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State Dept.: U.S. Announces New Health Sector Assistance for the Philippines
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio announcing a health sector assistance for the Philippines:
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U.S. Announces New Health Sector Assistance for the Philippines
The Trump Administration, working with Congress, plans to allocate $250 million in new assistance to the Philippines to address acute public health challenges.
Through this assistance, our governments will work together on tuberculosis and maternal health while investing in preparedness, detection, and response capabilities to reduce the threat
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio announcing a health sector assistance for the Philippines:
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U.S. Announces New Health Sector Assistance for the Philippines
The Trump Administration, working with Congress, plans to allocate $250 million in new assistance to the Philippines to address acute public health challenges.
Through this assistance, our governments will work together on tuberculosis and maternal health while investing in preparedness, detection, and response capabilities to reduce the threatof emerging diseases and protect our homelands.
This programming builds on the $63 million in assistance announced during President Marcos's July official visit to Washington, which was the first announcement of new assistance for any country following President Trump's review and realignment of foreign assistance. Today's announcement is yet another demonstration of the comprehensive bond between the United States and the Philippines.
It also demonstrates the efficient, time-limited, and narrowly targeted approach of this new era of America First foreign assistance.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/09/u-s-announces-new-health-sector-assistance-for-the-philippines/
State Dept. Sanctions Houthi Illicit Trade and Shipping Facilitators
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2025, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Pigott announcing the designation of 11 individuals, 21 entities and four vessels as blocked property. This was done to disrupt the Iran-backed Houthis' illicit fundraising, smuggling and weapons procurement operations.:
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Here is the text of the statement:
Yesterday, the United States designated 11 individuals and 21 entities and identified four vessels as blocked property for involvement in the Iran-backed Houthis' global illicit fundraising, smuggling,
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2025, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Pigott announcing the designation of 11 individuals, 21 entities and four vessels as blocked property. This was done to disrupt the Iran-backed Houthis' illicit fundraising, smuggling and weapons procurement operations.:
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Here is the text of the statement:
Yesterday, the United States designated 11 individuals and 21 entities and identified four vessels as blocked property for involvement in the Iran-backed Houthis' global illicit fundraising, smuggling,and weapons procurement operations.
These include key Houthi operatives and affiliated companies involved in the group's fraudulent asset seizures and Houthi-associated actors located across Yemen, China, the UAE, and the Marshall Islands.
The United States will continue to use the tools at our disposal to eliminate the threats posed by the Houthis. By targeting the illicit front companies and facilitators that sustain the Houthis, we are depriving the Houthis of resources they need to carry out their reckless and destabilizing actions.
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Yesterday's action was taken pursuant to the counterterrorism authority Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, and builds on OFAC's actions from June 17, 2024, July 31, 2024, October 2, 2024, December 19, 2024, March 5, 2025, April 2, 2025, April 28, 2025, June 20, 2025, and July 22, 2025 targeting Houthi leaders, smugglers, financiers, procurement operatives, and suppliers. This action is also consistent with Treasury's implementation of National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-2/) (NSPM-2), directing a campaign of maximum economic pressure on Iran, as well as its terrorist proxy the Houthis. The U.S. Department of State designated Ansarallah as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, effective February 16, 2024, and subsequently designated the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on March 5, 2025. For more information, please refer to Treasury's press releases (https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases).
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/09/targeting-the-houthis-illicit-trade-and-shipping-facilitators/
Navy Region Hawaii N-Focus: Spotlight on Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements - N5
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news:
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Navy Region Hawaii N-Focus: Spotlight on Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements (N5)
By Raquel Cloma, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs
Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements (N5) focuses on strategic planning, business planning, and resource management to ensure the long-term effectiveness and efficiency of shore facilities in Hawaii.
Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements is one of more than 30 N-codes and sub-codes at Commander, Navy Region Hawaii.
N-codes are the operational
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news:
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Navy Region Hawaii N-Focus: Spotlight on Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements (N5)
By Raquel Cloma, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs
Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements (N5) focuses on strategic planning, business planning, and resource management to ensure the long-term effectiveness and efficiency of shore facilities in Hawaii.
Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements is one of more than 30 N-codes and sub-codes at Commander, Navy Region Hawaii.
N-codes are the operationalbackbone of a Navy command. Each N-code functions as a department with a specific set of responsibilities and dedicated staff. Many N-codes have sub-codes that oversee specific programs. The N-code system was developed to provide a structure of the U.S. Navy for the chief of naval operations organization, which is typically illustrated in the command's organizational chart.
Ryan Ide is Strategy and Future Shore Integration Requirements program director for CNRH.
Ide and his team are responsible for assessing the future of the Navy's shore establishment and ensuring that CNRH has the infrastructure and shore-based capabilities needed to support the Navy's warfighting mission.
N5 works closely with other Navy departments to help identify the capabilities, resources and systems the Navy needs to achieve its strategic objectives, which include documenting requirements for new technologies, platforms, personnel, renovations, and upgrades to Navy shore facilities in Hawaii.
As a strategic partner and resource for the Commander, the N5 team ensures that Navy shore installations in Hawaii are prepared to support the Navy's mission in the Pacific for years to come. They balance long-term strategic goals with the immediate needs of the fleet, environmental responsibilities and community considerations, all within the context of the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the Hawaiian Islands.
The N5 office is located on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), in Building 150.
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Original text here: https://cnrh.cnic.navy.mil/News/News-Detail/Article/4302924/navy-region-hawaii-n-focus-spotlight-on-strategy-and-future-shore-integrated-re/
NIST: 'Thermal Exposure of Objects Near Burning Electrical Enclosures'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following technical note on September 11, 2025, by Kevin McGrattan, Isaac Leventon, Scott Bareham, and Gabriel Taylor entitled "Thermal Exposure of Objects Near Burning Electrical Enclosures."
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
This report documents a series of fire experiments performed within steel electrical enclosures and on open "ladder back" cable trays. The first objective is to measure the heat release rates and qualitatively understand the burning behavior of circuit
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following technical note on September 11, 2025, by Kevin McGrattan, Isaac Leventon, Scott Bareham, and Gabriel Taylor entitled "Thermal Exposure of Objects Near Burning Electrical Enclosures."
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
This report documents a series of fire experiments performed within steel electrical enclosures and on open "ladder back" cable trays. The first objective is to measure the heat release rates and qualitatively understand the burning behavior of circuitbreaker fires within closed steel enclosures when ignited by a source representative of a high energy arc fault (HEAF). The second objective of this report is to quantify the thermal exposure of electrical cables that typically are installed in trays above an enclosure.
1. Introduction
Electrical enclosures housing equipment such as circuit breakers and motor controls are a common source of fire in industrial settings, and the potential damage caused by these fires is an important consideration in facility risk assessments. This report describes an experimental program with three objectives: (1) to measure the heat release rate (HRR) of circuit breakers within electrical enclosures, (2) to quantify the ignition potential and timing for cable trays routed above electrical equipment, and (3) to better understand the propagation of fire to cable trays via penetrations cut into the tops of electrical enclosures.
Previous experiments have been conducted to determine HRR probability distributions for electrical enclosure fires [1]. Analysis was then conducted to refine these results to consider specific electrical enclosure characteristics (e.g., classifying electrical enclosures in terms of function, size, contents/fuel loading, and ventilation) [2]. In 2020, a revised set of parameters was provided [3] to address both the fire growth and the suppression response. Further experiments were conducted to measure the HRR for enclosures with limited ventilation [4] and to quantify the impact of material composition (of combustible solids commonly found in power plants) on ignitability and fire growth behavior [5].
To date, there are few measurements1 of the HRR of circuit breaker fires in electrical enclosures, which have been observed to grow and continue burning for tens of minutes after high energy arc fault (HEAF) events. Thus, the experiments described in this report (Section 3) seek to quantify the peak HRR, time to peak HRR, and duration of circuit breaker fires in steel electrical enclosures.
The second focus of this report (Section 4) summarizes the results of experiments designed to quantify the thermal exposure of electrical cables that typically are installed in trays above an enclosure.
The experiments described in this report are part of a broader test series, hence the first experiment presented is identified as Experiment 33. Results from the earlier 32 experiments are presented in NIST Technical Note 2232 [4].
Also, the uncertainty of a measurement presented in this report is typically expressed as a relative expanded uncertainty, sometimes referred to as a 95 % or "two-sigma" confidence interval. This uncertainty includes both an epistemic component, i.e. the measuring device has an accuracy and precision reported by the manufacturer based on its operating principles and calibration, and an aleatoric component, i.e. there are random variations in repeated trials of an experiment.
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View the full text here: https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960596
NASA's GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
PASADENA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before.
A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported. While the tsunami did not wreak widespread damage, it was an early test for a
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PASADENA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before.
A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported. While the tsunami did not wreak widespread damage, it was an early test for adetection system being developed at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Called GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network), the experimental technology "functioned to its full extent," said Camille Martire, one of its developers at JPL. The system flagged distortions in the atmosphere and issued notifications to subscribed subject matter experts in as little as 20 minutes after the quake. It confirmed signs of the approaching tsunami about 30 to 40 minutes before waves made landfall in Hawaii and sites across the Pacific on July 29 (local time).
"Those extra minutes of knowing something is coming could make a real difference when it comes to warning communities in the path," said JPL scientist Siddharth Krishnamoorthy.
Near-real-time outputs from GUARDIAN must be interpreted by experts trained to identify the signs of tsunamis. But already it's one of the fastest monitoring tools of its kind: Within about 10 minutes of receiving data, it can produce a snapshot of a tsunami's rumble reaching the upper atmosphere.
The goal of GUARDIAN is to augment existing early warning systems. A key question after a major undersea earthquake is whether a tsunami was generated. Today, forecasters use seismic data as a proxy to predict if and where a tsunami could occur, and they rely on sea-based instruments to confirm that a tsunami is passing by. Deep-ocean pressure sensors remain the gold standard when it comes to sizing up waves, but they are expensive and sparse in locations.
"NASA's GUARDIAN can help fill the gaps," said Christopher Moore, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Tsunami Research. "It provides one more piece of information, one more valuable data point, that can help us determine, yes, we need to make the call to evacuate."
Moore noted that GUARDIAN adds a unique perspective: It's able to sense sea surface motion from high above Earth, globally and in near-real-time.
Bill Fry, chair of the United Nations technical working group responsible for tsunami early warning in the Pacific, said GUARDIAN is part of a technological "paradigm shift." By directly observing ocean dynamics from space, "GUARDIAN is absolutely something that we in the early warning community are looking for to help underpin next generation forecasting."
How GUARDIAN works
GUARDIAN takes advantage of tsunami physics. During a tsunami, many square miles of the ocean surface can rise and fall nearly in unison. This displaces a significant amount of air above it, sending low-frequency sound and gravity waves speeding upwards toward space. The waves interact with the charged particles of the upper atmosphere -- the ionosphere -- where they slightly distort the radio signals coming down to scientific ground stations of GPS and other positioning and timing satellites. These satellites are known collectively as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
While GNSS processing methods on Earth correct for such distortions, GUARDIAN uses them as clues.
The software scours a trove of data transmitted to more than 350 continuously operating GNSS ground stations around the world. It can potentially identify evidence of a tsunami up to about 745 miles (1,200 kilometers) from a given station. In ideal situations, vulnerable coastal communities near a GNSS station could know when a tsunami was heading their way and authorities would have as much as 1 hour and 20 minutes to evacuate the low-lying areas, thereby saving countless lives and property.
Key to this effort is the network of GNSS stations around the world supported by NASA's Space Geodesy Project and Global GNSS Network, as well as JPL's Global Differential GPS network that transmits the data in real time.
The Kamchatka event offered a timely case study for GUARDIAN. A day before the quake off Russia's northeast coast, the team had deployed two new elements that were years in the making: an artificial intelligence to mine signals of interest and an accompanying prototype messaging system.
Both were put to the test when one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded spawned a tsunami traveling hundreds of miles per hour across the Pacific Ocean. Having been trained to spot the kinds of atmospheric distortions caused by a tsunami, GUARDIAN flagged the signals for human review and notified subscribed subject matter experts.
Notably, tsunamis are most often caused by large undersea earthquakes, but not always. Volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, and certain weather conditions in some geographic locations can all produce dangerous waves. An advantage of GUARDIAN is that it doesn't require information on what caused a tsunami; rather, it can detect that one was generated and then can alert the authorities to help minimize the loss of life and property.
While there's no silver bullet to stop a tsunami from making landfall, "GUARDIAN has real potential to help by providing open access to this data," said Adrienne Moseley, co-director of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre. "Tsunamis don't respect national boundaries. We need to be able to share data around the whole region to be able to make assessments about the threat for all exposed coastlines."
To learn more about GUARDIAN, visit:
https://guardian.jpl.nasa.gov
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Original text here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-guardian-tsunami-detection-tech-catches-wave-in-real-time/
Joint Statement From Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greer on Emergency G7 Finance Call
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following joint statement on Sept. 12, 2025, by Secretary Scott Bessent with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer:
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Joint Statement from Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greer on Emergency G7 Finance Call
During today's call with G7 Finance Ministers, Secretary Bessent reiterated President Trump's call to our G7 partners that, if they are truly committed to ending the war in Ukraine, they should join the United States in imposing tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia. Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greer
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following joint statement on Sept. 12, 2025, by Secretary Scott Bessent with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer:
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Joint Statement from Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greer on Emergency G7 Finance Call
During today's call with G7 Finance Ministers, Secretary Bessent reiterated President Trump's call to our G7 partners that, if they are truly committed to ending the war in Ukraine, they should join the United States in imposing tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia. Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greeralso welcomed commitments to increase sanctions pressure and explore using immobilized Russian sovereign assets to further benefit Ukraine's defense.
"Only with a unified effort that cuts off the revenues funding Putin's war machine at the source will we be able to apply sufficient economic pressure to end the senseless killing," said Secretary Bessent and Ambassador Greer. "Thanks to President Trump's bold leadership, the United States has already taken dramatic action against the purchasers of Russian oil. We are encouraged by the assurances of our fellow G7 nations that they are committed to ending this war, and we are hopeful that they will join us in taking decisive action at this critical time."
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Original text here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0247
Census Bureau Issues Working Paper Entitled 'Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty & Health Insurance in U.S. Estimates'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-13) on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S. Estimates."
The paper was written by Liana E. Fox and Sharon Stern.
Here are excerpts:
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Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States Estimates
The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) is the official source for national estimates of income, poverty
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-13) on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S. Estimates."
The paper was written by Liana E. Fox and Sharon Stern.
Here are excerpts:
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Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States Estimates
The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) is the official source for national estimates of income, povertyand health insurance coverage. To produce these estimates for the U.S. population, the 2025 CPS ASEC collected data from approximately 89,000 households across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
To make inferences from this sample, CPS ASEC applies weights controlled to March 2025 independent national population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
Starting with the data for 2020, the population estimates have been developed from a blended base population methodology, which incorporates 2020 Census population counts, the Vintage 2020 population estimates, and results from 2020 Demographic Analysis. These estimates are updated annually after accounting for births, deaths, and migration.
In addition to reflecting typical demographic change, the Vintage 2024 population estimates incorporated methodological improvements to the estimation of net international migration. This resulted in a fairly large increase in the total population, which may impact comparisons between the 2024 CPS ASEC file, and the 2025 CPS ASEC file, which was weighted to the March 2025 value from the Vintage 2024 population estimates.
As a result of implementing the Vintage 2024 population estimates, comparisons of the estimated change in number of people between 2023 and 2024 (2024 CPS ASEC and 2025 CPS ASEC) reflect both demographic change and updates to the methodology. To support such comparisons, the Census Bureau produced a limited set of statistics for 2023 (2024 CPS ASEC) using the Vintage 2024 population estimates.
The following tables present key estimates and comparisons between the original published estimates using Vintage 2023 population controls and those created using Vintage 2024 population controls.
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1 This paper is released to inform interested parties of ongoing research and to encourage discussion of work in progress. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. Any error or omissions are the sole responsibility of the author. All data are subject to error arising from a variety of sources, including sampling error, non-sampling error, modeling error, and any other sources of error. For further information on data collection, standards, accuracy, refer to and . All comparative statements in this paper have undergone statistical testing, and, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are statistically significant at the 10 percent significance level. The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product (Data Management System (DMS) number: P-7534374, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY25-SEHSD003-101).
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Table A-1. Income Summary Measures by Selected Characteristics: 2023 Estimates Using Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 Population Controls
Note: Details on Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 population estimate methodology can be found .
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2024 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC; DMS number 7534374, DRB approval number: CBDRB-FY25-SEHSD003-101).
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Table A-6. Earnings Summary Measures by Selected Characteristics: 2023 Estimates Using Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 Population Controls
Note: Details on Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 population estimate methodology can be found .
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2024 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC; DMS number 7534374, DRB approval number: CBDRB-FY25-SEHSD003-101).
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Table A-1. Number and Percentage of People in Poverty Using the Official Poverty Measure: 2023 Estimates Using Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 Population Controls
Note: Details may not sum to totals due to rounding. Estimates may differ from previous publications due to additional rounding implemented to protect respondent privacy. Details on Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 population estimate methodology can be found .
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2024 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC; DMS number 7534374, DRB approval number: CBDRB-FY25-SEHSD003-101).
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Table B-3. Number and Percentage of People in Poverty Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2023 Estimates Using Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 Population Controls
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2024 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC; DMS number 7534374, DRB approval number: CBDRB-FY25-SEHSD003-101).
Note: SPM is the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Details may not sum to totals due to rounding. Estimates may differ from previous publications due to additional rounding implemented to protect respondent privacy. Details on Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 population estimate methodology can be found .
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Table A-2. Number and Percentage of People Uninsured by Selected Characteristics: 2023 Estimates Using Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 Population Controls
Note: Details on Vintage 2023 and Vintage 2024 population estimate methodology can be found .
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The paper is posted at: https://www2.census.gov/library/working-papers/2025/demo/sehsd-wp2025-13.pdf
