NEWS - Supplemenetal Poverty Measure - By Year

NEWS | By Subgroup

Group:
Estimate:	Estimate Change (Year-to-Year) Difference (NEWS - Survey) Difference-in-Differences
CI:	With confidence intervals No confidence intervals

Source:

Survey: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2017-2022 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). NEWS: For a given year t of CPS ASEC data, the survey is linked to data from the 1) Census Bureau, including the American Community Survey for years t-1 to t-5, the Master Address File (MAF) in t, MAF Auxiliary Reference File (MAFARF) in t and t-1, and the Longitudinal Business Database in t-1, 2) federal government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (for tax filings, W-2s, and Information Returns) in years t and t-1, the Social Security Administration (for the Detailed Earnings Record, Payment History Update System, Supplemental Security Records) from year t, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (for housing assistance) in t and t-1, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in year t-1, and 3) state government agencies, including earnings information from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics program in years t and t-1 and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation (SNAP), TANF, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in year t-1, and 4) commercial data on home values from Black Knight in year t.

Notes:

This figure shows the Survey and NEWS estimates of Supplemental Poverty from 2016 to 2021 with 95 percent confidence intervals, if requested. The National Experimental Well-being Statistics (NEWS) project aims to produce the best possible estimates of income and poverty given all available survey, decennial census, administrative, and third-party data. We estimate improved income and poverty statistics by addressing bias from unit non-response, missing information and measurement error. More information is available at https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/national-experimental-wellbeing-statistics.html. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) includes money income and noncash benefits from government programs aimed at low-income families and subtracts taxes and necessary expenses. Money income is defined as income received on a regular basis (exclusive of certain money receipts such as capital gains) before payments for personal income taxes, Social Security, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. Estimate shows the actual NEWS and Survey estimates by year in 2021 dollars. Change shows the year-to-year change in income for NEWS and Survey estimates (year t - year t-1)/year t-1. Difference shows the difference in income for comparing NEWS to Survey in year t (NEWS in year t - Survey in year t) in 2021 dollars. Ratio shows the ratio of income comparing NEWS to Survey in year t (NEWS in year t - Survey in year t)/Survey in year t in 2021 dollars. Difference-in-Differences shows the difference between the Survey and NEWS comparing year t to year t - 1 [(NEWS in year t - Survey in year t) - [(NEWS in year t-1 - Survey in year t-1)]. Federal surveys give respondents the option of reporting more than one race. Therefore, two basic ways of defining a race group are possible. A group such as Asian may be defined as those who reported Asian and no other race (the race-alone or single-race concept) or as those who reported Asian regardless of whether they also reported another race (the race-alone-or-in-combination concept). This table shows data using the first approach (race alone). The use of the single-race population does not imply that it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of approaches. Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and those reporting Two or More Races are not shown separately. The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product (Data Management System (DMS) number: P-7503840 (P-7526912), Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB‑FY25‑0280).