New York City Poverty Tracker Symposium
+ Data Training
On May 18, 2023, the Center on Poverty and Social Policy hosted a symposium and data training to discuss the unique features and research highlights of the Poverty Tracker, a longitudinal study of the dynamics of poverty and disadvantage in New York City. In 2012, we teamed up with Robin Hood to create this new data source and after over 10 years of the study, we have collected a wealth of information on New Yorkers’ incomes, hardships, health, economic security, service needs, jobs, and many other topics.
Session 1: Poverty Tracker Research Highlights
The State of Poverty and Disadvantage in New York City, Sophie M. Collyer
Poverty and Disadvantage among Asian New Yorkers, Xiaofang Liu
Effects of the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law, Meredith Slopen
Food Hardship and Pantry Use across the Pandemic, Chantal Bannerman
Food Insecurity among Older Adults in New York City: Does Location Matter?, Ethan Siu Leung Cheung
The Prevalence and Implications of Energy Insecurity: Evidence from New York City, Nicholos Wilkinson
Section 2: Getting Familiar with the Poverty Tracker Data
Project overview, Matt Maury
Introduction to imputations and weighting, Yajun Jia
Accessing public data, Schuyler Ross
This work is a collaboration between the Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia Population Research Center, and Robin Hood.
