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ACS Redesign of Language-Spoken-at-Home Data, 2016

This report describes the processes, decision points, and challenges involved in the 2016 ACS language data redesign.

Effects of Social Security Eligibility Timing on Retirement Decisions

This paper uses administrative records linked to SIPP panels to analyze effects of increasing the Social Security Full Retirement Age on retirement outcomes.

Modeling Shared Responsibility Payments from the Affordable Care Act

This paper explores the possibility of modeling and adding the shared responsibility payment from the Affordable Care Act into the CPS ASEC tax model.

American Housing 2014 Survey Field Test: Final Report

Testing on alternative methods of asking about number and type of rooms in a housing unit.

Observations from the ITWG on Developing a Poverty Measure

Since the official U.S. poverty measure was first published in 1964, there has been continuing debate about alternative approaches to the poverty measurement.

Explaining the Veteran-Non-Veteran Earnings Differential

Veterans have frequently been found to earn more than non-veterans in the civilian labor market, even after controlling for social and demographic variables.

2017 ACS Mail Design Test

Learn more about potential changes to ACS mail materials and their impact on response rates and costs.

Measuring Work-Related Expenses in the Redesigned 2014 SIPP Panel

This research evaluates methods to calculate work-related expenses when using data from the 2014 and later Survey of Income and Program Participation Panels.

Understanding Changes in Families and Households Pre and Post Katrina

This working paper Understanding Changes in Families and Households Pre and Post Katrina is from Families and Living Arrangements.

Differences Between Coresident and Non-coresident Women

SBO - Women-Owned Firms: 1994

The 1994 Survey of Women-Owned Businesses provides information on women-owned employer firms in 1994 for all nonfarm business sectors.

Cognitive Pretesting of 2017 American Housing Survey Modules

Results from cognitive testing of new and revised survey questions for the 2017 American Housing Survey (AHS).

Cognitive Testing of Privacy and Confidentiality Respondent Messaging

Results from testing of respondent messaging on access to and protections of the data collected by the Census Bureau from respondents.

Analysis of Complaints Received

Learn more about the types of complaints expressed by respondents regarding the American Community Survey (ACS).

Investigation into the Use of Alternate Records Sources for Institutional Group Quarters

Learn more about sources of administrative data that could potentially supplement survey data for people living in correctional institutions and nursing homes.

Use of Administrative Records to Replace or Enhance the Mortgage/Home Equity Loan Amount & Payment Questions on the American Community Survey

Learn more about the potential for using administrative records to capture mortgage data on the ACS.

Individual Changes in Identification with Hispanic Ethnic Origins...

This paper examines the extent to which individuals change between specific categories of Hispanic identification across two decennial censuses.

Using Linked Data to Investigate True Intergenerational Change....

This paper provides proof of concept for using linked data to follow three generations of immigrant parents, children and grandchildren across seven decades.

Mailing Package, Digital Video Ads and the Census Landing Page

Usability evaluation of an online survey invitation and redesigned landing page.

The Opportunities and Challenges of Linked IRS Administrative...

This paper assesses bias in and demonstrates the utility of linked IRS, SSA, ACS, and decennial census data for longitudinal study of contemporary migration.