counts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants at the county and state levels for most years between 1989 and 2013. These counts are drawn from the source data of the SAIPE, and are the only source of SNAP participant total all U.S. counties.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 08, 2016
What is the Supplemental Poverty Measure and How Does It Differ From the Official Measure?
Since the publication of the first official U.S. poverty statistics in 1964, there has been a continuing debate about the best way to measure income and poverty in the United States.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
2014 to 2015 Median Household Income is Largest Percentage Increase Since 1998
Estimates released today from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) show real median household income in 2015 was $56,516, a 5.2 percent increase from the 2014 median in real terms.
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2015 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) will be released Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. One-year statistics from the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) will be released on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.
Census Bureau Releases 2015 Supplemental Poverty Measure
Today the U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released its sixth annual supplemental poverty measure report.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | DECEMBER 08, 2016
A Comparison of Rural and Urban America: Household Income and Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data that show that nationally, rural Americans have lower median household incomes than urban households.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | JULY 26, 2016
Changes Seen in Income Distribution for Women Ages 15 to 50 With Recent Births
Despite the recent economic downturn, the proportion of women with a birth in the previous 12 months who reported the highest annual income per household member grew between 2006 and 2014.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
Income and Poverty Rate Held Steady in 2012
Between 2011 and 2012 in the United States, neither real median income nor the poverty rate changed. For the previous four years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) either poverty increased (2008, 2009, 2010) or median household income decreased (2008, 2010, 2011).
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | AUGUST 26, 2011
Visualizing Income and Poverty Estimates
Recently the U.S. Census Bureau added interactive maps to the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program’s (SAIPE) website. This web-based interactive tool allows users to select, map, and display estimates of poverty by state, county and school district, and median household income by state and county.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Income Gap: Is it Widening?
Economists study closely the issue of income inequality in our nation; that is, the income gap between the wealthiest and least wealthy Americans.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | JUNE 18, 2012
Changes in Household Net Worth from 2005 to 2010
Household net worth or wealth is an important defining factor of economic well-being in the United States. In times of economic hardship, such as unemployment, illness, or divorce, a person’s or household’s financial assets (e.g., savings accounts) are an additional source of income to help pay expenses and bills.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Income vs. Earnings
Income and earnings are often confused. In reality, earnings are just one kind of income. Every year, the Census Bureau collects data on how much money households obtain from 50 different sources, all of which we label “income.”
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Understanding the Relationship Between Individual Earnings and Household Income
The statistics for median household income and full-time, full-year workers can often change in different directions.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Parents Burning the Midnight (and Weekend) Oil
Of the 72.3 million children in the United States living with at least one of their parents, 43 percent (31.0 million) live with a parent who is working a nonstandard schedule.
Uncovering Trends in Income and Poverty Using Model-Based Estimates
Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program models estimates of income and poverty for small geographies.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Median Earnings over the Last 40 Years
In Figure 2 of the 2016 income and poverty report, we show estimates of median earnings for full-time, year-round workers, from which we calculate the most widely accepted measure of the male-female earnings gap.
RANDOM SAMPLINGS BLOG | SEPTEMBER 05, 2017
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2016 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC, will be released Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.
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