1. Douglas M. Call University of Maryland APPAM Pre-Conference Workshop November 4, 2009 University of Maryland Poverty Analysis and Tabulation Tool (PATT)

2. Introduction  PATT is an outgrowth of a series of meetings at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in 2004/2005  Developed by John Coder, Sentier Research, in consultation with Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland

3. UMD Poverty Analysis and Tabulation Tool (PATT)  Stand-alone software application  Uses CPS Annual Social & Economic Supplement (ASEC) data from 1968-2007  Allows users to analyze poverty data by manipulating the threshold and income definition of the current poverty measure

4. Elderly Poverty With and Without Social Security 1968-2007 w/o social security current measure Percent 9.7% 45.4%

5. The PATT

6. Changing the Poverty Threshold: Chained CPI, Households, Three-Parameter Equivalence Scale 2007 12.5% 8.1% Percent Current measure Chained CPI, household, three- parameter equivalence scale

10. Changing the Income Measure: Adding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Means-Tested Non-Cash Government Benefits 1990-2007 Current measure w/EITC and means-tested non-cash government benefits Percent 12.5% 9.7%

11. Changing the Income Measure: Adding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Means-Tested Non-Cash Government Benefits 150% of poverty 1990-2007 w/EITC and means-tested non-cash government benefits Current measure Percent 21.7% 19.9%

12. Changing the Income Measure: Adding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and means-tested non-cash government benefits 185% of poverty 1990-2007 w/EITC and means-tested non-cash government benefits Current measure Percent 27.7% 26.7%

15. Elderly Poverty: Adding Net Imputed Rent 1977-2007 Current measure w/imputed net rent w/o social security Percent 45.4% 9.7% 6.3%

17. Elderly Poverty: Adding Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenditures (MOOP) 1977-2007 Current measure w/net imputed rent w/MOOP w/o social security Percent 45.4% 9.7% 6.3% 16.3%

18. Changing the Income Measure: Adding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Means-Tested Non-Cash Government Benefits 1990-2007 Current measure w/EITC and means-tested non-cash government benefits Percent 12.5% 9.7%

19. Child Poverty: Adding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Means-Tested Non-Cash Government Benefits 1990-2007 current measure w/EITC and means-tested non-cash government benefits Percent 12.4% 18.0%

20.  http://www.welfareacademy.org/PovertyTabulat or/PovertyTabulator/  Contact me for username and password