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Hi all, Are there guidelines for when to use 2-year data or 3-year data for state-level estimates from CPS data? We're looking at older adult food insecurity by state from the CPS-FSS. I've seen it done with 2-year data and with 3-year data. Thanks. ...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/census-bureau-quietly-scraps-plan-for-improved-data-collection-on-race-and-ethnicity - "The Census Bureau is walking back plans to unveil a new, more inclusive way to document race and ethnicity, delaying updates that ...
Hello, everyone. My name is Rob O'Reilly, and I'm a Data Librarian at Emory University in Atlanta. My job mainly consists of helping folks find and access data that are a good fit for their research, and I also do a fair bit of work helping folks navigate ...
The business about proportions is protection against the effects of control total revisions. I would go ahead and report the numbers with the MOEs and note the effective date and the possibility of change due to subsequent control revisions. ------------------------------ ...
I have a question about how to interpret ACS table cell counts and how to relate these counts to population estimates. The question begins with the following statement from the ACS 2020 handbook: "The ACS was designed to provide estimates ...
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