Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty

Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, National Research Council

• 1 FRONT MATTER; 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 3 1. INTRODUCTION; 4 2. POVERTY ESTIMATES BASED ON CENSUS AND CPS DATA; 5 3. MODEL-BASED ESTIMATES OF POOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN; 6 4. PANEL ASSESSMENT OF THE METHODOLOGY; 7 5. RECOMMENDATION FOR TITLE I ALLOCATIONS; 8 6. NEXT STEPS; 9 A. THE TITLE I ALLOCATION PROCESS; 10 B. COMPARISON OF CENSUS AND CPS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY; 11 C. CENSUS BUREAU'S METHODOLOGY FOR MODEL-BASED ESTIMATES; 12 D. POPULATION ESTIMATES; 13 E. FUTURE RESEARCH; 14 F. SPECIAL CASE: ESTIMATES FOR PUERTO RICO; 15 REFERENCES; 16 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF