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Supplemental Poverty Measure Latest Research

The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2010 [PDF - 875k]
Kathleen S. Short (U.S. Census Bureau)

Understanding Income-to-Threshold Ratios Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure [PDF - 712k]
Kathleen Short and Timothy Smeeding (U.S. Census Bureau)

Special Tabulation of Supplemental Poverty Measure Estimates [PDF – 150 k]
November 21, 2011.

Papers prepared for the 86th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association

Measuring Poverty In the United States: Issues and Challenges
June 30, 2011

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Examining the Incidence and Depth of Poverty in the U.S. Taking Account of Taxes and Transfers [PDF - 944k]
Kathleen S. Short (U.S. Census Bureau)

Geographic Adjustments of Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Using the American Community Survey Five-Year Data on Housing Costs [PDF - 434k]
Trudi J. Renwick (U.S. Census Bureau)

Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Imputing Noncash Benefits to the Consumer Expenditure Survey Using Current Population Survey [PDF - 196k]
Charles Hokayem (U.S. Census Bureau)
Thesia I. Garner (Bureau of Labor Statistics)


Papers prepared for the Joint Statistical Meetings – Miami, Florida. Section on Government Statistics

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: New Research Findings
August 2, 2011

Organizer and Chair: Kathleen S. Short, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Constance Citro, Committee on National Statistics

Unit of Analysis for Poverty Measurement: A Comparison of the Supplemental Poverty Measure and the Official Poverty Measure [PDF - 86k]
Ashley Provencher (U.S. Census Bureau)

Medical Out-of-Pocket Spending Among the Uninsured: Differential Spending & The Supplemental Poverty Measure [PDF - 315k]
Kyle J. Caswell and Kathleen S. Short (U.S. Census Bureau)

Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Imputing Noncash Benefits to the Consumer Expenditure Survey Using Current Population Survey? Parts I and II [PDF - 345k]
Thesia I. Garner (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and Charles Hokayem (U.S. Census Bureau)


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