B26219. Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months by Group Quarters Type by Sex from the American Community Survey Summary File: 5-Year Estimates, 2014-2018 database shown in Dollars Date Type: Year; Country: USA; Demographic Indicator: Adult Correctional Facilities: Male Sage Data. Sage Publishing Ltd Sage Data [electronic resource]

Corporate Author: United States Census Bureau
Published: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc. 2025

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Presents an estimate of median earnings in the past 12 months of the population ages 16 and over with earnings and living in group quarters (GQs) in the United States, by type of residence and by sex. Estimates are provided for the institutionalized and noninstitutionalized population and for five types of GQs, and are also included for the total population and household population. Earnings are defined as the sum of wage or salary income and net income from self-employment, before deductions for personal income taxes, Social Security, bond purchases, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. The median divides the earnings distribution into two equal parts: one- half of the cases falling below the median and one-half above the median. GQs are places where people live or stay, in a group living arrangement that is owned or managed by an entity or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. These services may include custodial or medical care, as well as other types of assistance, and residency is commonly restricted to those receiving these services. People living in GQs usually are not related to each other. GQs include such places as college residence halls, residential treatment centers, skilled nursing facilities, group homes, military barracks, correctional facilities, workers' dormitories, and facilities for people experiencing homelessness. GQs are defined according to the housing and/or services provided to residents, and are identified by census GQ type codes. For a complete listing of GQ codes, see the United States Census Bureau, American Community Survey/Puerto Rican Community Survey 2010 Code Lists, available at http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/CodeLists/2010_ACS_Code_Lists.pdf The American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the US Census Bureau provides estimates of the characteristics of the population over a specific time period. The ACS collects data from the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, where it is called the Puerto Rico Community Survey. It is a continuous survey, in which each month a sample of housing unit addresses receives a questionnaire, with approximately 3.5 million addresses surveyed each year. Each year the survey produces data pooled to produce 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates for geographic areas in the US and Puerto Rico, ranging from neighborhoods to congressional districts to the entire nation. Data for each release of the 5-year estimates were collected over a 5-year period ending December 31 of the reference year (eg, data in the 2018 5-year estimates were collected January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2018). The statistics reported represent the characteristics of the population for the entire period vs a specific year within that period. The 5-year estimates are published for areas with populations of all sizes and are the most reliable and precise of the ACS period estimates as well as the most comprehensive, albeit the least current. (The 1-year and 3-year estimates provide data on areas with populations of 65,000+ and 20,000+, respectively. Note that the ACS 3-year estimates were discontinued with the 2011-2013 release.) The ACS estimates provide information about the social and economic needs of communities and are used to help determine how billions in federal and state funds are distributed each year. It is conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193.

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9781544332048 Sage Data CORE

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Statistical data with bibliographic citation and abstract.

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