Census Bureau TIP SHEET: TP15-15

Census Bureau TIP SHEET: TP15-15

Upcoming

July 24, 2015

2015 Product Calendar — The Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product expected to be released in 2015. The products are listed in the Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which will be updated as needed throughout the year.

Learn What Surveys are Being Conducted in Your Community — See which one of our 130-plus annual surveys are being conducted in your community. In a variety of surveys and censuses, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. See surveys currently in each Census Bureau region:

American Community Survey

Who Drives to Work? Commuting by Automobile in the United States: 2013 — This American Community Survey report focuses on patterns of commuting by private vehicles. It highlights differences in rates of automobile commuting by key population characteristics, such as age, race, ethnicity and the communities in which workers live. (Tentatively scheduled for release Aug. 24.)

Demographic

Infographic: Measuring Race and Ethnicity Across the Decades: 1790-2010 — This interactive infographic allows users to understand how race and ethnicity categories have changed over time since the 1790 Census. (Tentatively scheduled for release in July.)

Census Bureau Announces Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Results — The Census Bureau will announce the schedule for both the 2014 income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and the 2014 American Community Survey. (Tentatively scheduled for release in July.)

Income and Earnings Estimates: First Quarter 2013 — Using the two later waves (14 and 15) from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation panel, this table package presents income and earnings estimates at the individual, family and household level for the first quarter (January, February and March) 2013. Estimates are provided by selected demographic characteristics, such as gender, race/ethnicity, age, marital status and highest level of educational attainment. Monthly income and earnings estimates for individuals, families, and households are also included. (Tentatively scheduled for release in July.)

Languages Other Than English Spoken at Home — This table package presents statistics from the American Community Survey on over 340 detailed languages spoken at home in the United States. It includes estimates of the number of speakers and their English ability for each language for the nation, states and Puerto Rico as well as counties and core-based statistical areas (metropolitan and micropolitan areas) with populations of 100,000 or more and 25,000 or more speakers of languages other than English or Spanish. (Tentatively scheduled for release in late August.)

Economic

2014 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State and Locally Administered Defined Benefit Data — The survey provides state and national summary data on the membership, revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of public employee pension systems for state and local governments. This survey produces one comprehensive data table through the American FactFinder tool. A summary brief will be released concurrently. (Tentatively scheduled for release July 28.)

2012 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Construction — The construction sector includes establishments primarily engaged in building construction, heavy and civil engineering construction, and specialty trade contractors, such as framing, electrical and flooring. Data are presented for Puerto Rico and its combined statistical areas, metropolitan statistical areas and municipios. The report also includes data on the number of establishments, payroll, employment, value of business done and other data items by industry. (Tentatively scheduled for release July 28.)

New, Advanced Report on U.S. International Trade to Improve Measurement of GDP —On July 30, the Census Bureau will release for the first time “Advance Report: U.S. International Trade in Goods,” a new monthly report providing more timely statistics on exports and imports of goods. This report will enable decision makers to improve their measurements of the U.S. economy. It will be released 4-7 business days in advance of the “U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services” report and will present advance statistics for the reference month; for example, the July 30 release will feature advance statistics for June 2015.

2012 Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Company Statistics Series: Preliminary Company Summary — The Survey of Business Owners provides a detailed portrait of America's businesses and business owners from the national to the local level once every five years. The preliminary company summary will provide estimates for number of firms, receipts, employment and payroll by gender, ethnicity, race and veteran status at the U.S., state and sector levels. The final company summary will be released in December 2015 and will include estimates at the detail geography and NAICS levels. The characteristics of businesses and business owners will also be published in December 2015. (Tentatively scheduled for Aug. 18.)

2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series — Continuing on a flow basis through September 2015, this series provides detailed industry statistics by geographic area for establishments of firms with paid employees. Data are shown on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. These data supersede the data shown in the Industry Series and may be superseded by data shown in later publication series for selected sectors. See: <http://www.census.gov/econ/census/schedule/> for more information.

2012 Economic Census Subject Series — Continuing on a flow basis through June 2016, the subject series reports supplement other products and present tabulations for the U.S. with some state detail. Reports for most sectors include establishment and firm size (including legal form of organization). Miscellaneous subjects reports for the manufacturing sector include general summary, products summary, materials consumed summary and concentration ratios in manufacturing.

Facts for Features

Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Aug. 29 — The Census Bureau commemorates the one-decade anniversary of the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the U.S. The fact sheet includes data on population, housing and businesses for the two areas that suffered the most severe destruction: the New Orleans metro area and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Statistics on these measures are presented for 2005 (right before the hurricane hit), 2006 (one year later) and the most current year available. (Tentatively scheduled for release in July.)

Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 15-21) — The third full week of September recognizes the nation’s unmarried Americans with an array of statistics about this group from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic subject areas. (Tentatively scheduled for release in August.)

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) — During this month-long observance, our nation celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The Census Bureau joins in the celebration with this fact sheet presenting a range of updated statistics describing the demographic state of the nation’s Latino population. (Tentatively scheduled for release in August.)

Back to School — After a nice summer break, students will prepare to return to school for the 2015-16 academic year. This fact sheet presents statistics from demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to teachers, students and the reopening of our country’s schools in late summer. (Tentatively scheduled for release in August.)

Training Opportunities

Census Bureau Offers Training Opportunities — Webinars are available to help the public access and use Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, lasting 60 to 90 minutes, show how to use census databases and mapping tools and how to find demographic and economic statistics at a local or national level. They also provide quick links for answers to frequently asked questions about accessing statistics.

The following courses are offered:

Data Access Summer Webinar Camp Series – Veterans by the Numbers (Thursday, July 30, 1 p.m. EDT)
Data Access Summer Webinar Camp Series – Data on a Deadline: Quick Data Tools and Interactive Maps (Monday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m. EDT)
Data Access Summer Webinar Camp Series – Cutting Up the Big Apple! Learn the different ways the Census Bureau produces New York City statistics (Tuesday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m. EDT)
Data Access Summer Webinar Camp Series – Get the Knack of the Census Tract: Learn the history, usefulness and how to get tract data. (Thursday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. EDT)
Data Access Summer Webinar Camp Series – Get to Know the Ferrett: Data Access and Cross Tabulation Using DataFerrett (Thursday, Aug. 13, 1 p.m. EDT)

Description: These in-depth webinars provide the information necessary to understand the changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR). Come learn about what has changed in the FTR and how that change will affect you. Best of all, the webinars are free. These webinars will focus on changes in reporting requirements, new fields added to the Automated Export System, changes in definitions, and much more.

Descriptions for each of the upcoming sessions are available on our educational resources page.

No registration is needed to join the webinar. Login details will be provided one week before a webinar.

Archived Training Resources — Visit the Census Bureau’s Training Resources Library for free, previously recorded trainings that are available for use at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.

Multimedia

Census Bureau History Home Page (Aug. 3) — The Census Bureau’s history website <http://www.census.gov/history> celebrates the city of Sturgis, S.D., as it hosts the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Use census data to learn about the city and the economic impact of motorcycle manufacturing in the United States. In addition to highlighting notable motorcyclists, including William S. Harley, Arthur Davidson, Glenn Curtiss, Charles Lindbergh and James Dean, the website also commemorates the Aug.12 birthday of women’s rights advocate Lille Deveroux Blake, who successfully lobbied the Census Bureau to hire female clerks during the 1880 Census.

Radio

Profile America segments include ditching your horse in “First Car Ad” (July 28) and a jarring innovation in “A Glass Act” (Aug. 2).

The daily features are available at <http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/radio/>, with download options for MP3 (including podcast subscription) and WAV or zip files for the entire month (MP3).

Apps

Challenge Your Knowledge of State Statistics with Census PoP Quiz — This mobile app from the Census Bureau challenges a user’s knowledge of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Census PoP Quiz is available for download to Android and Apple devices. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/mobile/>.

Find Your Ideal Place with the Census Bureau’s dwellr App — A Census Bureau mobile app named “dwellr” can help people on the go access key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics for thousands of places across the nation. Users can also learn more about where they are by a simple tap of the screen that reveals educational levels, housing values and total population drawn from the American Community Survey. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/mobile/>.

Stay Connected with the Census Bureau’s America’s Economy Mobile App — Every week, the Department of Commerce releases key Census Bureau economic indicators. Get the latest business news on-the-go as it is released through the Census Bureau’s free, easy-to-use mobile app, America’s Economy, available for download for both Apple and Android phones and

tablets. The app provides real-time updates for 20 key economic indicators from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/mobile/economy/>.

Recently Released

(Released since July 10, 2015)

Demographic

Who Votes? Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978-2014 — July 16 —This report provides a detailed historical portrait of voters in congressional elections between 1978 and 2014. In addition to providing analysis of overall voting rates, the research also includes sections on age, race and Hispanic origin. Users will also find separate tables showing voting and registration by a variety of additional characteristics, including sex, educational attainment and household income. The statistics come from the Current Population Survey. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-122.html>.

Living Arrangements of Adults — July 13 — This table package looks at the living arrangements of the adult population 18 years and older. They describe the living arrangements of people in the United States by age and sex since 1967. Internet address:

<http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps50.html>.

Facts for Features

Labor Day: Sept. 7 — The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York for a parade. This Facts for Features presents a wide array of statistical information for this national holiday — which pays tribute to the social and economic achievements of American workers. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2015/cb15-ff14.html>.

Grandparents Day: Sept. 8 — Celebrated every year since 1978 to honor our nation’s grandparents. This edition of the Census Bureau Facts for Features presents updates of statistics about their role in our society. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2015/cb15-ff15.html>.

Multimedia

Radio

Profile America segments included enjoying the nation’s pastime in “All-Star Game” (July 13) and celebrating National Junk Food Day in “Downscale Dining” (July 21). Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/library/audio/profile-america.html>.

Blogs

Singles, Mingles and Wedding Jingles: Partnerships and Living Arrangements from 1967 to 2014 — The Census Bureau’s Emily Schondelmyer and Jonathan Vespa write that on average, young adults wait nearly six years longer to get married today than in 1967. Another change is the proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds living with an unmarried partner is about nine times higher today than in the 1970s and about 15 times higher for 25- to 34-year-olds.

A Gray Revolution in Living Arrangements — The Census Bureau’s Emily Schondelmyer and Jonathan Vespa write people 65 and older are more likely to live alone or with an unmarried partner than previous generations. Surprisingly, they’re also the only age group where living with a spouse is more common today than 50 years ago — every other age group has witnessed a substantial decline in marriage.

Skipping the Booth: Voters Using Alternative Methods are Increasing — The Census Bureau’s Thom File writes that 10.3 percent of voters reported voting in person before Election Day, while 20.9 percent reported voting by mail, meaning that in the most recent congressional election, nearly a third of all voters reported some form of alternative voting (31.2 percent).

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