SPMWKXPNS_19RYALT is a 5-digit numeric variable.

Description

SPMWKXPNS_19RYALT reports family work expenses and is used in the construction of the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Work expenses are estimated using the reported number of weeks worked by members of the SPM family unit.

This variable is an alternative version of SPMWKXPNS that was re-released for the 2020 ASEC which reflects methodological changes first introduced with the 2021 CPS ASEC sample. For more information, see our documentation on the re-release of the 2019 SPM research file in the 2020 ASEC that describes methodological improvements that impact SPM resource and threshold variables. The SPM reference year is the calendar year to which the income, taxes, transfers, expenses, and poverty thresholds apply.

For more information on the estimation of work and child care expenditures for the SPM, see the Census Bureau's "The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure" report.

Comparability

This variable is comparable over time.

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