Census Update Making Connections! ALMIS Database Seminar August 17, 2005 Presented by: Pamela Schenker Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation Labor Market Statistics

2 Census Data What surveys does the Census administer? What Census data are used in ALMIS? How to access these data What’s new at Census? How does it impact ALMIS? Overview

3 What Surveys Does the Census Bureau Conduct? Census Surveys

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7 What Data do we use in ALMIS? Lookup Tables Occcodes – codetype 06 - Census occupational code Censcode – one record for every Census occupation code Censind – one record for every Census industry code Data Tables Populatn – population estimates, projections Cenlabor – demographics of the labor force Commute – commuting data (worksite / residence) Income – median household income ALMIS Database

8 What Data do we use in ALMIS? (Non-Standard) Census EEO – Lookup eeo1cat, eeostloc, eeorace Data eeolabfac, eeolabfor, eeoocc, eeopop Crosswalk eeo1xcens eeosxcens ALMIS Database

9 What Data do we use in ALMIS? (Non-Standard) LED – Lookup qwitype, qwisup Data qwichar, qwidata ALMIS Database

10 Where Can I find the Data? Summary File 3 Results from the 2000 Census Long Form Sample-Based Population, Income, Labor Force, and Commuting Data CDs National Crosswalk Center ALMIS Database

11 Summary File 3 (SF3) Summary File 3 consists of 813 detailed tables of Census 2000 social, economic and housing characteristics compiled from a sample of approximately 19 million housing units (about 1 in 6 households) that received the Census 2000 long-form questionnaire. Fifty-one tables are repeated for nine major race and Hispanic or Latino groups: White alone; Black or African American alone; American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; Some other race alone; Two or more races; Hispanic or Latino; and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino. Summary File 3 presents data for the United States, the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in a hierarchical sequence down to the block group for many tabulations, but only to the census tract levels for others. Summaries are included for other geographic areas such as Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAsTM) and Congressional districts (106th Congress). Summary File 3 includes 484 population tables and 329 housing tables that are identified according to geographic coverage ALMIS Database

12 Detailed data – population, income, etc. Commuting ALMIS Database

13 SF3 – Getting Data From Thematic Maps ALMIS Database

14 SF3 – Getting Data From Thematic Maps Change to Census Tract, Block Group, Zip Code Select Theme Download Data ALMIS Database

15 Income Data ALMIS Database

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17 Income Data ALMIS Database

18 National Crosswalk Service Center ALMIS Database

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20 EEO Data Census Long Form Census 2000 Special EEO Tabulation 24 EEO Data Sets Files 1 through 7 are residence tabulations Files 8 through 19 are workflow tabulations From a central worksite (county or place of 50,000 or more population) Show the flow to that worksite of workers from up to nine individual counties, places, or balance of counties Files 20 through 24 are worksite tabulations Download from: (SAS or ASCII) Equal Opportunity Employment

21 LED Data Local Employment Dynamics (LED) or Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Quarterly Workforce Indicators 8 QWIs: Total Employment Net Job Flows Job Creation New Hires Separations Turnover Avg Monthly Earnings Avg New Hire Earnings Local Employment Dynamics

22 LED Data Local Employment Dynamics (LED) or Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Quarterly Workforce Indicators 8 QWIs: Total Employment Net Job Flows Job Creation New Hires Separations Turnover Avg Monthly Earnings Avg New Hire Earnings Local Employment Dynamics

23 Who Uses QWI Online? What Do They Need To Know? Workforce Investment Boards Where are the jobs? How much do they pay? Who needs training? Employers Where are the workers? What is the pay? Economic Development Agencies What are the high growth industries? Where should a business locate? Transportation Planners How can workers get to their jobs? Local Employment Dynamics

24 What is LED? L L ocal – State, county, sub-county, workforce investment areas E E mployment – Demographics (age and sex) – Industry (NAICS/SIC codes) – Earnings D D ynamics – Time, quarterly from as far back as 1990 – Job gains, losses and flows – Hires, recalls, accessions and separations Local Employment Dynamics

25 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program (LEHD) Surveys Administrative Records Censuses Local Employment Dynamics Local Transportation Dynamics Local Immigration Dynamics Maps QWI Online Reports How Does It Work? Local Employment Dynamics

26 What are the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI)? Eight indicators Detailed demographics Detailed geography Industries by SIC and NAICS Historic Comparable Timely Local Employment Dynamics

27 LED Data Drill down to 3-digit NAICS Also have an Option to: View Report Download CSV Create PDF Local Employment Dynamics

28 What Changes are Coming? American Community Survey (ACS) Census Long Form Data – every year? Demographics Commuting EEO American Community Survey

29 Decennial Census American Community Survey

30 ACS The new survey will provide current demographic, socio-economic and housing information about America’s communities every year – information that until now was only available once a decade. Starting in 2010, the ACS will replace the long-form census questionnaire that was sent to about 1-in-6 addresses in Census And as with the long form, information from the ACS will be used to administer federal and state programs and distribute more than $200 billion a year. In 2005, a rolling, random sample of housing unit addresses throughout the United States and Puerto Rico began receiving the American Community Survey in the mail every month. Starting in 2006, data will be available annually for all areas with populations of 65,000 or more. For smaller areas, it will take three to five years to accumulate a large enough sample to produce annual data. For example, areas of 20,000 to 65,000 can receive data averaged over three years. For rural areas, small urban neighborhoods or population groups of less than 20,000, it will take five years to accumulate a sample size comparable to the decennial census. These averages will be updated every succeeding year. American Community Survey

31 ACS American Community Survey

32 What’s Going on Now? Preparation for the 2010 Census To prepare for the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau will conduct a series of tests. In late 2005, they will conduct the National Census Test (NCT) Census

Testing Strategy 2003 National Census Test – Race/ethnicity and response options 2004 Census Test – Field automation, coverage improvement, group quarters frame development 2005 National Census Test – Content, language, questionnaire package design, response options 2006 Census Test – More field automation, coverage improvement, language, group quarters, AIAN enumeration methods 2008 Dress Rehearsal – all major systems, methods and procedures 2010 Census

National Census Test Objectives Improve reporting completeness and accuracy Improve coverage accuracy Enhance feasibility for targeted mailing of replacement questionnaires Improve self response while maintaining data quality through the use of bilingual questionnaires Reduce respondent and data capture errors 2010 Census

35 Scope/Methodology Mailout/Mailback Approximately 420,000 households Approximately 20 Questionnaire panels Evaluation Followup Data Collection 2010 Census

36 Methodology Use of variations of proposed questionnaire content Use of various methods to increase response, including: Replacement questionnaire methods Follow-ups Use of the Internet as an optional mode for completing a census form 2010 Census

37 Methodology Short form only Each housing unit will receive: An Advance Letter A paper questionnaire, with a cover letter A postcard (Reminder/Thank You) 2010 Census

38 Questionnaires/Panels The 2005 NCT consists of a data collection strategy involving a multi-part control panel and 19 experimental panels. Each panel has been designed to test more than one experimental objective, so the number of treatments is not the same as the number of panels Census

39 Questionnaires/Panels What Five experimental treatments (four control components and two experimental panels) are designed to identify the best strategy for increasing self-enumerated response Why To reduce data collection costs by reducing the Non-response Follow-up workload To improve data quality for the 2010 Census 2010 Census

40 Questionnaires/Panels What Five panels will test various ways of presenting the Hispanic origin, race, and ancestry questions Why To design questions for the 2010 Census that will capture a more accurate picture of the American people 2010 Census

41 Questionnaires/Panels What Eleven panels will test at least one or more of the following objectives: The Internet as an optional mode Language Population (Age/Date of Birth/Relationship/Tenure) Space saving options Why To reduce the unduplication workload To reduce the Non-response Follow-up workload To reduce the number of geocoding corrections 2010 Census

NCT Activities 08/22 – 08/24 Deliver Advance Letter 08/29 – 08/31 Deliver Initial Questionnaire Package 09/01 Activate Internet 09/06 – 09/08 Deliver Postcards 09/15 Census Day 09/27 – 09/29 Deliver Replacement Questionnaires 2010 Census

NCT Activities 11/01 – 03/06 Conduct Coverage Follow-up 12/06 – 02/05 Conduct Reinterview 02/16 – 03/15 Conduct Coding and Other Post Processing Activities 10/18 – 03/16 Issue Final Analysis Reports 2010 Census

44 Results of 2005 NCT Used to evaluate the degree to which respondents are able to understand and apply the residence rules instructions that are designed to insure that everyone is counted only once and in the right place 2010 Census

45 Results of 2005 NCT Used in conjunction with the results of cognitive tests and focus groups, the 2003 National Census Test, and the 2004 Census Test to develop the optimal questionnaire and mailing strategy for the 2010 Census 2010 Census

46 Future Tests 2006 Census Test (site test) 2010 Dress Rehearsal in Census

47 How Does this Impact ALMIS? Any ideas? More data more often…. Will ACS mean any changes to structure? ALMIS Database