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BLS Commissioner Profiled by Amstat News
Amstat News recently profiled Keith Hall, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read the full article here.
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GAO Recommends Census Bureau and Postal Service Pursue Opportunities to Further Enhance Collaboration
The Census Bureau and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collaborated on aspects of the 2010 Census and prior decennials, and those efforts generally went well in such areas as address list development. But both agencies face challenges: the Bureau needs to control the escalating cost of the decennial census and maintain its accuracy, while USPS must improve its financial condition. As requested, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined opportunities to enhance collaboration in such areas as technology, personnel, and facilities that could improve the cost-effectiveness of the 2020 Census and generate revenue for USPS. Read the report here.
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Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality – Asthma Medication Use among Children with Reported Treatment for Asthma, United States, 2007-2008
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality – Changes in Children’s Use and Expenditures for Asthma Medications, United States, 1997-1998 to 2007-2008
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality – Health Care Use and Expenditures for Pain Conditions Among Women 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008
- Bureau of Economic Analysis – Per Capita Real GDP by Metropolitan Area
- Bureau of Economic Analysis – Per Capita Real GDP by State
- Bureau of Economic Analysis – Population and Per Capita Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas
- Bureau of Justice Statistics – Appeals of Civil Trials Concluded in 2005
- Bureau of Justice Statistics – Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008
- Bureau of Labor Statistics – Consumer Expenditures and Income
- Bureau of Labor Statistics – Occupational Employment and Wages, 2010
- Census Bureau – 2012 Statistical Abstract
- Census Bureau – Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2010
- Census Bureau – Population Estimates
- Census Bureau – The Black Population: 2010
- Census Bureau – The White Population: 2010
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics & Quality – Substance Use among American Indian or Alaska Native Adolescents
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics & Quality – Substance Use among Asian Adolescents
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics & Quality – Substance Use among Black Adolescents
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics & Quality – Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents
- Department of Housing & Urban Development – American Housing Survey 2007 Metro Zone and New Orleans 2004-2009 Shapefiles
- National Center for Educational Statistics – Learning at a Distance: Undergraduate Enrollment in Distance Education Courses and Degree Programs
- National Center for Health Statistics – United States Life Tables, 2007
- National Crosswalk Service Center – 2010 School, Program, and Completions Files from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- World Health Organization – Database: Outdoor Air Pollution in Cities
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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
- Mass Layoff Statistics Program (November 29, 2011)
Census Bureau
- 2012 Economic Census of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa–Collectively Referred to as Island Areas (October 31, 2011)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Vital Statistics Report Forms (December 5, 2011)
Economic Research Service, USDA
- National Food Study (December 5, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 Spring First-Grade and Fall Second-Grade Data Collections (November 3, 2011)
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Census Bureau Webinar:
Release of List of Jurisdictions that Must Provide Language Assistance to Voters
October 11, 2011
1:00 PM EDT
More Information & Login
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Committee on National Statistics Public Seminar:
The Effects of the Great Recession on Our Economy and Society: Insights from Public Data
October 21, 2011
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW, Room 100
Washington, DC
Open to the public. Please register by email for planning purposes.
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Meeting:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data Users Advisory Committee
October 25, 2011
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Postal Square Building
Rooms 1, 2, and 3
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
Open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Kathy Mele, Data Users Advisory Committee, 202–691–6102.
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Public Meeting:
Economics and Statistics Administration
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee
November 4, 2011
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
1441 L St. NW
Washington, DC
Due to security procedures, anyone planning to attend the meeting must contact Gianna Marrone of BEA at (202) 606–9633.
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