by Ken Poole: Census Director John Thompson and Acting Director for the 2020 Census Lisa Blumerman spoke with a group of Census stakeholders today about Census plans regarding the American Community Survey. My take from the conversation: the ACS 3-year demographic estimates are history. When Census first developed the ACS in the 1990s, the […]
Continue ReadingA look at data-related legislative and public policy issues for the week of June 10, 2014.
Continue ReadingJohn Thompson, Census Bureau Director discussed the American Community Survey at the 54th Annual Conference of the Council for Community and Economic Research’s (C2ER).
Continue ReadingIt’s been a busy week in data-related issues in Washington DC. Here’s a look at legislation, budgets, and reports.
Continue ReadingThe Census was all over the news yesterday, as reactions stacked up in response to changes health insurance coverage questions raised concerns that quality of data could be degraded, especially with regard to the Affordable Care Act.
Continue ReadingAs the appropriations process gears up on Capitol Hill, government officials, advocates, and journalists are making the case for preserving public data.
Continue ReadingGood news from the Hill: the move to re-introduce an unpopular bill that would affect the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey has failed.
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