Launched in 2012, the Poverty Tracker surveys a representative sample of New Yorkers several times throughout the year, providing critical information on the dynamics of poverty and other forms of disadvantage in the city. Unlike other surveys, the Poverty Tracker explores how New Yorkers experience poverty and material hardship over time, rather than in a single day, month, or year. In addition, the Poverty Tracker focuses on more than just income poverty. Annually, the study collects all data necessary to measure three forms of economic disadvantage: income poverty, material hardship, and health problems. We use these measures to understand how certain disadvantages, or multiple, overlapping disadvantages, make it harder for New Yorkers to get by. Here, we examine trends in these key indicators of economic disadvantage between 2015 and 2022 for adults in New York City and for children (where possi- ble). We start by discussing income poverty, then turn to material hardship, and close with health problems. In each section, we provide additional information on how we define and measure these indicators.
MATERIAL HARDSHIPS
INCOME POVERTY
HEALTH PROBLEMS
DISADVANTAGE (income poverty or material hardships or health problems)
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