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National Archives Releases 1940 Census to the Public

After a mandatory 72-year waiting period, the National Archives released 1940 Census results.  More than 3.8 million pages of digital images from the 1940 Census can be accessed here.
 

 

Notable Data Publications

 

Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.

 

Calls for Comment

 

APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections.  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

  • Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (June 1, 2012)
  • Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (June 4, 2012)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

  • National Fire Department Census (April 30, 2012)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

  • Computer and Internet Use Supplement to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (June 4, 2012)

 

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April 5, 2012

Webinar
Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Webinar: OnTheMap Version 6 and Beyond

Wednesday, April 18
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (ET)

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In this webinar, “OnTheMap Version 6 and Beyond” learn a number of exciting features that allow users to dig deeper into the data.  Some of the most important changes and improvements include OnTheMap’s new URL, application speed, and new charting and mapping capabilities.  A question and answer session will follow the presentations.  This webinar is limited to 200 registrants.
 

 

Seminar:
The Future of Social Science Data Collection

May 11, 2012
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW, Room 100
Washington, DC

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The Russell Sage Foundation is sponsoring a CNSTAT panel to recommend a research agenda on survey response; to date, the panel has hosted two workshops that provided a wealth of information.  The panel chair, Roger Tourangeau, will present an overview of the panel’s purview and some of the things it has learned to date.  Nancy Bates (panel member) will report on recent top-level initiatives to take the Census Bureau’s survey game to a new level with regard to collection technology, collection and use of paradata (including survey costs), multi-mode data collection, and responsive design.  Art Kennickell (panel member) will present his views on the importance of interviewers in the data collection process.  Reg Baker (presenter to the panel) will report on experience with on-line nonprobability samples and their problems and uses.  There will be ample time for floor discussion and questions on these central topics for the future of social science data collection.  
 

 

Conference:
Behavioral Health Data Users Conference

August 8th – 10th
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel

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The conference will include a series of plenary, discussion, and hands-on training sessions on how to use the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) survey data collections, including—

 

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