30

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistrictingcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, national, U.S. Census Bureau

Union of Concerned Scientists Release Report on 2020 Census Data Accuracy

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Concerns about census data accuracy have lead experts to worry about "the potential undercounting of variousgroups in the country and how undercounts might affect federal funding allocation, redistricting efforts, and…

28

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Prepcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, IN-DEPTH, national, redistprep, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

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Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…

28

Jul

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Resources Available to Prepare for the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release- BY JAMES WHITEHORNE, CHIEF, REDISTRICTING DATA AND VOTING RIGHTS OFFICE: In a few weeks, we’ll release the 2020 Census redistricting data in our legacy summary file format. And…

24

Jul

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VIDEO: Accessing 2020 Census Redistricting Data from the Legacy Format Summary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)

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This video will demonstrate how to import the “2020 Census Redistricting Data - Legacy Format Summary Files,” and then extract familiar tables for specific data and geography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz9117G8BsU

23

Jul

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Census Bureau Moves Up Release of Demonstration Data to Coincide with August Redistricting Data Release

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Press Release (July 22, 2021): In response to stakeholder input about the value of earlier access to demonstration data that feature the 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance System’s chosen production settings,…

29

Jun

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Federal Court Rejects Alabama’s Census Lawsuit

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An Alabama federal district court has rejected the State of Alabama's lawsuit requesting that the U.S. Census Bureau refrain from using the differential privacy method to modify individual census responses…

09

Jun

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Functionscensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, national, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

Census Bureau Sets Key Parameters to Protect Privacy in 2020 Census Results

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The Census Bureau announced today the final framework for implementing its privacy algorithm (aka "disclosure avoidance or "differential privacy") on the 2020 census data. The specific settings (indicated below) determine…

30

May

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Two Studies Find Major Issues with Soon to Be Released Census Data Due to Differential Privacy

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A team of researchers at Harvard University and a separate team at the University of Minnesota have published reports offering a troubling assessment of the U.S. Census Bureau's use of…

07

May

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U.S. Census Bureau VIDEO: Differential Privacy 101

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Watch this video for a basic eplanation of the differential privacy technique used to protect the privacy of individuals whose data resides in large databases. The video demonstrates how database…