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Research Matters
At the Census Bureau, we aim to discuss important research in government statistics, and stimulate informed debate. Research ranges from substantive topics of interest in demography, economics and other social sciences, to methodological questions, such as the role of statistical modeling in surveys, designs for the Decennial Census, research on record linkage and confidentiality protection.
Research is more important to us now than ever before. There is increased demand for data products, and the questions asked are becoming more complex and hard to measure.
On the other hand, surveys and censuses are increasingly expensive and challenging to mount. The forum will describe research at the Census Bureau that is essential to reconciling these tendencies.
In certain postings, opinions and conclusions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed.
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Technology Transformation at the Census Bureau: Building a Modern, Data-Centric Ecosystem
October 05, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau has historically helped answer both simple questions like "What’s the population of Utah?” and more complex questions like “How are declining business start-up rates related to living standards?”
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The Impact of 2010 Census Hiring on the Unemployment Rate
June 30, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to conduct the decennial census.
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Modernizing Disclosure Avoidance: A Multipass Solution to Postprocessing Error
June 18, 2020
In our last blog, we discussed the feedback we received from the data user community about demonstration data released last fall that were produced using the interim version of the 2020 Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS).
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Modernizing Disclosure Avoidance: What We've Learned, Where We Are Now
March 13, 2020
We want to highlight some of the feedback we have received and how we are using it to improve the Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS) that will be used for the 2020 Census.
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Census Bureau Works With Data Users to Protect 2020 Census Data Products
February 12, 2020
The Census Bureau’s mission is “to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.” As an agency, we take this responsibility seriously.
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Balancing Privacy and Accuracy: New Opportunity for Disclosure Avoidance Analysis
October 29, 2019
Today, the Census Bureau is releasing demonstration data products designed to help our data user community better understand the disclosure avoidance system.
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Disclosure Avoidance and the 2018 Census Test: Release of the Source Code
June 06, 2019
The 2020 Census marks the first time that any federal government statistical agency applied the rigorous rule of differential privacy.
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Shape your future. START HERE. U.S. Census Bureau Unveils 2020 Census Tagline
March 04, 2019
Starting in 1790, and every 10 years since, the United States has conducted a census.
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Protecting the Confidentiality of America's Statistics: Ensuring Confidentiality and Fitness-for-Use
September 04, 2018
In my last blog, I described the Census Bureau’s work to modernize how we protect respondent data in the statistics we publish.
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Protecting the Confidentiality of America's Statistics: Adopting Modern Disclosure Avoidance Methods at the Census Bureau
August 17, 2018
The U.S. Census Bureau’s commitment to data stewardship—protecting respondent privacy and confidentiality at every stage of the data lifecyle—is grounded in law that is straightforward, robust, and strong.
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Join Us at the 2017 Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference
May 18, 2017
Researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau, along with many other survey research professionals across the nation, will present findings at the 72nd annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference.
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Census Knowledge and Census Participation Among Hispanics
January 18, 2017
Does knowledge about the decennial census encourage participation among populations that are hard to count (e.g. people with language barriers and socio-economic disadvantages)?
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Implementing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in a Survey Organization
May 15, 2016
When interviewers administer a survey in a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) mode, survey organizations like the U.S. Census Bureau incur great costs acquiring and maintaining devices such as laptops, tablets or cell phones for interviewers to use in the field.
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