Projects

College as a Great Equalizer? Marriage and Assortative Mating Among First- and Continuing-Generation College Students
Demography (2021) 58 (6): 2265–2289
How Do Policies and Expenses Affect Supplemental Poverty Rates?
New Interactive Data Tool Shows How Programs and Expenses Affect Poverty Measurement
How Education Impacted Income and Earnings From 2004 to 2024
Income Gap Between Householders With College Degrees and Those With High School Degrees but No College Widened Over Last Two Decades
How Marital Status and Children Affect Social Safety Net Participation
Updated Census Bureau Tool Provides More Details on Who Received Public Program Benefits in 2020
Impact of the End of Extra SNAP Benefits
Roughly 32 Million People Now Receiving Less Government Food Assistance
Income Sources of Older Households: 2017
This report examines older households’ sources of income, the amounts of this income, and how much each source of income contributes to total income.
Is There a Safety Net for Surveys?
How the Census Bureau attempted to address the underreporting of SNAP and UI in the 2021 SIPP
More Than One in Seven Social Safety Net Recipients in 2017 Were College Graduates
Those With a High School Diploma or Less Make Up Majority of Government Assistance Recipients
Most Children Receiving SNAP Get at Least One Other Social Safety Net Benefit
Nearly a Third of Children Who Receive SNAP Participate in Two or More Additional Programs
No Significant Change in Estimated U.S. Median Household Income
Median Income of Asian and Hispanic Households Rose From 2023 to 2024