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Census Releases ACS 2005-2009 Summary File in DataFerrett
The Census Bureau recently released the ACS 2005-2009 Summary File in its DataFerrett web application. DataFerret packages data in six different file formats for users, including SAS, SPSS, and Stata, and provides additional methods for users to define and extract a subset of the estimates from the Summary File. Access the Summary File through DataFerrett here.
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National Center for Education Statistics Releases New Data on Postsecondary Enrollment, Graduation Rates, and Finances
NCES released its report Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2009; Graduation Rates, 2003 & 2006 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2009. The report presents findings from the spring 2010 data collection of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics. This collection included five components: student financial aid for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the 2009-10 academic year; enrollment for fall 2009; graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion; graduation rates within 200 percent; and finances for fiscal year 2009. Access the full report here.
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Census to Hold Audio News Conference on the Release of New Data About Black-Owned Businesses
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an audio news conference to release new data about black-owned businesses from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners. The data show the number and percent of black-owned businesses, sales and receipts at the national, state, and local levels, as well as other details. The audio news conference will be held Tuesday, February 8 at 2 p.m. EST. Participants may call in here: 1-888-324-9312, participant passcode: CENSUS. Participants can access the online presentation here, conference/meeting number: PW2985603, conference/meeting passcode: CENSUS.
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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):
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- National Compensation Survey (February 28, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
- National Educational Study of Transition (March 2, 2011)
Office of Justice Programs
- Police Public Contact Survey (March 29, 2011)
- National Survey of Youth in Custody, 2011-2012 (March 29, 2011)
- Survey of State Court Criminal Appeals, 2010 (April 1, 2011)
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Disability Statistics From Surveys & Administrative Records
Thursday, February 17, 2011
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Register here
Dr. Andrew J. Houtenville, Associate Professor of Economics and the Institute on Disability Research Director at the University of New Hampshire, will discuss the availability of public-release, restricted-release, and restricted-access survey and administrative data on the population of people with disabilities and participants in disability-related programs. He will discuss efforts to include a small core set of six disability-related questions in all major federal surveys as well as in some administrative records. In addition, he will discuss efforts to make access to linked administrative records more readily available for research purposes.
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