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Press Kit: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance and Supplemental Poverty Measure

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Press Kit: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance and Supplemental Poverty Measure

Online News Conference - Sept. 13, 2016 at 10 a.m. (EDT)

.pdf Presentation [1.9 MB]
.pdf Presentation with Plot Points [1.3 MB]
.pdf Remarks: Webinar on 2015 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage Estimates [<1.0 MB]

News Release

Reports and Data Tables

web Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015
web Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015
web Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015
web Complete set of poverty thresholds

Graphics

Visualization
Population Without Health Insurance Coverage: 2008 to 2015
September 15, 2016
Visualization
Population Without Health Insurance Coverage by State: 2008 to 2015
September 15, 2016

Speaker Biographies

Michael C. Cook, Sr.
Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Cheeseman Day
Assistant Division Chief, Employment Characteristics of the Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
David Waddington
Division Chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division. U.S. Census Bureau

Fact Sheets

.pdf Fact Sheet: Income and Poverty: 2015 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Income and Poverty Estimates: Guidance on When to Use Each Survey [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Fact Sheet: Health Insurance Coverage: 2015 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Health Insurance Estimates: Guidance on When to Use Each Survey [<1.0 MB]

Blogs

web Two Views of the Changes in Health Insurance Rates From 2008 to 2015
web 2014 to 2015 Median Household Income is Largest Percentage Increase Since 1998
web 2015 Drop In Poverty is Largest on Record Since 1999
web Another Look at Health Insurance Coverage Rates for Young Adults
web Census Bureau Releases 2015 Supplemental Poverty Measure
web What is the Supplemental Poverty Measure and How Does It Differ From the Official Measure?
web What Does it Mean to be in Poverty in the U.S., Statistically Speaking?
web How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
web Health Insurance Coverage Measurement in Two Surveys

Background

web Income
web Poverty
web Health Insurance
Press Release
"2015 Income, Poverty & Health Insurance & Supplemental Poverty Measure"
September 06, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY: On Sept. 13 at 10 a.m., the U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce findings from three reports.
Press Release
"Income, Poverty & Health Insurance Statistics and ACS Results"
August 31, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY: Release schedule for 2015 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and the 2015 American Community Survey results.
Press Kit
"Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Coverage and SPM: 2014"
September 10, 2015
Annual release of national-level income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics.
Press Kit
"Technical Meeting Income, Poverty & Health Insurance"
August 28, 2015
Briefing on the federal statistical community’s plans related to the measurement and release of data on income, poverty & health insurance coverage.

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