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Washington SDC Affiliates MeetingNovember 30, 2012

Seattle

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2010 Census Release Schedule: Revised

• Due to resource limitations and competing priorities– Congressional District Summary File (113th

Congress) • Now Jun 2013 (from Jan 2013)

– Public Use Microdata Sample Files• Now Mar - Jun 2013 (from Dec – Apr 2013)

• Schedule linked from AFF main page

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American Community Survey

• First-time internet response option

• New and revised questions 2013– Computer ownership / internet access (new)– Parental place of birth (new)– Food stamps/SNAP– Veterans identification / period of service– Public assistance income– Wages / salary– Interest / dividends

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Economic Census 2012• Data collection schedule

– Dec 2012: Forms mailed to most companies– Feb 12, 2013: Due date– Mar–June 2013: Awareness campaign– Oct 2013: Closeout of collection activities

• Data publication schedule– Dec 2013: Advance report– 2014–2016: Other reports

• Census.gov/econ/census12

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EEO File Release

• External benchmark for conducting comparisons between a workforce and available labor market– Begun in 1970 and updated every 10 years– 2010 Release: Thursday, Nov 29, 2012– Easy access: Type EEO files in Quick Start

text box (AFF Main tab)

• Used to develop / update Affirmative Action Plans

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Statistical Abstract

• Published since 1878 by the Census Bureau

• Discontinued as of the 2012 version

• Will now be published by ProQuest– Electronic and microfilm publisher– Provides archives and aggregated databases– Content accessed most commonly through

library databases

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Tech Talk: ACS.R (v0.8) Software(R is an open-source, language/platform)

• General toolkit for downloading, managing, and analyzing data from the ACS– Confidence intervals provided with the data

converted to standard errors– Package provides new methods to conduct

standard operations and tests of statistical significance

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http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/acs/index.html

Tech Talk: Alteryx2010 Census Data Engine

• 2000 data engine (Allocate) a breakthrough in terms of data compression and speed

• 2010 version (Alteryx)– Higher compression algorithm– Faster decompression / display of the data– Ability to filter geographies prior to a query

• Census.gov/support/2010CensusDataEngine.html

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Tech Talk: DataFerrett• Web-based analytical tool

– Online data integration– Web-based data-driven visualizations

• Datasets include survey data not on AFF

• Two types of datasets– Microdata (PUMS)– Aggregate data

• Tutorials and QuickTour available

• dataferrett.census.gov

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Tech Talk: Mobile App

• America’s Economy– 16 key monthly/quarterly government statistics

• Bureau of Economic Analysis• Bureau of Labor Statistics• Census Bureau

• More mobile apps in the works

• Accessed through homepage slider

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Tech Talk: American FactFinder Enhancements

• Release 6 to address user feedback– Quick and easy access to Census data– Enhanced text search and simplified

geography selection– Step-by-step guide to find Census data– Due January 2013

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Workshop Information and

Data Questions

Los Angeles Regional Office

818-267-1725 or

888-806-6389 (toll-free )

Linda ClarkData Dissemination Specialist

Pacific Northwest & AlaskaU.S. Census BureauLos Angeles Region

linda.clark@census.govMobile: 206-446-8794

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