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            The Grandparents and Their Coresident Grandchildren: 2021 report provides characteristics of grandparents living with their grandchildren. Press Release

            

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            The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are launching a joint effort to modernize the Current Population Survey (CPS).
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            Grandparents and Their Coresident Grandchildren: 2021
            
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            This report examines the characteristics of grandparents and their coresident grandchildren using Decennial Census, ACS, CPS ASEC, and SIPP data. Publication

            

            Poverty in the United States: 2022
            
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            This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC. Publication

            

            Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2022
            
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            This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2022 based on information collected in the 2023 CPS ASEC.
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            Re-Estimating Employer Contributions to Health Insurance in the CPS ASEC
            
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            This paper presents revised Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rates from 2009 to 2018 using the revised methodology first implemented for 2019 SPM rates. Working Paper

            

            Modeling State Tax Rebate Payments in the 2022 CPS ASEC
            
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            This paper summarizes state income tax rebates issued in 2022, inclusion of these payments in Census’s tax model, and impacts on post-tax income estimates.
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