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Reporting of Middle Eastern and North African Responses in the 2020 Census Race Question
December 20, 2024
This report presents findings from the 2020 Census on the reporting of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) identities in the question on race.
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Race Reporting Among the Hispanic Population: 2020
December 20, 2024
This paper presents data on how the self-reported Hispanic or Latino population reported their race in the 2020 Census.
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Crossing Borders: Exploring the Federal Government’s Estimates and Projections of International Migration
September 05, 2024
This working paper explores how the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies produce population estimates and projections of international migration.
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OMB Race and Ethnicity Cognitive Testing: Findings and Recommendations
April 24, 2024
Testing of updates including race and ethnicity in a single question and adding "Middle Eastern or North African” as a response category.
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Who Are American Indian and Alaska Native Grandparents?
April 05, 2024
This poster examines the characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native grandparents and their coresident grandchildren using data from the 2018–2022 ACS.
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Understanding Counts of Afro-Latino Responses in the 2020 Census
September 21, 2023
Census counts for Afro-Latino and Garifuna were collected from the Hispanic origin question for the first time in Census Bureau history.
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It’s Family Time! Parent-Child Interactions by Race and Hispanic Origin Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 14, 2023
Frequent parent-child dinners, outings and reading varied by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic characteristics, before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Family Pies: Effects of Family Resource Shares in Childhood on Adult Earnings
December 06, 2022
Effects of birth order on various outcomes have been extensively studied in both life sciences and social sciences.
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Implementation of the Revised Relationship to Householder Item in the American Community Survey
September 2022
This paper evaluates the results of the implementation of the updated relationship to householder item.
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The New Great Migration and Black Marriage Trends in the South
April 07, 2022
Using data from the ACS, this study examines whether the percentage of college-educated Black adults in southern MSAs is associated with marriage prevalence.
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Parental Veteran Status and Poverty among U.S. Children
April 2022
This poster uses the 2019 CPS ASEC to examine how coresidence with a veteran parent is associated with the chances that children live in or near poverty.
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Examining the Relationship Between Child Well-Being and Transitions in the Presence of Parents or a Parent’s Cohabiting Partner
May 05, 2021
Study uses 2018 SIPP data to address children’s selection into family instability & analyze the relationship between parental transitions & child well-being.
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A Preliminary Analysis of U.S. and State-Level Results From the 2020 Census
April 26, 2021
This paper considers the 2020 Census national and state-level resident population counts in historical and evaluative contexts.
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Usability Testing Results Evaluating the Decennial Census Race and Hispanic Origin Questions Throughout the Decade: 2012-2020
June 26, 2020
Overview of usability testing from 2012-2020 of the race and Hispanic origin questions adapted for the online decennial census form.
Working Paper
Family Complexity and Child Well-Being
October 15, 2019
Poster presentation on family complexity and child well-being, presented at the 2019 Southern Demographic Association meeting.
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The Chinese Diaspora: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Trends
August 2019
This working paper examines key demographic elements of the global Chinese diaspora.
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Deconstructing the Digital Divide: Identifying the Supply and Demand Factors That Drive Internet Subscription Rates
April 12, 2019
Newly available data on broadband subscriptions from the ACS informs research on the factors that contribute to the digital divide at the county level.
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The Opioid Prescribing Rate and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: State and County Level Analysis
April 11, 2019
This poster examines the relationship between the opioid prescribing rate and grandparents raising grandchildren.
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Living Longer: Historical and Projected Gains to Life Expectancy, 1960-2060
April 11, 2019
This poster examines projected life expectancy in the United States and explores differences between the native and foreign-born populations.
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Which American Languages are Dying? Quantifying the Demographic Vulnerability of Indigenous Languages in the United States
April 10, 2019
This paper uses ACS data to quantify the vulnerability of endangered indigenous American languages.
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The Association between Household and Community Characteristics and Children’s Acculturation
April 09, 2019
The American Community Survey is used to explore the associations of household and community characteristics with children’s linguistic acculturation.
Working Paper
Racial Disparities in Women’s Mobility out of Retail and Service Occupations
February 2019
Racial disparities exist in occupational mobility, with Black and Hispanic women less likely to exit service occupations than White, non-Hispanic women.
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The Intersectionality of Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the STEM Workforce
February 2019
Does employment in STEM occupations differ by sex, race and Hispanic origin?
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American Community Survey Redesign of Language-Spoken-at-Home Data, 2016
November 2018
This report describes the processes, decision points, and challenges involved in the 2016 ACS language data redesign.
Working Paper
The Foreign-Born Population by U.S. Region, 1850-2016
October 2018
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America.
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The Opportunities and Challenges of Linked IRS Administrative and Census Survey Records in the Study of Migration
July 18, 2018
This paper assesses bias in and demonstrates the utility of linked IRS, SSA, ACS, and decennial census data for longitudinal study of contemporary migration.
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Foreign-Born and Native-Born Migration in the U.S.: Evidence from IRS Administrative and Census Survey Records
July 16, 2018
This paper details migration among native-born and foreign-born populations in the United States using linked IRS, SSA, ACS, and decennial census records.
Working Paper
Usability and Accessibility Evaluation of the 2020 Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Survey (English online survey)
July 09, 2018
Usability testing of the internet version of the 2020 Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators Survey (CBAMS).
Working Paper
How Well Does the Current Population Survey Measure the Composition of the U.S. Voting Population?
July 2018
This paper examines effectively the Current Population Survey (CPS) measures the composition of voting population.
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When Work Isn’t 9 to 5: Gender, Industry/Occupational Context and Nonstandard Work Schedules Among Parents
July 01, 2018
This paper uses SIPP 2014 to analyze parents working a nonstandard schedule.
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A Binational Perspective of Puerto Rican-Origin Children’s Living Arrangements: A Decade of Change and Migration in Puerto Rico and the United States, 2006 and 2015
April 27, 2018
This poster examines family, social and demographic characteristics of Puerto Rican-origin children in Puerto Rico and the United States in 2006 and 2015.
Working Paper
What is Associated with Providing Fixed Internet Service? A Look at Merged Administrative and Survey Data
April 26, 2018
In this poster, we use merged administrative and survey data to identify factors associated with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) providing internet service.
Working Paper
Family and Household Composition After the Great Recession: Variability by Economic Indicators in Metropolitan Statistical Areas
April 26, 2018
This poster examines the relationship between the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas’ economic well-being and family and household measures.
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Examining Change in the Percent of Married-Couple Households that are Interracial and Interethnic: 2000 to 2012-2016
April 26, 2018
This poster examines geographic change in the prevalence of interracial and interethnic married-couple households from 2000 to 2012-2016.
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