Media Advisory -- Census Bureau to Hold News Conference on Income, Earnings, Poverty and Health...

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to release two reports: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007, containing findings from the Current Population Survey (CPS); and Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data from the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS). The CPS findings are national, while the ACS findings pertain to states, as well as counties and cities of 65,000 or more people. The ACS report also includes a comparison of earnings for men and women by selected characteristics, including industry and occupation David Johnson, chief, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau The CPS and ACS reports, data tables and news release will be posted on the Census Bureau’s online news conference page shortly after the news conference begins on Aug. 26.... [read full story]