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This paper investigates inconsistency in reports of couples’ relationship status versus sex in an experiment conducted during the 2013 American Housing Survey.
The June 2012 Current Population Survey (CPS) Fertility Supplement data showed a significant decrease from 2010 in the percent of childless women aged 35 to 44.
Using SIPP data, the likelihood of reporting unfavorable housing, neighborhood, and local services along with a move were examined by race and ethnicity.
This paper uses regressions to better understand which Millennials were affected most by the recession and what effects it had on this mobile population.
This paper presents the resulting income estimates based on changes to the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement questionnaire on income estimates.
This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the poverty estimates from the 2014 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC)
This report evaluates how well the revised veteran status question on the 2013 ACS performed in its ability to capture quality data compared with prior years.
This paper uses 2008-2012 county-to-county migration flows to analyze migration by employment, work, & occupational status, with examples of county aggregation
Handouts about Health Statistics, Disability and Fertility, Health Care Industries, Health Insurance, HIV/AIDS, and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates.
This paper evaluates how the Hispanic origin population reported their race in the 2010 Census, with an emphasis on Hispanics who self-reported their origin.
This paper uses the 2007-2011 county-to-county migration flows to analyze county-level migration by household income, individual income, & education attainment.
Report gives indication of how representative the interviewed housing units in the ACS are of ACS nonrespondents and sampling frame in American Indian areas.
Summarizes the effect of CATI call parameter changes, confirming that the loss in interviews and increase in CAPI workload are in line with projections.
Analyzes the impact of college students in particular of those not living with relatives, on the poverty rate of places in which the schools are located.
This graphic makes use of the ACS to examine the distribution of language use in metro areas with many large populations of speakers of non-English languages.
Explores how to characterize various percentages of Supplemental Poverty Measure threshold relative to standard budgets and to the official poverty thresholds.
In the wake of welfare reform and the recent recession, there has been increased interest
in identifying and assessing the well-being of disconnected families.
An evaluation of the quality of the retirement income data in the 2010 CPS ASEC, comparing it to IRS 1099-R forms filed with tax returns in the tax year 2009.
Details the methodology developed for the 2011 ACS data products to account for imputation methodology within the current variance estimation framework.
The paper addresses the lack of diversity in the opt-out discussion by comparing the prevalence of options among Asian, Black, Hispanic and White mothers.
One component of the Demographic analysis estimates is net international migration, which represents the movement of people who change their residence.
Determines if a single factor accounted for all or most inconsistent occupancy status classifications and which characteristics are associated with rates of inconsistency.
Documents the maximum field lengths specific to each open response question in the 2009 ACS and measures rates of truncated responses in the mail mode.
Examines the spatial patterns, demographic, and transportation characteristics of commuters who travel 50 or more miles AND 90 minutes or more to get to work.
This evaluation compares the Armed Forces content on the Survey of Income and Program Participation 2011 test with SIPP 2008 and the American Community Survey.
Overview of differences between the 2010 Census universe of housing units and 2010 ACS housing unit sampling frame, related to occupancy status discrepancies.
Exploration of using an alternative method in the mail return edit (assigning a point value to each missing item) to determine a reduced FEFU workload.
This paper uses 1960-2000 Census and 2010 ACS data to describe changes in the size, origins, and geographic distribution of the foreign-born population.
Research into using an expanded weighting matrix to improve consistency between estimates of the full sample ACS and its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).
This paper examines the impact of the new survey design (SIPP-EHC) on measures of income, poverty status, and poverty transitions within the reference period.
Review of ACS field representative and Census enumerator procedures, training, etc. to identify differences that contribute to occupancy status discrepancies.
This study introduces the CPS Program Participation Method of imputing benefits for the National School Lunch Program & the Women, Infants, & Children program.
The purpose of this paper is to provide data users with additional information about the Migration Supplement that is not found in other published sources.
Research completed to date on factors that might explain differences in the level of vacant and occupied housing units between the 2010 Census and 2010 ACS.
Summarizes the findings from a follow up survey of mail responders, Internet responders, and nonresponders in the experimental treatment of the Internet Test.
Summary of research done to assess the quality of the Master Address File and to identify components of the ACS sample frame requiring additional research.
This report evaluates the 2010 ACS Content Test to simplify the period of military service question and to improve the quality of the data for this topic.
This report evaluates the 2010 ACS Content Test to simplify the veteran identification question and generate more reliable and accurate estimates of veterans.
Examines how the distribution of respondent characteristics differ between the two methods and whether any difference is reflected in the final estimates.
Examines whether those employed/formerly employed in occupations that were hard�hit by the recession were more likely to have employed partners after recession.
Assesses respondents' multiple responses to questions requiring a single response and if ACS should continue to blank multiple responses in the mail mode.
Describes results of testing messaging and design changes to the ACS mailing materials to minimize impact of 2010 Census activities on ACS mail response rates.
Focus on the use of vital statistics in Demographic Analysis including, the use of vital statistics data, the use of birth records, and how race is reported.
Determines for which estimates GQ variances are highest and the effects of the higher variances and assesses why GQ population estimates have higher variances.
Data from the Current Population Survey, the basis of the SPM resource measure, are used to model imputations to the CE for participation in NSLP and WIC.
Paper examines the misreporting of nutritional assistance on the CPS received by Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.
This paper discusses how to estimate commuting expenses and seeks to enhance and refine the SPM so that it adjusts commuting expenses for geographic difference.
This paper presents estimates of the prevalence of poverty in the US, overall and for selected demographic subgroups, for the official and SPM measures.
We quantify sources of variation in annual job earnings data collected by the SIPP to determine how much of the variation is the result of measurement error.
The task of selecting a child care arrangement often involves a number of factors such as employment demands, family changes, and the well being of the child.
This paper examines the population projected to speak a language other than English in 2020, with a focus on the methodology used to produce these projections.
This paper specifically examines the socio-demographic characteristics of same-sex couple households with children, using the 2009 ACS internal data files.
This paper provides an examination of a practical applied problem (levels of high school dropouts) using publicly-accessible data and information from the ACS.
This paper uses data from the SIPP to observe how health insurance coverage changes in the aftermath of a job separation followed by a period of unemployment.
Current Population Survey’s (CPS) Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) supplement added new questions to aid in developing Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)
To evaluate the quality of new 2010 ASEC mortgage questions, this paper compares similar data collected in ACS and AHS by a number of selected characteristics.
This paper reports on the home ownership status of a housing unit (tenure) and the length of time that people stay in one place (residential duration).
This analysis investigates how Post 9/11 women veterans are different from their predecessors, in terms of their post-military social and economic outcomes.
Evaluation studying the effects from changes made to the criteria for assigning sufficient partial and complete outcome codes to group quarter interviews.
Overview of ACS, including comparison with Census 2000, content, sample design, operations, target population, population controls, geographies, and more.
Research using ACS test site data for San Francisco and Tulare County: issues with estimates including stability and comparison with administrative data.
The report focuses on comparisons of national distributions of citizenship status, year of entry, and place of birth between the 2004 ACS and the 2004 ASEC.
This report is one in a series that compares data from the American Community Survey (ACS) with data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).
The purpose of this paper is to explain an important adjustment to the health insurance edit process that assigns private coverage to non-policy holders.
Results of proposed changes to the place of birth, citizenship, and year of entry content as tested in the 2006 American Community Survey Content Test.
Service-connected disability was included in the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) Content Test to test whether ACS could provide accurate estimates.
Examines employed and non-employed mothers reporting of child care constraints: limited hours, provider change, waiting lists, and other child care problems.
Comparison of educational attainment data between the 2004 ACS and the 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey.
Report focuses on several common measures of inequality using household income data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for the years 2000 through 2005.
Examination of the consistency of ACS race and Hispanic origin group results at the county level using a special file from the Multi-year Estimates Study.
Explores how an alternative imputation strategy compares to the present strategy used to impute assets and liabilities in the SIPP Wealth Topical Module.
The data analysis in this report focuses on comparisons of national estimates of poverty between the 2003 ACS and the 2004 CPS ASEC (income year 2003).
Examination of the potential of ACS and CPS to collect median age at first marriage estimates previously provided by National Center for Health Statistics.
Seventh in a series of reports about implementing the ACS: comparing quality measures between the ACS 3-year estimates and the Census 2000 long-form estimates.
Compares results from Census 2000 to results from the American Community Survey for characteristics such as nativity, place of birth, language, and ancestry.
Eighth in a series of reports about implementing the ACS: comparing counties and tracts between the ACS 3-year estimates and the Census 2000 estimates.
This paper explores whether the format of the Hispanic origin question influenced respondents to provide general instead of specific national-origin responses.
This report presents information on the characteristics of the 2.1 million adopted children and 4.4 million stepchildren of householders from the 2000 Census.
Identifies and documents components of the ACS and describes projects associated with making the transition from a demonstration program to a production survey.
Compares results from Census 2000 to results from the American Community Survey for characteristics such as nativity, place of birth, language, and ancestry.
Overview of quality of American Community Survey estimates, including sample size, interpretation of multiyear averages, reliability, and representativeness.
Study focuses on three measures of non-response (mail return rate, minimal questionnaire completeness, and item imputation) at Bronx test site for 2000 ACS.
This paper examines the characteristics of persons who reported SCHIP coverage in the March 2001 CPS, and compares CPS estimates with administrative figures.
This analysis uses data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey to examine change in language use and English ability of school-aged children since 1990.
This report focuses on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimate of legal immigration to the United States between 1980-1990 and 1990-2000 (DAPE).
This report focuses on the evaluation of the Census Bureau’s estimate of foreign-born emigration from the United States between 1980 and 1990 (DAPE).
This report focuses on the evaluation of the Census Bureau’s estimate of net migration between Puerto Rico and the United States in the 1980s and 1990s (DAPE).
This report focuses on the evaluation of estimated residual foreign-born population (including unauthorized & quasi-legal migrants) in 1990 and 2000 (DAPE).
This paper provides a detailed discussion of the definitions, methodologies, assumptions, and data sources used to measure net international migration.
This report presents social, demographic and geographic characteristics of households that engage in home schooling and examines the potential for growth.
Importance, desirability, and feasibility of full implementation of the ACS: how ACS will improve the 2010 census design and provide timely and relevant data.
This report attempts to control for the effect of changes over time in the size and composition of households by adopting a modified measure of income.
This working paper discusses the methodology and assumptions used to develop the recently released projections of the population of US from 1999 to 2100.
Examines the items on relationship-to-householder, grandparents-as-caregivers, and marital status using the current version of the Census Unedited File (CUF).
Results of coverage comparisons between the 1996 ACS and 1990 Census using distribution of household size by demographic characteristics and mode of response.
Analysis of nonresponse in the ACS test site in Rockland County, including comparison of allocation rates at the tract level and between the ACS and census.
Test determined the effects of allowing respondents to report more than one race in a self-identification context and assessed the utility of these data.
Description of ACS survey design, objectives, and estimation procedures, major methodological issues and initial results from the 1996 tests in four counties.
Discussion of research and procedures developed to derive indirect estimates by integrating ACS data with administrative records and the previous census data.
This paper examines the quality of the fertility data among men and women and the characteristics of the men who did not respond to the question on fertility.
Results of the computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) response option for a continuous measurement alternative to the decennial census (1995).
Discussion of operational plans/issues, including design of sample and data collection process for HU and GQ components of a Continuous Measurement program.
In this study, a cohort survival method is supplemented by State Department U.S. citizen registration data to estimate the annual rate of U.S. born emigration.
Prototype design of a continuous measurement alternative to the decennial census: the prototype system, selection, and plans for testing and evaluation.
This paper examines persons who experience spells of poverty over a two year period using the 1987 panel of Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
This paper discusses current methods of assigning geographic codes to the Federal individual income tax returns and test results of potential new methods.
This paper compares the distribution of Food Stamp Program participants on selected variables obtained from SIPP and from a survey of administrative records.
This paper explores the applicability of hazards modeling techniques for the analysis of demographic, sociological and economic transitions using SIPP data.
This paper presents different estimates of spell durations in the Food Stamp and Aid to Families with Dependent Children programs, based on data from the SIPP.
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