New Household Pulse covering Dec 9 -21 just released, underscores how desperately relief is needed.

Estimated #foodinsecurity at a pandemic high: 24% overall; 31% among those w/kids. Share reporting sometimes/often not enough to eat last week continued its climb.

18.3% of those w/kids said they didn't have enough to eat.

Really looking forward to seeing these numbers come back down as relief gets into hands of families.

New working paper out today w ⁦@MichaelRStrain⁩. I’ll let him write something pithy, I’ll stick to brand and do a nerdy thread. nber.org/papers/w28041 The EITC is the largest anti-poverty program. By increasing $ to work, it draws workers into employment, and tops up low levels of earnings.

It’s been through a handful of expansions in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and a smaller one in 2009.

Tons of evidence on impacts.

Here's what we've learned so far about the spike in nonresponse in the Census Household Pulse Survey.

Of course, I'm focused on the Q on food sufficiency, but it would be straightforward to extend this to other sections.

https://twitter.com/dwschanz/status/1303706187406376963

New questionnaire is much longer. Like 20 min vs. old 12 min. People drop off as the survey goes on. Here's what nonresponse %'s are, by section, in week 12 vs. week 13.

Week 9 of the @uscensusbureau’s Household Pulse data released today! Continued thanks for their tireless work.

#FoodInsecurity top line #’s are back up this week. Estimates still below their peaks, but this week wiped out all the statistical progress made over past weeks. Remember: Household Pulse asks a/b food SUFFICIENCY, incl. do we have enough food but not types we want, or sometimes/often not enough food. Asks a/b last 7 days.

44% report they are food insufficient; 52% among those w/kids.