Census Bureau News -- Tip Sheet #17

Tip Sheet # 17

TIP SHEET: TP15-17

Aug. 21, 2015

Upcoming

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 Migration Products — New migration flows tables use data collected between 2009 and 2013 from the American Community Survey to show how many residents move (or flow) from one county or metro area to another during the course of a year. The migration flow tables for both county-to-county and metro-to-metro include characteristics of movers by ability to speak English, place of birth and years living in the United States. (Scheduled for release Aug. 25.)

American Community Survey: 2014 — Data collected in 2014 from the nation’s most comprehensive survey provide statistics on more than 40 demographic, social, economic and housing topics. Some of the topics covered include income, poverty, health insurance, educational attainment, the commute to work, the foreign-born population, language spoken at home, ancestry, occupation, number of vehicles available and housing costs. These statistics will be available for the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district and all counties, places and metropolitan areas with populations of 65,000 or more. (The news release will be embargoed for subscribers on Sept. 16 for public release on Sept. 17.)

Demographic

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 Aug. 25.)

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014 — On Sept. 16, the Census Bureau will announce findings from its annual official report on income and poverty for the nation based on the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the 2015 Current Population Survey. The report will include statistics pertaining to the 2014 calendar year and will also compare trends over time. (Additional information regarding the time and format of the release will be included in a separate announcement closer to the release date.)

Health Insurance in the United States: 2014 — On Sept. 16, the Census Bureau will announce its annual findings on health insurance coverage. The report will include national-level statistics from the Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and some national and state-level statistics from the American Community Survey. It will include data from the 2014 calendar year and compare it to the previous year. (Additional information regarding the time and format of the release will be included in a separate announcement closer to the release date.)

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 August or September.)

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 September.)

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2014 — The fifth annual report from the Census Bureau describing this measure, which complements, but does not replace, the official measure. The report compares U.S. 2014 supplemental poverty estimates with 2014 official poverty estimates for numerous demographic groups. It also compares national 2013 supplemental poverty estimates with 2014 supplemental poverty estimates and examines the effect of adding or excluding individual resource or expenditure elements. (Tentatively scheduled for release in September.)

Economic

2013 Manufacturing and International Trade Report — This report from the U.S. Census Bureau provides a comprehensive comparison between detailed manufacturing product class data and associated import and export data. The data are published on a North American Industry Classification System basis from the 2012 Economic Census Subject Series and the 2013 Annual Survey of Manufactures, presented with official U.S. export and import merchandise trade statistics. The first report was released on Dec. 18, 2014. (Tentatively scheduled for release in August.)

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 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

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.)

Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 20-26) — 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 September.)

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) — During this monthlong 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 September.)

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:

Introduction to the American Community Survey (Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2 p.m. EDT)
Data Anyone? Grant Data at Your Finger Tips (Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2 p.m. EDT)
2-Day Classroom Training: Accessing Census Bureau Statistics (Tuesday, Sept. 14 – Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT)
1-Day Classroom Training: DataFerrett (Thursday, Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT)
Measuring Our Evolving Economy: Exploring the Quarterly Financial Report and the Quarterly Services Survey’s Role in Tracking the Service Industries (Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. EDT)

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

Radio

Profile America segments include a snacking staple in “Crunch Time” (Aug. 24) and playing for pay in “First Football Professional” (Sept. 3).

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 Aug. 7, 2015)

Webinar Highlighted Participants in Census Bureau’s City Software Development Kit Data Solutions Challenge — Aug. 13 — On Thursday, Aug. 13, the U.S. Census Bureau showcased solutions built by the U.S. developer community using an open-source tool called the City Software Development Kit.

This webinar was held in partnership with Challenge.gov. Ian Kalin, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Avi Bender, the U.S. Census Bureau’s chief technology officer, provided feedback on each of the featured tools.

The National Open Data Challenge aimed to encourage developers to build apps using federal open data sources integrated within the City SDK. For more information about the webinar, visit <http://www.digitalgov.gov/event/u-s-census-bureau-celebrates-open-data-challenge-winners-via-national-demo-day/>.

OnTheMap Update — Aug. 13 — The U.S. Census Bureau released version 6.4.1 of the OnTheMap application. The update includes 2013 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, which follow the June release of 2012 data. OnTheMap now contains 12 years of data (2002-2013).

The 2013 statistics contain data for 48 states and the District of Columbia (Kansas and Massachusetts are not included). Along with the release in OnTheMap, the 2013 data have been made available for download as data files.

Additionally, OnTheMap for Emergency Management will be updated to reflect the 2013 data. Visit census.gov for more information on these updated data products and data tools. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps64.html>.

American Community Survey

Who Drives to Work? Commuting by Automobile in the United States: 2013 — Aug. 13 —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. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps63.html>.

Demographic

Census Bureau to Host Technical Meeting on Plans for Upcoming Releases of Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Estimates — Aug. 20 — The U.S. Census Bureau will host a briefing on the federal statistical community’s plans related to the measurement and release of data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage. Presenters from the Census Bureau will provide information about the measurement of income, poverty and health insurance from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, and health insurance from the American Community Survey and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Program. Presenters from the National Center for Health Statistics will provide information about the health insurance coverage statistics from the National Health Interview Survey. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-137.html>.

Economic

2012 Economic Census: Manufacturing Summary and Subject Series — Aug. 18 — The 2012 Economic Census manufacturing releases concludes with seven summary series and seven subject series reports. The subject series reports are divided between materials summary, product summary, location of manufacturing plants and concentration ratios. The summary reports are part of the general summary.

The general summary provides detailed statistics by subsectors and industries, including employment size and legal form of organization. It also provides data on inventories, primary and secondary product value of shipments, and primary product class specialization.

The materials summary provides material consumed data by industry. The product summary provides product and product class statistics for the U.S. and selected states. Location of manufacturing plants provides employment size data for subsectors and industries by U.S., state, county and place. Concentration ratios provide data accounted for by the four, eight, 20 and 50 largest manufacturing. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps66.html>.

2012 Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Company Statistics Series: Preliminary Company Summary — Aug. 18 — 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 provides estimates for the 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 for more detailed geography and North American Industry Classification System levels. The characteristics of businesses and business owners will also be published in December 2015. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps65.html>.

2012 Statistics of U.S. Businesses — Aug. 10 — Data for metropolitan statistical areas and counties by enterprise employment size. Statistics include number of firms, establishments, employment, annual payroll and estimated receipts. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-tps60.html>.

Multimedia

Radio

Profile America segments included a museum piece in “Nation’s Knick-Knacks” (Aug. 10) and lawyering up in “ABA Founded” (Aug. 21). Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/library/audio/profile-america.html>.

Blogs

Economic Surveys Provide a Detailed Look at the Characteristics of Small Businesses — Aug. 18 — Erika Becker-Medina and Patrice Norman write that the release of 2012 Survey of Business Owners statistics provides a preliminary socio-economic picture of business owners across the nation with final, and more detailed statistics, to come later this year in December.

Majority of Americans Drive to Work, But Less so for Urban Millennials — Aug. 13 — Brian McKenzie writes that driving alone reached its highest point in 2010, at 76.6 percent of workers, after a decades-long pattern of increase. It remained the most common type of work travel in 2013.

Where Do All Those Commuters Come From? Census Bureau Releases New Information on County-to-County Commuting Flows — Aug. 13 — Brian McKenzie and Charlynn Burd write about the release of the latest county-to-county worker flow tables based on American Community Survey data collected from 2009 to 2013.

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