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APDU 2011 Annual Conference
Public Data on a Budget:
Making Critical Policy Decisions in the Current Fiscal Climate
September 21-22, 2011
George Washington University, The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Preliminary Agenda
Registration Form
Early Registration Ends August 20th
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Missouri Census Data Center Releases 2010 Census Standard Summary File 1 Extract Assistant
The Missouri Census Data Center recently released its Summary File 1 Extract Assistant. The Extract Assistant is intended for more casual users of Census data. The data items are a distillation of the much more detailed summary files released by the Census Bureau. About 200 key columns/variables per geographic area are included. Learn more and access the Extract Assistant here.
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NORC Announces Availability of Making Connections Survey Data
With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center recently released the data from its Making Connections survey effort. This ten year data collection effort produced nearly 28,000 interviews with residents in ten disadvantaged urban communities at up to three points in time and examines mobility, social capital and networks, neighborhood processes, civic engagement, economic hardship, the availability and utilization of services, and child and adolescent well-being. Researchers are now invited to apply for access to the data through NORC’s Data Enclave. Learn more about the survey here and about applying for data access 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
- Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, Title IV-B & IV-E (August 29, 2011)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (August 29, 2011)
Census Bureau
- 2008 Panel of the Survey of Income & Program Participation, Wave 11 Topical Module (August 29, 2011)
- Public Employment & Payroll Forms (September 27, 2011)
Federal Trade Commission
- Consumer Fraud Survey (August 31, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 Spring First-Grade and Fall Second-Grade Data Collections (October 3, 2011)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury Survey of Farm Operators (September 27, 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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