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ACS Internet Notification Strategies Follow-up Test Shows Positive Results
The Census Bureau recently filed papers with the Office of Management and Budget for permission to amend its ACS internet test in light of recent positive findings. Preliminary results from the 2011 ACS Internet Mode Test indicate that Internet notification strategies were successful in not only driving response to the Internet but also in keeping overall response very close to ACS production. Offering the choice between Internet and mail produced preliminary response rates that tracked very closely to offering mail only. This is a positive finding in light of findings from the first ACS Internet test in 2000 where response decreased by over five percentage points (on average) when respondents were offered a choice between mail and Internet. Given the substantial cost savings associated with an Internet response option, a follow-up test in November 2011 is being proposed to verify and validate current findings as well as test some changes to the mailing pieces. Access the fourth Supplementary Document here for additional details.
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ETA Releases Internet Links for State and Local Employment Projections
The Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Workforce Investment recently released Internet Links for State and Local Employment Projections. This guide provides users with direct links to:
- All published industry and occupational projections for the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
- Long-term (usually 10 years) and short-term projections (usually 2 years), including the dates of the projections
- Statewide and local projections, including an explanation of the type of locality
- Each state’s employment projections web page (if available)
- A statistical table summarizing the availability of different types of projections
- Each state’s primary labor market information web site
- The key BLS employment projections web sites
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BEA Releases New Interactive Tables Application
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released its new Interactive Tables application on its website. The tool gives a more uniform look and feel to BEA’s national, international, regional, and industry data and makes data easier to print, save, export, and share. Access the Interactive Data Tables here.
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Census Bureau Director Groves Blogs on Tapping Experts to Improve Federal Statistics & Lessons from 2010 Census
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves recently appeared as a guest blogger on the Department of Commerce’s website. Director Groves discusses the importance of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee in this blog entry. He also recently discussed his personal lessons learned from the 2010 Census in his blog, located here.
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HUD Publishes New Data Set Reference Guide
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently published a new data set reference guide on HUD USER. The Data Set Reference Guide provides convenient, one-stop access to the original data sets generated by the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), including data from the American Housing Survey, HUD median family income limits, microdata on housing discrimination, the HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, HUD’s assisted housing population, and other housing-related topics. Access the PD&R guide here and a guide to other HUD data sources here.
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Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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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):
Administration for Children and Families
- National Survey of Early Care and Education (July 21, 2011)
Corporation for National and Community Service
- Current Population Survey Civic Engagement Supplement (August 16, 2011)
Economic Research Service, USDA
- Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (August 22, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2012 Wave II (Grade 4/8/12 Pilots, Grade 12 Economics, SD, ELL, and Special Studies) (July 20, 2011)
- Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) 2012 Main Study (July 21, 2011)
- 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12) Full Scale Lists and Contacting (July 21, 2011)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Livestock Slaughter Survey (August 22, 2011)
Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD
- Section 8 Random Digit Dialing Fair Market Rent Surveys (August 19, 2011)
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Webinar
Delivering What Users Want: The History of U.S. Census Small Area Data
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Register
Since the late nineteenth century, the U.S. Census Bureau has met the growing demand for new types of small area data. Beginning with the 1890 Census, the Census Bureau attempted to make small area data more routine and consistent and expand the scope of such data in its products. The Census Bureau was responding to requests from public health agents who wanted to investigate causes of disease, which, at that time, they saw as overcrowding, poor sanitation, and possibly topography. Tract level data, first introduced in New York City in the 1910 Census, was added for other cities and became essential for social welfare programming, business purposes, and local government planning. Fast forward to the internet age and widespread demand for Block Group and Block Level data for a host of applications. Michael Snow, historian at the U.S. Census Bureau, will present this fascinating history of the development of small area data products.
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Webinar:
American FactFinder How-To
Monday, June 27, 2011
1:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on the new data delivery tool, American FactFinder. During this comprehensive 30-minute tutorial, an expert on the use of American FactFinder will demonstrate how to locate, access, manipulate, map, and download Summary File 1 for states and other previously released 2010 Census data. The webinar will consist of a simultaneous audio conference and online presentation.
Presenter:
Jackie J. Mommsen, Program Analyst, Requirements and Stakeholder Relations Branch – Decennial Systems Contract Management Office
Audio Conference
Toll free number:
1-888-603-9635
Participant passcode: AFF
Online Presentation
Conference number: PW5665280
Participant passcode: AFF
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Webinar:
Release of County Business Statistics
Thursday, June 30, 2011
10:00 AM EDT
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an audio news conference to release statistics from County Business Patterns: 2009, which provides the only detailed annual information on the number of establishments, employees, and first quarter and annual payroll for most of the 1,100 industries covered at the national, state, and county levels. The event will consist of a simultaneous audio conference and online presentation.
Presenters:
Shirin Ahmed, Chief of the Economic Planning and Coordination Division – U.S. Census Bureau
Stephen H. Andrews, Senior Economist & Assistant to the Chief, National Income and Wealth Division – U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Audio Conference
Toll free number:
1-800-857-5083
Participant Passcode: CENSUS
Online Presentation
Conference number: PW5167491
Particpant passcode: CENSUS
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Training:
National Assessment of Educational Progress Database Training
August 3-5, 2011
Washington, DC
Application Deadline: June 27, 2011
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is sponsoring a three-day advanced studies seminar on the use of the NAEP database for education research and policy analysis. The main NAEP database contains nationally representative achievement scores on 4th, 8th, and 12th graders from public and non-public schools in a variety of academic subjects. The database also contains background information on the students who were assessed and their learning environments. This seminar is designed for faculty and advanced graduate students from colleges and universities. Education researchers and policy analysts with strong statistical skills from state and local education agencies and professional associations are also welcome.
Learn More & Apply Here
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