Why are there no county-level SAIPE program estimates for income year 1996?
Prior to release of income year 1998 data, county data were produced every two years, for odd-numbered years. The Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 required estimates of poverty for school districts every two years. Both state and county-level estimates are produced as the building blocks for these estimates. We began producing county estimates for even-numbered years in 1998 to meet the demand for more current county-level estimates. State-level estimates have been produced annually since 1995 to meet requirements of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. School district estimates are also produced annually as required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Return to top. • How can the SAIPE program’s estimates be improved? We see two ways to improve the statistical precision of the income and poverty estimates. First, by improving the models, and second, by improving the input data. We continue to explore and assess the utility of alterna
