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Tables of Contents for Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
 
Introduction and Overview
1
8
Title I
2
2
Updated Estimates
4
3
Plan of the Report
7
2
Title I Allocation Procedures
9
6
Title I Formulas
9
2
Two-Stage Allocations
11
2
Direct Allocations to School Districts
13
2
Data Sources for County Estimates
15
16
Census Data
16
3
CPS Data
19
5
Differences Between Census and CPS Data
24
3
Administrative Records Data
27
3
Timeliness of Estimates
30
1
Estimation Procedure for Counties
31
13
1995 Estimation Procedure
33
8
Differences Between 1995 and 1993 Estimation Procedures
41
1
Differences Between Original and Revised 1993 Estimation Procedures
42
2
Alternative County Models
44
13
Model Characteristics
45
1
Models Examined in the First Round of Evaluations
46
7
Models Examined in the Second Round of Evaluations
53
4
Evaluations of County Estimates
57
52
Overview of Evaluations
58
2
County Model Internal Evaluation
60
8
County Model External Evaluation
68
34
State Model Evaluation
102
7
School District Estimates
109
32
Issues in Estimating Poverty for School Districts
110
3
Estimation Procedure
113
2
Evaluations
115
9
School Lunch Data
124
5
Assessment
129
12
Population Estimates
141
16
Methods for Population Estimates
142
4
Evaluation of County Estimates
146
8
Evaluation of School District Estimates
154
3
Research and Development Priorities
157
89
Schedule Considerations
158
1
Short-Term Priorities
159
8
Documentation and Evaluation
167
4
APPENDICES
A Models For County and State Poverty Estimates
171
14
B Regression Diagnostics on Alternative County Regression Models
185
9
C County Model Comparisons with 1990 Census Estimates
194
32
D Use of School Lunch Data in New York State for the Estimation of School-Age Children in Poverty: An Analysis
226
18
E Special Case: Estimates for Puerto Rico
244
2
References and Bibliography
246
5
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
251