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Title: Workshop on State Poverty Measurement Using the American Community Survey

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Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: This workshop was designed to provide expert advice to the Census Bureau on the development of a Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) at the state level using the American Community Survey (ACS). Academics and researchers participated, including experts that have implemented the SPM using the ACS for eight different areas (participant names are included as exhibit 1). The Center on EconomicOpportunity (CEO) implemented the measure for New York City, New York State researchers implemented a SPM for NYS, the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin implemented the measure for Wisconsin, and researchers at the Urban Institute implemented the measure for Minnesota, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts. While these researchers have all generally followed Census Bureau SPM measurement procedures, based on the original National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recommendations and subsequent modifications, specific implementation procedures differ. Exhibit 2 summarizes key variations. The Census Bureau wants to encourage dialogamong those implementing the SPM and eventually hopes to develop centralized recommendations for the SPM measure to avoid the proliferation of 51 different SPM measures.

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Authors: Betson, David; Zedlewski, Sheila; Giannarelli, Linda

Publisher: Urban Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare

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