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Data Gaps in Tracking Income Differences
Addressing gaps in educational attainment by family income, which exist even among similarly prepared students, is one of the most significant challenges facing policymakers concerned about income inequality and socioeconomic mobility. Brookings argues that Current Population Survey data is not sufficient to track these trends.
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Census Blog Post on Migration Data
The Census Bureau released a set of data products on geographical mobility. The products provide insight on the dynamics of residential moves and some of the reasons that people choose to, or choose not, to move. Each demonstrates the breadth of information on migration available while highlighting a unique aspect of three different surveys.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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CFPB Will Take Consumer Complaints Public
Consumers will be able to share their gripes with financial institutions publicly on a government database, thanks to a decision from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The watchdog agency announced that it would allow consumers that submit a complaint to the CFPB and make that complaint public on the agency’s website.
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Dept. of Ed Considers Creating 2 College-Ratings Systems
The Education Department, under continued fire over its planned college-rating system, is considering creating two systems, an agency official said at a policy briefing. The first ratings system would be geared toward consumers and be based on raw outcomes metrics, while the second would be geared toward policy makers and researchers.
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Visualization of the Week
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The Global Flow of People
Explore new estimates of migration flows between and within regions for five-year periods, 1990 to 2010. Click on a region to discover flows country-by-country.
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Notable Data Publications
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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):
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
- Consumer Complaint Database (May 26, 2015)
Census Bureau
- Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey (M3) (April 21, 2015)
- Survey of Residential Building or Zoning Permit Systems (April 21, 2015)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Public Housing Agency Executive Compensation Information (May 22, 2015)
National Science Foundation
- 2015 National Survey of College Graduates (April 21, 2015)
- Survey of Earned Doctorates (April 21, 2015)
U.S. Geological Survey
- National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (May 26, 2015)
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Public Data University 201 Webinar:
Intermediate Application of Data Sets: Accessing American Community Survey Statistics
April 8, 2015
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
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