ASDC Annual Meeting
November 2, 2012
Kathleen Gabler
Socioeconomic Research Associate
Center for Business and Economic Research
Culverhouse College of Commerce
The Big Picture
Nancy Potok
The future of data collection, use, and disemination
6 Regional offices closed over the last 12 months
Steve Jost
Rethink data dissemination
Everyone wants data “now”
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Timely topics
The Economic Census
Health Statistics
Tigerweb
Potential Webinars
State Data Centers Strategic Plan
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Economic Census
More than 4 million employer businesses will receive
Economic Census forms between October and
December, 2012.
Response is required by law. Responses are
confidential.(Title 13, U.S. Code)
Companies will receive industry forms tailored to their
size and primary business activity.
Businesses can report electronically. For the first time,
small businesses will have a web form to complete
online.
Businesses will find answers to most questions at
econhelp.census.gov starting in Fall 2012.
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Key Dates for the Economic Census
Spring-Summer 2012
Awareness campaign: “This is the Economic Census Year.”
Fall 2012
Awareness campaign: “Watch for your Economic Census
form.”
December 2012
Forms mailed to most companies.
Awareness campaign: “Fill out your Economic Census form.”
Due Date - Feb 12, 2013
December 2013 - First data published.
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Be Ready for Economic Census
Questions!
http://www.census.gov/econ/census/
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Health Statistics
Health Statistics Forum – October 17, 2012
SHADAC – State Health Access Data Assistance
Center
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
statehealthfacts.org
Archived webinar available
http://www.census.gov/sdc/health.html
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SHADAC and KFF
SHADAC - The University of Minnesota's State Health
Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is funded by
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help states
monitor rates of health insurance coverage, understand
factors associated with access to care, and to utilize
data for implementation of health reform.
KFF - Kaiser Family Foundation is dedicated to filling the
need for trusted, independent information on the major
health issues facing our nation and its people. Kaiser is
a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on
the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as
the U.S. role in global health policy.
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Understanding the 1-, 3-, and 5-year ACS Estimates
Table 1. Geography for which ACS estimates are published
1-year
Areas with populations
> 65,000
3-year
Areas with populations
> 20,000
Nation, States, and Dist. of Columbia
All
All
All
Congressional Districts
All
All
All
Counties
About 25%
About 59%
All
School Districts
About 7%
About 24%
All
None
None
All
Published Geography
Census Tracts
5-year
All areas
#For a comprehensive list of geography available for the ACS 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates see
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/geography/
Table 2. Years for which ACS estimates are published
1-year
3-year
5-year
2005
2006
2007
2005-2007
2008
2006-2008
2009
2007-2009
2005-2009
2010
2008-2010
2006-2010
2011
2009-2011
2007-2011
(Available Sep. 2012)
(Available Oct. 2012)
(Available Dec. 2012)
2012
2010-2012
2008-2012
(Available 2013)
(Available 2013)
(Available 2013)
*Shading indicates years with health insurance coverage available
TIGERweb
Still testing in BETA – not available on Census
website
No demographic data
Tigerweb.geo.census.gov
Future version: CenViewer
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SDC Strategic Plan
ASDC Affiliates
Memorandum of Understanding
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