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News Items
BEA Announces Compensation Results for U.S. Workers
Compensation declined in two-thirds of the 3,113 counties in the U.S. in 2009. Total compensation of U.S. workers declined 3.2 percent in 2009, as average annual compensation per job grew 1.2 percent to $56,962. The full text of the release can be found on the BEA’s website.
Census Bureau Announces Proposed Criteria and Guidelines for PUMA
The Census Bureau announces publication of the "Proposed Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) Criteria and Guidelines for the 2010 Census and American Community Survey" available on the Census Bureau’s website. The Census Bureau is seeking public comment on these proposed criteria and guidelines. Comments, suggestions, or recommendations regarding the criteria should be submitted in writing, no later than February 28, 2011, to Timothy Trainor, Chief, Geography Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 4H174, Washington, DC 20233-7400.
Additional information about the history of PUMAs, as well as summaries of the proposed changes are available on the Census Bureau’s website. To obtain further information concerning the Census Bureau’s proposed 2010 PUMA criteria, please contact Vincent Osier, Chief, Geographic Standards and Criteria Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, via e-mail or by telephone at 301-763-3056.
Census Bureau Releases New Research on Supplemental Poverty Measure
The Census Bureau is releasing the research paper “Who is Poor? A New Look with the Supplemental Poverty Measure,” plus a number of other technical working papers on alternative measures of poverty. The research paper applies methodology recommended by a federal interagency technical working group to present supplemental poverty estimates. Access the Census papers here and The Washington Post article here.
Employment and Training Administration Announces Release of Guide to State and Local Workforce Data
The ETA’s Guide to State and Local Workforce Data: For Analysis and Informed Decision Making provides links to a wealth of state/local employment and economic data (virtually all free) from government and private sector resources. Some of the unique features include comprehensive coverage of valuable workforce data sources from the government and private sector; direct links to data; organization by topic; summary statistics; and customization for unique user groups.
Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical agency data releases and discussions of interest to APDU members.
Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections (http://www.apdu.org/advocacy.asp). We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Census Bureau
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2009 Management and Organizational Practices Survey (January 17, 2011)
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Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Demographic Items (February 14, 2011)
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2008 Panel of the Survey of Income & Program Participation, Wave 9 Topical Modules (February 3, 2011)
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2012 Economic Census Covering the Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing, Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Sectors (February 14, 2011)
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Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Wave 10 of the 2008 Panel (February 22, 2011)
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Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators Survey (February 28, 2011)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Current Population Survey (February 15, 2011)
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (February 22, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
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High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) First Follow-up Field Test 2011 (January 19, 2011)
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Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) 2002 Third Follow-up 2011 Field Test (February 18, 2011)
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School Improvement Status and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities Study (January 28, 2011)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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2011-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Methodological Field Tests (January 18, 2011)
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2011 Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Supplement Survey (January 28, 2011)
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Hospital Discharge Survey (February 4, 2011)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- National Survey of Banks’ Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked (February 22, 2011)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study (January 27, 2011)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Payment Systems Surveys (February 28, 2011)
Employment and Training Administration
- Workforce Information Grants to States Application Instructions (March 7, 2011)
APDU encourages its members to take advantage of these opportunities to make their voices heard. All comments, whether a simple affirmation or detailed suggestions on instrument design, are helpful in seeing that data users have access to the statistics we need.
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Using the 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-year Data to Study Small Areas and Change Over Time
Thursday, January 20, 2011
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
In December 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first-ever 5-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). Totaling more than 11 billion individual estimates, the new release includes the first full set of small-area estimates provided since Census 2000. The 2005-2009 ACS 5-year estimates make it possible for researchers to characterize and compare small areas and—in some cases—to investigate how characteristics have changed since Census 2000. This webinar will provide background on the American Community Survey, a brief demonstration of how to get the different data products, and a discussion of best practices in using the data to study small areas and change over time. The webinar will consist of a 40-minute presentation followed by a 20-minute question and answer period.
Accessing Business Data Available in the U.S. Census Bureau’s Research Data Center Network
Thursday, January 27, 2011
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Research Data Centers (RDCs) are secure Census Bureau facilities, staffed by Census Bureau personnel and meeting all physical and computer security requirements for access to non-public data. At RDCs, researchers from academia, federal agencies, and other institutions with approved projects receive restricted access to Census Bureau data files that are not publicly available. Projects must have a statistical purpose in order to be approved. In addition, the Center for Economic Studies (CES) judges each proposal against five standards: potential benefits to the Census Bureau; scientific merit; clear need for restricted data; feasibility with data available in the RDC system; and no disclosure risk.
This webinar will provide information about some of the business data which can be accessed through the RDC Network and about the process to obtain access to data within the RDCs. Topics to be covered include: The Employer Universe: The Business Register and the Longitudinal Business Database; The Economic Census Program; The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Data; Newly Discovered Microdata on U.S. Manufacturing Plants from the 1950s and 1960s; and a Guide to the Proposal Process and Using an RDC.
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