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Planning the 2010 Census
The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods has a broad charge to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. Its work includes observing the operation of the 2000 …
Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
On May 8, 2009, the symposium, The Federal Statistical System: Recognizing Its Contributions, Moving It Forward was held in Washington, DC. One of the topics considered at that …
Life-Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data
Biomedical research results in the collection and storage of increasingly large and complex data sets. Preserving those data so that they are discoverable, accessible, and …
Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data
As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies, such as information-sensing mobile devices, remote sensing, internet log records, and wireless sensor networks …
Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the …
Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion
People's bonds, associations and networks - as well as the civil, political, and institutional characteristics of the society in which they live - can be powerful drivers affecting …
Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition
Reform of welfare is one of the nation's most contentious issues, with debate often driven more by politics than by facts and careful analysis. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era …
Reengineering the 2010 Census
At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Councils Committee on National Statistics established the Panel on Research on Future Census Methods to review the …
Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) was conceptualized as a replacement to the census long form, which collected detailed population and housing data from a sample of the U.S. …
Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
The U.S. Department of Education uses estimates of school-age children in poverty to allocate federal funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for …
Modernizing Crime Statistics
To derive statistics about crime "e; to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it "e; …
Reducing Response Burden in the American Community Survey
Although people in the United States have historically been reasonably supportive of federal censuses and surveys, they are increasingly unavailable for or not willing to respond …