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2008 American Community Survey Data Partial Release

Jesse Silva — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:03:06 +0000

From the American Community Survey Press Release:

The Census Bureau has released social, demographic, housing, and someeconomic data from the 2008 ACS for areas with populations of 65,000 or more.

On September 29, 2009, the remaining 2008 ACS economic data will be released. The delayed release of these data is due to the discovery of a coding error that affected the estimates of poverty, family income, and food stamp receipt. The Census Bureau released all tables that weren’t affected by the coding error. For a list of the impacted tables, please see the revised release schedule: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/2008/schedule.html.

Below is a sample of the topics included in the current release:

Educational attainment
Industry
Occupation
Class of worker
Journey to work
Employment status
Work status
Veteran status
Housing
Foreign born
Migration

Information about the 2008 ACS data release can be found at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/index.html.

Census Bureau to Count Same-Sex Married Couples

Jesse Silva — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:43:53 +0000

Here is a piece of news I missed this weekend. The United States Census Bureau announced on Friday that it will count married same-sex couples in the 2010 Census. According to an article in the Washington Post, this is a reversal of a decision made by the Bush Administration not to count same-sex married couples because of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Obama Administration does not interpret DOMA as prohibiting this count. According to the article, the Census Bureau is now working to identify the technical changes needed to ensure the reliability of the information on such couples.

United States Congressional Serial Set Now Available through LexisNexis Congressional

Jesse Silva — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:38:56 +0000

UC Berkeley has recently acquired full-text access to the United States Congressional Serial Set (1789-1969) through LexisNexis Congressional. The Serial Set contains the legislative history of United States, and also includes many historic agency annual reports, House and Senate Reports, and many other official government documents (for a more complete summary of what is contained in the Serial Set, click here). Prior to this acquisition, citations to the Serial Set found in LexisNexis Congressional had to be searched in the Readex United States Congressional Serial Set database. With this purchase, you can now search LexisNexis Congressional for all your congressional research needs. Off-campus access to LexisNexis Congressional is restricted to current UCB student, faculty and staff, though anyone in the Library may access the database.

New Database: LexisNexis Statistical Datasets

Jesse Silva — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:25:29 +0000

The Library has just subscribed to LexisNexis Statistical Datasets. The database provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated. Anyone may access LexisNexis Statistical Datasets from the public computers in the Library, however, off-campus access to is restricted to current UCB faculty, staff and students through the proxy server or VPN.

Statewide Database - The Resdistricting Database for the State of California

Susana Hinojosa — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:27:00 +0000

The Statewide Database offers a wealth of information on California statewide elections back to 1992. This site offers voting, registration, geographic datasets, redistricting court cases and news, plus research resources. As one example, the Reports section includes reports on the 2000 census, zip code information, Statements of Registration (1962-2008), and Statements of the Vote (1990-2008). Maps are given for the Senate, Assembly, and Congressional Districts. Resources include: California redistricting initiatives, and redistricting news. The California District Summaries give for each Senate, Assembly, and Congressional District information on voter registration (Democrat or Republican), the ethnicity of each district, the district vote in the 2000 Presidential Election, and a note on whether the district is considered a safe Republican or Democratic district.

Hi-Tech Census Costs, Accuracy in Doubt

Tim Dennis — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:29:38 +0000

From the AP:

Big worries for the nation’s first high-tech census should have been obvious when some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn’t figure out their fancy new handheld computers.

Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 billion to the cost of the 2010 census and jeopardize the accuracy of the nation’s most important survey.

American Community Survey - Statistical Portrait of Hispanics

Susana Hinojosa — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:21:39 +0000

The Pew Hispanic Center offers, A Statistical Portrait of Hispanics at Mid-Decade,Â which is based on tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) public use microdata file.Â The ACS is the largest household survey in the U.S.Â The report contains 32 data tables. Examples of tables: Hispanic Population by Nativity: 2000 and 2005; Hispanic Population by State: 2000 and 2005; English Ability by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2005.

Catalog of US Government Publications Maintenance Aug 26

Jesse Silva — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:58:23 +0000

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) at http://catalog.gpo.gov may be unavailable for a brief interval of time Sunday evening, August 26, as the Government Printing Office performs routine maintenance. If you encounter the period of down time, please try again later.

American Community Survey Release Schedule August-September 2007

Jesse Silva — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:54:46 +0000

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Schedule for 2006 American Community Survey Data

The Census Bureau will release data from the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) in August and September according to the timetable below. This yearâ€™s data release marks the first time that group quarters (such as prisons, college dorms, military barracks and nursing homes) are included in the data products. Closer to the release date, the Census Bureau will provide guidance on making comparisons between annual ACS data products, as well as comparisons between ACS and Census 2000 data. Data will again be available for the nation, 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district and all counties, places and metropolitan areas with
populations of 65,000 or more.

Data Release Schedule

*Aug. 28, 2007: ACS income, earnings and poverty data, in conjunction with the Census Bureauâ€™s annual release of income, poverty and health insurance data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS).

*Sept. 12, 2007: ACS social, economic and housing characteristics, demographic and housing estimates, and Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) data. The data will consist of: Educational attainment, Industry, Occupation, Class of worker, Journey to work, Employment status, Work status, Veteran status, Housing, Households and families, Marital status, Migration, Family.

*Sept. 27, 2007: ACS group quarters and selected population profiles/tables for about 200 selected population groups by race, Hispanic origin and ancestry. This marks the first release of group quarters profiles since 1990. Also released at that time will be workplace geography tables.

Minority Data Resource Center

Susana Hinojosa — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:47:15 +0000

The new Minority Data Resource Center (MDRC)Â is an initiative of ICPSR (Inter-univeristy Consortium for Political and Social Research) at the Univ. of Michigan.Â The goal of the site is to provide data resources to educators, researchers and students who are interested in analyzing issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the US. The data includes large on-going national surveys in the large gathering of data. Subjects include: education, employment, history, housing, immigration and health.