Does the SAIPE program incorporate data from the American Community Survey (ACS)?
Yes. In its final report, the National Academy of Sciences’ Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas (2000) recommended that the Census Bureau investigate using estimates from the ACS in models for small area income and poverty estimates. Full implementation of the ACS began in January 2005, and the SAIPE program incorporated those data into the 2005 estimates and forward. All prior years of estimates were created using data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS). See Estimation Procedure Changes for the 2005 Estimates for more details. Return to top. • How does SAIPE compare to other estimates of poverty and income produced by the U.S. Census Bureau? The U.S. Census Bureau reports income and poverty estimates from several major national household surveys and programs: the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS ASEC), the American Community Survey (ACS), the Survey of Income and P
