U. S. Census Bureau

This report presents data on income and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau. Summary of findings: - Real median household income increased 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015.1 This is the first annual increase in median household income since 2007. - The number of full-time, yearround workers increased by 2.4 million in 2015. - The official poverty rate decreased by 1.2 percentage points between 2014 and 2015. - The number of people in poverty fell by 3.5 million between 2014 and 2015. For most demographic groups, the 2015 income estimates were statistically higher than the 2014 estimates

This report presents data on income and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau. Summary of findings: - Real median household income increased 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015. This is the firstannual increase in median household income since 2007.- The number of full-time, year round workers increased by 2.4 million in 2015.- The official poverty rate decreased by 1.2 percentage points between 2014 and 2015.- The number of people in poverty fell by 3.5 million between 2014 and 2015.

The U. S. Census Bureau and the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $45.7 billion in January, up $1.0 billion from $44.7 billion in December, revised. January exports were $176.5 billion, $3.8 billion less than December exports. January imports were $222.1 billion, $2.8 billion less than December imports. The January increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $1.1 billion to $63.7 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.1 billion to $18.0 billion. Year-over-year, the goods and services deficit increased $2.1 billion, or 4.8 percent, from January 2015. Exports decreased $12.5 billion or 6.6 percent. Imports decreased $10.5 billion or 4.5 percent.

This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the poverty estimates from the 2014 CurrentPopulation Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) redesigned andtraditional survey questionnaires. The 2014 CPS ASEC utilized a probability split panel designto test a new redesigned set of income questions. The income questions were redesigned withthe goals of improving income reporting, increasing response rates, reducing reporting errors by taking better advantage of an automated questionnaire environment, and updating questions on retirement income and the income generated from retirement accounts and all other assets. Our main finding is that, among the demographic subgroups examined, most differences between the poverty estimates for the samples assigned to the traditional and redesigned survey instruments were not statistically significant but child (people under age 18) and elderly (people age 65 and older) poverty were higher in the sample assigned to the redesigned questionnaire despite the higher aggregate, mean, and median income collected in the sample with the redesigned questions compared to the sample with the traditional questions.

This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the poverty estimates from the 2014 CurrentPopulation Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) redesigned andtraditional survey questionnaires. The 2014 CPS ASEC utilized a probability split panel designto test a new redesigned set of income questions. The income questions were redesigned withthe goals of improving income reporting, increasing response rates, reducing reporting errors by taking better advantage of an automated questionnaire environment, and updating questions on retirement income and the income generated from retirement accounts and all other assets. Our main finding is that, among the demographic subgroups examined, most differences between the poverty estimates for the samples assigned to the traditional and redesigned survey instruments were not statistically significant but child (people under age 18) and elderly (people age 65 and older) poverty were higher in the sample assigned to the redesigned questionnaire despite the higher aggregate, mean, and median income collected in the sample with the redesigned questions compared to the sample with the traditional questions.

American households include a variety of living arrangements. Recent trends in increased life expectancy, single parent families, and femaleemployment, increase the potential for grandparents to play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren. Increases in grandparentsliving with grandchildren are one way that the grandparent role has changed. This report explores the complexity of households in which grandparents and grandchildren live together. It uses data from the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Itcapitalizes on the strengths of each of these data sources to provide a more complete picture of households containing grandparents andgrandchildren. This report contains five sections: (1) an overview of households with coresident grandparents and grandchildren; (2) historical changes in coresidence of grandparents and grandchildren; (3) characteristics of grandchildren who live with a grandparent; (4) characteristics of grandparentswho live with grandchildren; and (5) a comparison of coresident grandparents to grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren

Private schools represent a significant part of the education sector and provide an opportunity for children to attend schools, at cost, that may offer benefits unavailable in the public school system. Parents might choose to send their children to private schools for a variety of reasons, including the availability of academic programs and extracurricular activities, religious reasons, dissatisfaction with the local public schools, and school characteristics such as class size and student-teacher ratios. Over the last decade, government statistics seem to show that private school enrollment has declined. Although the trend has been noted (Aud et al., 2011), the phenomenon has not been examined in detail. Since private schools represent a sizable portion of the education sector, a decline in enrollment would warrant attention. Specifically, is the decline the result of a particular data collection system associated with a specific survey, or a real trend? Does the trend hold for various socio-demographic subgroups? If so, what are potential underlying causes? This paper seeks to provide relevant background information on the topic by comparing trends across data sets and subgroups and exploring possible underlying causes of the decline in private school enrollment.

This report presents data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2013 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau. Summary of findings: - Real median household income in 2012 was not statistically different from the 2011 median income. - The poverty rate in 2012 was not statistically different from 2011. - The percentage of people without health insurance decreased between 2011 and 2012, while the number of uninsured in 2012 was not statistically different from 2011.