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Census Bureau to Release New Data on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance |
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From PR Newswire: Government and Policy: Simultaneously, the Census Bureau will release data on income, earnings and poverty from the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) for all areas within the United States with a population of 65,000 or greater. The Census Bureau's CPS-ASEC produces the official national estimates of poverty, as well as estimates of money income and health insurance coverage, collecting detailed information on income sources. In addition to the national-level data, the CPS-ASEC consolidated report provides state-level health insurance estimates. The Census Bureau simultaneously releases the CPS and ACS income and poverty measures because together the two surveys cover the range of geographic areas from the nation to counties, cities, congressional districts and metro areas. The ACS provides subnational statistics on a variety of topics such as income, earnings, poverty, educational attainment, housing type, median age and household population. A second release on Sept. 12 (embargoed on Sept. 7) will cover a broad range of social, demographic and housing tables and profiles, including education, marital status, ancestry, place of birth, transportation, and veteran status. The third and final release on Sept. 27 (embargoed on Sept. 24) will include key socioeconomic and housing profiles for about 200 selected population groups at the national and state levels, by work location, and for selected group quarters population profiles. The Aug. 28 news conference will take place at 10 a.m. Bus transportation from the National Press Club will be provided. Media may also view the event live on the Internet, listen on a phone "listen-line" or view and record a live satellite video transmission.
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