APDU Annual Conference Written Up on InfoToday.com
Peggy Garvin of InfoToday covered the APDU Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. last week. Read the full post here.
Census Bureau Releases 2011 American Community Survey Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau has released findings from the 2011 American Community Survey. The survey provides a wide range of important statistics about our nation’s people, housing and economy for all communities in the country. The results are used by everyone from retailers, homebuilders and police departments, to town and city planners. The survey is the only source of local estimates for most of the 40 topics it covers, such as educational attainment, occupation, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry, and selected monthly homeowner costs down to the smallest communities. The estimates released are available in detailed tables for the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district, every metropolitan area, and all counties and places with populations of 65,000 or more.
The Conference Board Releases Total Economy Database
The Total Economy Database™, (TED) is a comprehensive database with annual data covering GDP, population, employment, hours, labor quality, capital services, labor productivity, and total factor productivity for about 123 countries in the world. The Conference Board is in the process of developing a new database on total factor productivity (TFP), both in the advanced industrial economies and in many developing countries. To-date, the TFP series are available only for 1990 onward, although there are plans to extend them back in time. Learn more here.
BLS Releases Crosswalk
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has launched crosswalks between the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and systems used by other Federal and international statistical agencies. Access the crosswalk here. Learn more here.
Census Bureau Launches Website to Promote 2012 Economic Census
The economic census is the U.S. Government’s official five-year measure of American business and the economy. To encourage response to the 2012 Economic Census, the Census Bureau has launched business.census.gov. The site includes videos, fact sheets, story ideas and talking points that business associations, chambers of commerce, media and public agencies can use to get the word out about the economic census. Information on how communities and business owners can use the statistics in economic development, business decisions and strategic planning is also provided. This site includes direct links to samples of the economic census forms these businesses will receive this fall to help them prepare to respond.
The site also includes highlights from the first-ever comprehensive report on franchising from the Census Bureau from the 2007 Economic Census.
Census Seeks Nominations of Members to Serve on the Federal Economic Scientific Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Commerce is requesting nominations of individuals to the Federal Economic Scientific Advisory Committee. The Secretary will consider nominations received in response to the post in the Federal Register, as well as from other sources. Nominations must be submitted by October 9th. Nominations may be submitted to Barbara Atrostic. Learn more here.
2013 NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship Application Cycle Now Open
Now in its twelfth year, the NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to NCHS in Hyattsville, MD for a period of 13 months to use NCHS data systems and collaborate on studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community. Fellows are also provided opportunities to present their work at NCHS seminars and AcademyHealth conferences, including the Annual Research Meeting. The application deadline is Monday, January 7, 2013. The ‘statement of interest’ and application form links have been posted here.
Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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):
Administration for Children and Families
April 2014 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support (October 12, 2012)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Retail Payments Surveys (November 5, 2012)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United States (October 17, 2012)
Census Bureau
2012 Survey of Business Owners (October 8, 2012)
2013 Survey of Income and Program Participation, Event History Calendar Field Test (October 8, 2012)
2013 Census Test (November 5, 2012)
Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units (Building Permits Survey) (November 5, 2012)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (October 10, 2012)
The National Violent Death Reporting System (October 19, 2012)
Employment and Training Administration
Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed (October 17, 2012)
Energy Information Administration
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (October 15, 2012)
Institute of Education Sciences
Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013 Main Study (October 17, 2012)
Common Core of Data National Public Education Financial Survey (October 19, 2012)
Office of Justice Programs
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (October 15, 2012)
Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Collection Activities (November 13, 2012)
National Youth Gang Survey (November 16, 2012)
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data Through EDFacts (November 13, 2012)
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