Data Linkage Infrastructure

Housing Administrative Record Simulation

The American Community Survey (ACS) is continually testing ways to improve the survey and reduce respondent burden.

SNAP Profiles New York State (Interactive)

SNAP is the largest federal program to reduce domestic hunger, but many eligible people do not participate.

Match Ratio of 2010 Census and Administrative Records

The Census Bureau is researching ways to utilize administrative records data in its decennial census and surveys.

The Power of Administrative Data: OnTheMap for Emergency Management

New Jersey's use of a Census Bureau tool that combines state and federal data helped its Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.

2020 Census Innovations: Streamlining the Count

Smart use of administrative data is just one of the promising innovations planned for the 2020 Census.

How SAIPE Creates Poverty Estimates for School Districts

This tutorial shows how SAIPE creates estimates for school districts.

Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications Working Papers

Browse the research papers that use data from censuses, surveys, and data from other agencies.

Center for Economic Studies Working Papers

Economic research papers to improve our understanding of US businesses, households, and individuals.

Exploring the Utility of Linking Data on Domestic Migration

This project is the first major attempt to link individual NCOA records to individual mover records in the ACS.

Accessing Administrative Data for Program Evaluation: November 9, 2017

Census presented at AEA's Conference: Moving Beyond Barriers - Effective Models for Using Administrative Data to Generate Evidence & Enhance Evaluation Capacity

Using Administrative Data for Program Evaluation: November 1-2, 2016

November 1 marked Census’ inaugural event highlighting successful uses of administrative data to study social & demographic trends & inform public policy.

Using Administrative Data for Program Evaluation: October 28, 2016

On Oct 28 Census presented at AEA’s 2016 Evaluation Conference Session “Promises & Pitfalls of Using Administrative Data for Program Evaluation”