APDU Bi-Weekly – September 28, 2023

September 28, 2023

FEATURE

Sign up for APDU’s Storytelling Workshop Today!

Your data are only as effective as the story you tell.

Sign up now for APDU’s data storytelling workshop in Arlington, VA on November 13-14.

In this 1.5-day workshop data visualization expert Jeff Allen will cover the building blocks of data storytelling and show how these elements can create effective visual narratives, websites, and dashboards to get your point across effectively.

The Census Bureau Requests Public Comment on SOGI Test for the ACS

The American Community Survey is looking to expand its collection of valuable demographic information related to gender and sex and now is the opportunity to have your voice heard! The deadline to submit public comments to the Census Bureau on its 2024 ACS Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Test is November 20th.

APDU is considering discussing the SOGI Test in a future webinar and wants to get your feedback to gauge overall interest in the topic.

NEWS

Amid Inflation, Household Income Dropped 0.8 Percent in 2022: Census

An Annual Survey From the Census Bureau Aims for Better Data on the LGBTQ+ Population

Census Shows 3.5 Million Middle Eastern Residents in U.S. , Venezuelans Fastest Growing Hispanic Group

Finding Current Events in the Data — A Look at Strikes Among Writers and Actors

Here’s What Stops – And What Doesn’t – If the U.S. Government Shuts Down

How Data Literacy in Government Is Enhancing Data-Driven Decisions

Realizing Our Public Service Through Continuous Community Engagement – Recounting Spring and Summer 2023

The Immigrant Population in the U.S. Is Climbing Again, Setting a Record Last Year

U.S. Government Shutdown Would Delay Release of Key Economic Data, Official Says

U.S. Inflation Eroded 2022 Wages, as Child Poverty Jumped, Census Says

COVID-19 NEWS

About 18 Million U.S. Adults Have Had Long COVID-19: CDC

A Blood Test for Long Covid is Possible, A Study Suggests

Free COVID-19 Tests Are Now Available for Order from the U.S. Government

New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

Equity in Education Dashboard

Experimental Data Map Health Care Estimates in GDP to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Framework

DATA VISUALIZATION

World Risk Poll: How Long Can People Survive Without Income?

UPCOMING WEBINARS

National Center for Health Statistics

Population-Based Survey Experience in Multimode Health and Nutrition Data Collection

October 4, 2023

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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EVENTS

Census Bureau and Puerto Rico IT Cluster’s CIO & IT

Leadership Conference

Data Innovation Symposium 

October 12 – 13, 2023

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research and Policy Conference

October 24 – 26, 2023

Hyattsville, MD

American Statistical Association

2023 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference

October 25 – 27, 2023

Bellevue, WA

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Center for American Progress

2023 Ideas Conference

October 25, 2023

Online

Association of Public Data Users

Data Storytelling Workshop

November 13 – 14, 2023

Arlington, VA

National League of Cities

City Summit

November 16 – 18, 2023

Atlanta, GA

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Health Care Statistics Updated With Improved Drug Price Data

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Criminal Victimization, 2022
• Jails Report Series: Preliminary Data Release
• Preliminary Data Releases: Prisons Series | Jails Series
• Reflections on the NCVS at 50, and Why It Still Matters
• Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2022 and Indicator 2: Incidence of Victimization at School and Away From School

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• A Look at Consumer Prices in Back-To-School Season
• Final Demand Producer Prices up 1.6 Percent Over the Year Ended August 2023
• In 2021-22, 14% Of the U.S. Population, or 37.1 Million People, Provide Unpaid Eldercare
• Metamorphosis of Import and Export Price Measurement
• Real Average Hourly Earnings Increased 0.5 Percent From August 2022 to August 2023
• Slower Growth Is Expected in the Population, Labor Force, and Gross Domestic Product Through 2032
• Total Factor Productivity Rose in 78 of the 86 Manufacturing Industries in 2021
• U.S. Export Prices Fell 5.5 Percent From August 2022 to August 2023
• U.S. Import Prices Fell 3.0 Percent From August 2022 to August 2023
• Work-Related Suicides Down From 2019 High; Half Were the Result of Shootings

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• July 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.1% from the Previous Month and Down 2.4% from the Same Month Last Year
• June 2023 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 8.6% from the Same Month Last Year
• More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2022
• North American Transborder Freight down 4.2% in July 2023 from July 2022
• US Airlines Gain $5.5 Billion in Second Quarter 2023, an Improvement Over Second Quarter 2022

Census Bureau

• 3.5 Million Reported Middle Eastern and North African Descent in 2020
• Asian Indian Was The Largest Asian Alone Population Group in 2020
• Black Individuals Had Record Low Official Poverty Rate in 2022
• Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release
• Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
• Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Data for Nearly 1,500 Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups, Tribes and Villages
• Census Bureau to Embargo New Population Projections for the Nation by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin and Nativity
• Data Quality for Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Villages in the 2020 Census
• Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups
• Eight Hispanic Groups Each Had a Million or More Population in 2020
• Health Insurance Coverage Increased in Over Half of U.S. States in 2022
• Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.10 Monthly Data Release
• New Population Counts for Nearly 1,500 Race and Ethnicity Groups
• Uninsured Rates Decreased in Over Half of U.S. States in 2022
• With Days to Go, Government Shutdown Implications for Census Bureau Emerge
• What You Should Know About the Upcoming Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A
• Why People Move

Economic Research Service

• Area and Road Ruggedness Scales
• Children Were Only Age Group Improving Whole-Grain Intakes—School Foods Are a Key Factor
• U.S. Consumers Spent More on Food in 2022 Than Ever Before, Even After Adjusting for Inflation

Energy Information Administration

• Changes in U.S. Residential Natural Gas Prices Lag Spot Prices
• Construction Cost Data for Electric Generators Installed in 2021
• Energy Use for Transportation Increased From Pre-pandemic Levels in 2021 in Only 12 States
• Form EIA-860 Detailed Data With Previous Form Data (Eia-860A/860B)
• OPEC+ Production Cuts Drive up Sour Crude Oil Price Around the World
• The United States Surpassed Two Million On-Road Light-Duty Electric Vehicles in 2021
• Total Energy Production and Consumption by State, 2021

National Center for Education Statistics

• Postsecondary Institutions and Cost of Attendance in 2022-23; Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2021-22, and 12-Month Enrollment: 2021-22 (Provisional)
• Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2022

National Center for Health Statistics

• Deaths: Final Data for 2020
• Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens, July 2021-December 2022
• Long COVID in Adults: United States, 2022
• Long COVID in Children: United States, 2022
• New Reports Examine Long COVID in Adults and Children
• QuickStats: Sepsis-Related Death Rates Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021
• The 2021 Physician Pain Management Questionnaire Pilot Study

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Federal Obligations for R&D Increased Nearly 14% in FY 2021, Supported by COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Funding
• COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Funding

NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

Friends of NCHS/International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners

• Saving Lives Through Better Understanding of Deaths: NCHS Better Supporting Medical Examiners and Coroners

Pew Research Center

• The Modern American Family

FEDERAL RULEMAKING AND CALLS FOR COMMENT

APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. 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 Economic Analysis

• Direct Investment Surveys: BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (October 10, 2023)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• National Crime Victimization Survey (October 19, 2023)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary (November 17, 2023)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• SafeMTS—Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System (October 10, 2023)

Census Bureau

• American Community Survey Methods Panel: 2024 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Test (November 20, 2023)
• Annual Business Survey (November 21, 2023)
• Automated Export System (AES) (October 19, 2023)
• High-Frequency Surveys Program/Household Pulse Survey (October 16, 2023)
• Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions (October 2, 2023)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Agricultural Surveys Program (November 13, 2023)
• Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Survey (November 24, 2023)
• Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Programs (November 7, 2023)
• Fruits, Nuts, and Specialty Crops Surveys (November 7, 2023)
• Honey and Honey Bee Surveys (October 2, 2023)

National Center for Education Statistics

• 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) Field Test (November 6, 2023)
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Amendment #3 (October 23, 2023)
• School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Second Quarter Revision (October 10, 2023)

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• The 2024 National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (November 21, 2023)

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB

• Statistical Policy Directive No. 3: Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators-Proposal To Change Timing of Public Comments by Employees of the Executive Branch (October 24, 2023)