Kearney J R, Grundmann H F, Gallicchio S J
Soc Secur Bull. 1994 Summer;57(2):27-43.
This is the first of two articles that will examine the effect that the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI--Social Security) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs have in maintaining the income of poor and near poor families with children at a level that is at least equal to the poverty threshold. The articles also will evaluate the extent to which these programs augment the income of those families that receive benefits but who still remain below the poverty line, and look at the interaction between the OASDI and SSI programs and other income transfer programs, such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Food Stamp program. The primary data source for this article is the second wave of the 1990 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The principal findings are as follows: (1) During May 1990, OASDI and SSI benefit payments sustained the income of 1.1 million children above the poverty level; (2) these programs alleviated the effects of poverty for an additional 1.3 million children in families whose income remained below the poverty level; and (3) a significant proportion of those families that received OASDI and SSI benefits received additional assistance from other means-tested programs. This article looks only at survey data. The second article will consider survey data matched with SSA administrative records.
这是两篇文章中的第一篇，这两篇文章将探讨老年、遗属和残疾保险（OASDI——社会保障）以及补充保障收入（SSI）项目在维持有子女的贫困和近贫困家庭收入方面所起的作用，使其收入水平至少达到贫困线。文章还将评估这些项目在多大程度上增加了那些领取福利但仍处于贫困线以下家庭的收入，并研究OASDI和SSI项目与其他收入转移项目之间的相互作用，如对抚养子女家庭的援助（AFDC）和食品券项目。本文的主要数据来源是1990年收入与项目参与调查（SIPP）面板的第二轮调查。主要研究结果如下：（1）1990年5月期间，OASDI和SSI福利支付使110万儿童的收入维持在贫困线以上；（2）这些项目减轻了另外130万收入仍低于贫困线家庭中儿童的贫困影响；（3）很大一部分领取OASDI和SSI福利的家庭从其他经过经济状况调查的项目中获得了额外援助。本文仅研究调查数据。第二篇文章将考虑与社会保障局行政记录相匹配的调查数据。
