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Data Collection & Processing (History)Connection Between Intent to Participate and Actual ParticipationThe 2018 CBAMS survey gave a unique opportunity to explore whether early intention to respond to the 2020 Census aligned with actual response.
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Administrative RecordsUsing Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse BiasIn the latest annual income report, the Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected as part of the 2024 CPS ASEC.
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Supplemental Poverty MeasureHow Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty RatesThe U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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IncomeHow Inflation Affects Income and Earnings EstimatesOn Sept. 10, 2024, a new report will be released comparing estimates of median income and earnings between 2022 and 2023 and historical income and earnings.
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Emergency PreparednessVulnerable Populations Exposed to Hurricane DebbyHurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 (74-95 miles per hour) hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida at 7 a.m. EDT Monday, August 5.
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ResearchCensus Bureau Economists to Present at AEA-ASSA Annual MeetingU.S. Census Bureau economists and social scientists are set to present their research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA-ASSA on January 5-7, 2024.
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Administrative RecordsUsing Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse Bias - CPS ASECIn the annual income report, Income in the United States: 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses.
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Information and Communication TechnologyResults From Recent Research on Advanced Technology Use and AutomationUsing robots to automate tasks is becoming increasingly common, even outside of manufacturing — for example, in fast food restaurant kitchens and hospitals.
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IncomeHow Inflation Affects the Census Bureau’s Income and Earnings EstimateOn Sept. 12, 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report comparing estimates of median income and earnings between 2021 and 2022.
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Agency (History)How Technology Is Making it Possible to Build the Largest Dataset in History About the United States and the People Who Live HereLinking data sheds light on where and why people move, and generational changes in social class and family structure.
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ResearchCensus Bureau Economists to Present at AEA and ASSA Annual MeetingsU.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA January 6–8.
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) SurveyTechnology Transformation at the Census Bureau: Building a Modern, Data-Centric EcosystemThe U.S. Census Bureau has historically helped answer both simple questions like "What’s the population of Utah?” and more complex questions like “How are declining business start-up rates related to living standards?”
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IncomeHow Has the Pandemic Continued to Affect Survey Response? Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse in the 2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic SupplementThe U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected during February through April 2022.
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IncomeUnanticipated Benefits of Compensating Survey RespondentsThis blog summarizes and discusses findings on how earnings nonresponse compared across groups.
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Income InequalityCensus Bureau Economists to Present at the American Economic Association and Allied Social Science Association Annual MeetingsU.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA scheduled to be held virtually Jan. 7–9.
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ResearchFour Cooperative Agreements: Census Bureau Research on Record Linkage and Entity ResolutionThese cooperative agreements constitute a mechanism for the Census Bureau to engage with the research community to encourage and promote methodological research and technology development.
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Administrative RecordsHow Did the Pandemic Affect Survey ResponseThis blog discusses whether response rates have rebounded to prepandemic levels and the extent of nonresponse bias in 2021.
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Health InsuranceTransitions in Health Insurance Coverage: A Look Inside Annual Health Coverage StatisticsAs a result of a redesign in 2014, the CPS ASEC questionnaire includes questions that probe whether respondents had continuous coverage.
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Business and EconomyCensus Bureau Economists to Present at American Economic Association and Allied Social Science Association Annual MeetingsU.S. Census Bureau economists will present the results from their research at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association and the Allied Social Science Associations.
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NAICS Sector 31-33 Manufacturing2018 Data Measures Automation in U.S. BusinessesArtificial intelligence (AI), robots, and other automation types are dramatically changing the way production occurs in U.S. businesses.
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ResearchThree Cooperative Agreements: Research on Statistical InformationThe U.S. Census Bureau, in conjunction with several agency partners, is delighted to announce the award of three cooperative agreements.
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Disclosure AvoidanceACS Updates on Disclosure Avoidance and Release PlansThe U.S. Census Bureau is on track to release the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates as scheduled Sept. 17, 2020.
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Data Collection & ProcessingTech Stats Centralizes Data, Research and Measures Technology's ImpactThe U.S. Census Bureau has recently released Tech Stats that will centralize the location of data and research products that focus on advanced technologies, their use, and their impact on the U.S. economy and workforce.
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EmploymentThe Impact of 2010 Census Hiring on the Unemployment RateThe U.S. Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to conduct the decennial census.
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Disclosure AvoidanceModernizing Disclosure Avoidance: A Multipass Solution to Postprocessing ErrorIn our last blog, we discussed the feedback we received from the data user community about demonstration data released last fall that were produced using the interim version of the 2020 Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS).
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2020 CensusModernizing Disclosure Avoidance: What We've Learned, Where We Are NowWe want to highlight some of the feedback we have received and how we are using it to improve the Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS) that will be used for the 2020 Census.
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Disclosure AvoidanceCensus Bureau Works With Data Users to Protect 2020 Census Data ProductsThe Census Bureau’s mission is “to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.” As an agency, we take this responsibility seriously.
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Disclosure AvoidanceBalancing Privacy and Accuracy: New Opportunity for Disclosure Avoidance AnalysisToday, the Census Bureau is releasing demonstration data products designed to help our data user community better understand the disclosure avoidance system.
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IncomeFourth Wave of 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)In March 2017, we released the first version of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Wave 1 data.
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Health InsuranceCurrent Coverage, Calendar-Year Coverage: Two Measures, Two ConceptsAnalysis of the new current health insurance coverage estimates in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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IncomeCPS ASEC Redesign and Processing ChangesThe U.S. Census Bureau has been engaged in implementing improvements to the CPS ASEC income, health insurance and demographic content.
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Disclosure AvoidanceDisclosure Avoidance and the 2018 Census Test: Release of the Source CodeThe 2020 Census marks the first time that any federal government statistical agency applied the rigorous rule of differential privacy.
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2020 CensusShape your future. START HERE. U.S. Census Bureau Unveils 2020 Census TaglineStarting in 1790, and every 10 years since, the United States has conducted a census.
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Business and EconomyFresh Uses for the Management and Organizational Practices Survey InstrumentThe U.S. Census Bureau develops instruments to collect information of use to many stakeholders, including businesses.
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ResearchThe Opportunity AtlasHow do children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods in America? Where is opportunity lacking and what can we do to improve opportunity in such areas?
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Disclosure AvoidanceProtecting the Confidentiality of America's Statistics: Ensuring Confidentiality and Fitness-for-UseIn my last blog, I described the Census Bureau’s work to modernize how we protect respondent data in the statistics we publish.
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