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SpatialNews.com Press Release
U.S. Census Bureau News Conference
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On Aug. 26, 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau plans to hold a news conference to release the consolidated report on money income, poverty and health insurance coverage for our nation — results obtained from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). Simultaneously, the Census Bureau plans to release data from the 2003 American Community Survey (ACS).
The CPS-ASEC produces the official national estimates for poverty, plus the Census Bureau’s estimates for money income and health insurance coverage. The CPS-ASEC is designed to collect information on detailed income sources.
The ACS is the largest survey in the nation and produces the same in-depth socio-economic data as the decennial census long form. The ACS provides subnational statistics on a host of characteristics, such as income and poverty, educational attainment, average travel time to work and median home values.
The Census Bureau is accelerating the production of the official poverty measure in order that its release coincides with the August release of ACS. By combining the release of the CPS income and poverty measures and the ACS data, the Census Bureau hopes to eliminate some of the confusion that resulted from last year’s separate release of data from these two surveys.
Alternative measures of income, poverty and material measures of well-being using CPS-ASEC data will be released this fall. These measures take into account the effect of taxes, food stamps and other noncash benefits on income and the presence of consumer durables.
CPS supplementary tables on income, poverty and health insurance coverage will be put on the Census Bureau’s Internet site as they become available. The attached guidance for data users will provide clarity on where and how to use the income and poverty estimates from these two surveys.
The Public Information Office will issue a media advisory in early August with the time and exact location of the news conference. Like last year, the event will be held at Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Md., and bus transportation will be provided.
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