APDU Data Update

APDU Data Update

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Census Bureau to Release New Features in American FactFinder

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new features for American FactFinder, an online data tool that allows users to access a variety of Census Bureau statistics, including decennial, American Community Survey and economic census statistics.  The new features include a simplified main page design, the option for a guided search and an enhanced community facts tool, providing options for both novice and advanced data users.  Discover more here.

First Look at Key Demographic Characteristics of New Congressional Districts

For the first time, the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey is providing access to detailed demographic data on congressional districts for the 113th Congress.  These statistics include age, education, occupation, income and veteran status.  They are accessible via Easy Stats, the Census Bureau’s new online tool offering quick and easy access to American Community Survey data.  These statistics are drawn from the most recent five-year American Community Survey sample, tabulated for redistricted congressional districts of the 113th Congress.  See more here.

First Annual Data Innovation Day a Major Success

The purpose of Data Innovation Day was to raise awareness about the benefits and opportunities that come from increased use of information by individuals and the public and private sector.  The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation kicked off the day with a panel discussion in Washington, DC on “Data Innovation in the Government.”  Senior leaders from the Departments of Energy, Education, and Health and Human Services discussed their latest initiatives with open data, as well as Teresa Carlson with Amazon Web Services and Jason O’Connor with Lockheed Martin to explain the benefits of data.  Watch the webcast here.

Notable Data Publications

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

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Expenditures for Trauma-Related Disorders among the Elderly and Non-Elderly, 2009: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – The Long-Term Uninsured in America, 2007-2010 (Selected Intervals): Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Premiums and Employee Contributions for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Private versus Public Sector, 2011
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Union Members 2012
• Census Bureau – ACS Citizen Voting-Age Population: 2007-2011
• Census Bureau – ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS): 2007-2011
• Census Bureau – Changes in Self-Employment: 2010 to 2011
• Census Bureau – Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011
• Census Bureau – Labor Force Participation and Work Status of People 65 Years and Older
• Census Bureau – Puerto Rico Community Survey Estimates in Spanish and American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample Files
• Census Bureau – School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011
• Census Bureau – Service Annual Survey: 2011
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Diagnosed HIV Infection among Adults and Adolescents in Metropolitan Statistical Areas—United States and Puerto Rico: 2010
• Department of Health and Human Services – Child Maltreatment, 2011
• Department of Housing and Urban Development – Metropolitan Zone Maps and Shapefiles
• Monitoring the Future – National Results On Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings: 2012
• National Center for Health Statistics – Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2009 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
• Pew Center of the States – State and Local Health Spending, 2011

Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about?  Just email us and we’ll include it here.

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):

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (March 25, 2013)

Census Bureau

• Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units (February 25, 2013)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• The National Hospital Care Survey (March 1, 2013)

Institute of Education Sciences

• National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2014-2016 System Clearance (February 25, 2013)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• List Sampling Frame Survey (February 27, 2013)

Office of Justice Programs

• Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (March 1, 2013)

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