Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to Hold Conference Call Briefing on 'The New Census Data on Poverty and Income' 9/22/2003
From: Michelle Bazie of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 202-408-1080; bazie@cbpp.org News Advisory: WHAT: Conference Call Briefing TO BE HELD: Friday, Sept. 26 at 12:45 p.m. (EDT) Register on-line at http://www.cbpp.org/confcall.htm THE NEW CENSUS DATA ON POVERTY AND INCOME: What Do They Tell Us? With Center staff: -- Robert Greenstein, executive director -- Isaac Shapiro, senior fellow -- Kathy Porter, senior research analyst The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will hold a conference call briefing Friday, Sept. 26 at 12:45 p.m. (EDT) to provide analysis of the new Census Bureau figures for 2002 on poverty and income, which will be released that morning. Among the topics that the briefing will cover are: -- What do the data say about poverty and poverty trends among specific demographic groups, including women and racial minorities? -- What do the data show about the depth of poverty as well as the extent of poverty C i.e., did those who are poor grow poorer, on average, in 2002? -- Given the deterioration of the economy since 2001 and the rise of long-term unemployment in 2002, what prospects do the data for 2002 hold out for poverty trends taking shape in 2003? -- Policy implications of these data. After brief presentations, the panelists will take questions. To participate, please register by e-mailing bazie@cbpp.org, or calling Michelle Bazie at 202-408-1080. Or you may register online at http://www.cbpp.org/confcall.htm. |