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Starting with income year 1974, the U.S. Census Bureau has computed model-based estimates of median annual income for 4-person families by state using data from the decennial censuses, the Current Population Survey (CPS), and estimates of per capita income (PCI) from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Originally, these estimates were used in determining eligibility for the former Title XX Program of the Social Security Act, which provided social services for individuals and families
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Fay, R., Nelson, C., Litow, L. (1996). Estimation of Median Income for 4-Person Families by State. In: Schaible, W.L. (eds) Indirect Estimators in U.S. Federal Programs. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 108. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0721-4_9
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