Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census: How SafeTab-H Works
Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census: How SafeTab-H Works
Report Number: C2020BR-11
This is the fifth in a series of briefs describing disclosure avoidance methods used to protect 2020 Census data products and the implications of those methods for data users.
This brief describes how differential privacy works and is applied to the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B). It also explains how adaptive designs differs between Detailed DHC-B and the Detailed DHC-A.
User note: We recommend first reading the brief, "Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census: How SafeTab-P Works." This brief describes how differential privacy is applied to the Detailed DHC-A and is a precursor to the brief about Detailed DHC-B and SafeTab-H.
Others in Series
Publication
Disclosure Avoidance for the DHC and Guidance for Data Users
This brief describes how differential privacy works and how it is applied to the 2020 Census DHC.
Publication
Housing Characteristics: 2020
The brief uses 2020 Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) data highlighting the nation's housing in 2020 as well as changes between 2010 and 2020.
Publication
Disclosure Avoidance and the Supplemental DHC: How PHSafe Works
This brief describes how differential privacy works and how it is applied to the 2020 Census Supplemental DHC File.
Related Information
Page Last Revised - July 30, 2024