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Frames Program
The Frames Program is modernizing the Census Bureau’s data infrastructure to maximize the utility of demographic, economic, and geospatial data. The Frames Program will enable the strategic use of data and increase the value of critical Census Bureau assets to help deliver on its mission to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.
If you have questions about the Frames Program, please email geo.frames.pgmo@census.gov
The Demographic Frame consists of demographic, social and economic characteristics of individuals derived from Census Bureau surveys, administrative records, and third-party data sources. It includes unique person-level identifiers used to link individuals across datasets and over time. It can be aggregated to family and household units.
Real-Time 2020 Administrative Record Census Simulation
This experiment combined administrative record and third-party sources to produce 2020 population estimates with the same reference date as the 2020 Census.
Working Paper
Developing a Residence Candidate File for Use With Employer-Employee Matched Data
Working Paper
Producing U.S. Population Statistics Using Multiple Administrative Sources
We discuss challenges encountered when producing administrative record-based population estimates and ways to address them.
Record Linkage and the Person Identification Validation System (PVS)
Research on the quality of person matches to improve and expand record linkage with a variety of contemporary and historical data sources.
Working Paper
Cognitive Testing on Public Opinion of Administrative Records
Testing of a survey instrument intended to measure public opinion about the use of administrative records by the Census Bureau.
Working Paper
Focus Groups on Public Opinion of Administrative Records
Assesses public opinion of a national demographic frame that would include person-level demographic, social, and economic characteristics for the U.S.
2024 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America
The U.S. Census Bureau participated in a panel on Leveraging the Demographic Frame to Modernize the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Foundation.
2023 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference
The U.S. Census Bureau participated in a panel on Modernizing the Census Bureau’s Statistical Foundation through Enterprise Frames.
2023 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) of the American Statistical Association
The U.S. Census Bureau participated in a panel on Modernizing the Census Bureau’s Statistical Foundation through Enterprise Frames.
2023 Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting
The U.S. Census Bureau participated in a panel on Leveraging the U.S. Census Bureau’s Demographic Frame for Official Statistics.
2023 BigSurv Conference
The U.S. Census Bureau participated in a panel on Modernizing the Census Bureau’s Statistical Foundation through Enterprise Frames.
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