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Activity Number:
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182
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #305364 |
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Title:
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Use of Labor Market Indicators in Small-Area Poverty Models
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Author(s):
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Wesley Basel *+ and Nora Albert
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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small area ;
small domain ;
employment ;
census ;
SAIPE ;
poverty
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Abstract:
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Current production models of poverty and income utilized by the Census Bureau for the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program do not utilize labor market indicators. The mismatch between the geographic definition of a labor market versus residential-based poverty is the primary impediment to their utilization. This paper will use alternative methodologies to construct indicators for the characteristics of the labor market faced by each residential-based area. These indicators will include both overall employment base indicators, such as industry mix or long-term employment growth, as well as near-term stress indicators, such as continuing unemployment claims. The indicators will be utilized in county-level SAIPE poverty models to test their usefulness.
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