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Updates to OMB’s Race/Ethnicity Standards
OMB published the results of its review of SPD 15 and issued updated standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across federal agencies.
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The Currency of Our Data: A Critical Input Into Federal Funding
We often describe how the data can benefit people when we encourage them to respond to the census or to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.
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Providing Users With Accessible Data
Many people associate the U.S. Census Bureau with the decennial census, the once a decade count of every person living in the United States.
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Disclosure Avoidance Protections for the American Community Survey
We've heard from a number of data users lately who have questions about the status of our plans to strengthen confidentiality safeguards for our data products.
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Our Commitment to Quality: A Revised ACS Estimation Methodology
We revised our estimation methodology to improve the 2020 portion of the 2016-2020 ACS 5-year data.
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Period Estimates in the American Community Survey
On March 17, we will release the latest round of ACS estimates — the 2016-2020 5-year estimates, which were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Population Estimates at the Start of the Decade
These updated population numbers enable researchers, community planners and others to use the most current data in their work.
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An Overview of Addressing Nonresponse Bias in the American Community Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Administrative Data
In this blog we will discuss an important modification to the American Community Survey (ACS)’s weighting procedures for the 2020 experimental data.
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Using Demographic Benchmarks to Help Evaluate 2020 Census Results
One of the primary methods of evaluating the quality of a census is comparing the results to other population benchmarks.
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Pandemic Impact on 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Data
Analytical report detailing the decision to not release the standard 2020 1-year ACS data products.
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Collecting ACS Data From Group Quarters Amid the Pandemic
This blog explains how the pandemic disrupted our ability to collect American Community Survey data from group quarters.
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Adapting the American Community Survey Amid COVID-19
We adapted the American Community Survey amid the pandemic to keep both the nation informed, and our staff and the people who respond safe.
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Revisión de los datos del Censo del 2020
En este blog hablamos sobre cómo estamos realizando una de las revisiones de datos más completas en la historia reciente del censo, para el Censo del 2020.
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Encontrar ‘anomalías’ demuestra que los controles de calidad funcionan
El 9 de marzo de 2021, la Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publicó un blog (en inglés) sobre las “anomalías” que encontramos al procesar los datos del Censo del 2020.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau releases income, poverty and health insurance statistics from its Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC, every September.
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Modernizing How We Get You the Data: Data.census.gov
The U.S. Census Bureau is exploring rich new data sources and tools that will revolutionize how we produce timely and granular data on our nation's people, places, and economy.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC, are released every September.
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Census Bureau Continues to Boost Data Safeguards
We are working diligently to keep respondent data strictly confidential by implementing differential privacy for our 2020 Census data products.
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Another Look at Health Insurance Coverage Rates for Young Adults
In the last decade, young adults (ages 19 to 25) gained health insurance coverage more than any other age group.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC are released every year in September.
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The American Community Survey's Journey Into Data Visualization
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) provides billions of statistics every year for states, counties and places across the United States.
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Women's Earnings by Occupation
In 2016, median earnings for women was $40,675 compared with $50,741 for men.
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Roaming Around the Census Bureau's Response Outreach Area Mapper
Imagine your job is to ensure a complete and accurate population count of your state, county or neighborhood during the 2020 Census. Perhaps you are a local official, community leader or a census partnership specialist.
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Examining the Effect of Off-Campus College Students on Poverty Rates
The estimates and figures presented here are designed to stimulate further thought about how college students impact poverty rates.
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Gross Rents Continue to Rise
The nation experienced an overall average increase of $21 in median gross rent according to statistics released from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey five-year estimates.
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Uncovering Trends in Income and Poverty Using Model-Based Estimates
Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program models estimates of income and poverty for small geographies.
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Women in Manufacturing
Today we explore the role of women in the manufacturing industry using household data from the American Community Survey.
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Beyond the Products: A Look at the Workers and Their Occupations in the Manufacturing Industry
Using the American Community Survey, we can paint a statistical picture of manufacturing workers to gain a deeper understanding of the people who work in the manufacturing industry.
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Inside the American Community Survey: 2016 Language Data Overhaul
The American Community Survey is the most widely used source of language data for the United States.
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Who Are the Uninsured?
In 2016, there were about 27.3 million people (8.6 percent of the population) who lacked health insurance coverage according to the latest American Community Survey data.
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Underlying Dynamics of Changes in Health Insurance Coverage
Age matters when determining whether people have health insurance, as well as what kind they have.
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Health Insurance Coverage Measurement in Two Surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau is releasing two sources for health insurance statistics for the U.S.: the Annual Social & Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey & the ACS.
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How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2016 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC, will be released Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.
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Census Bureau Highlights Construction and Housing Statistics for American Housing Month
If you want to understand our nation’s construction and housing market, the U.S. Census Bureau is a great place to find key construction and housing data.
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Random Samplings: Unlocking the American Community Survey for Data Scientists
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) provides a timely snapshot of America’s people and economy.
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A Comparison of Rural and Urban America: Household Income and Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data that show that nationally, rural Americans have lower median household incomes than urban households.
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