This page provides links and conventional references to much of the research sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau in the areas of statistical disclosure control, confidentiality, and disclosure limitation.

About

Disclosure Avoidance at the Census Bureau is built on years of development in traditional disclosure avoidance methodologies, and cutting-edge research into the techniques that will protect respondent confidentiality for years to come. The Center for Enterprise Dissemination - Disclosure Avoidance is the Census Bureau's in-house development team into the newest disclosure avoidance technologies.

The Census Bureau is transitioning to a new, state-of-the-art privacy protection system to uphold our Title 13 confidentiality oath and to keep pace with emerging threats in today’s digital world. We have committed to producing 2020 Census data results using a formally private system built on a set of differentially private algorithms, the most significant advance in disclosure avoidance science in decades. It will also be the first census and largest dataset anywhere to use this technique.

Other Subtopics Within 'Research'

Administrative Records

View information on Administrative Records for Research at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Behavioral Science Methods

The Center for Survey Measurement (CSM) conducts research on questionnaire design and evaluation.

Big Data

Learn how the U.S. Census Bureau is using new types of data and analysis to improve and strengthen our statistics.

Data Science

View information on Data Science for Research at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers

The Federal Statistical System Research Data Centers are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions.

General Economic Research

View information on General Economic Research at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mortality Disparities in American Communities (MDAC)

Research database on 2008 American Community Survey respondents and a follow-up of mortality outcomes through 2015.

Paradata

View information on Paradata for Research at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Statistical Research

CSRM conducts research on statistical design, modeling, and analysis methods for the Census Bureau's data collection, analysis, and dissemination programs.

Time Series and Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonal adjustment is the estimation of the seasonal component, followed by their removal from the time series.