Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
The Census Bureau Just Released New 2020 Data. Here Are Five Things to Know.
After delays due to the pandemic, the U.S.
Disclosure Avoidance in the 2020 Census: What Should Data Users Know About Respondent Privacy and Data Accuracy?
PRB partnered with the Census Bureau to release a new series of materials designed to provide concise, reader-friendly information to data users about the new privacy protection methods being used for the 2020 Census.
COVID Impact, Census Issues, and Reproductive Health Among Highlights of 2023 Population Association of America Conference
PRB staff offer summaries of new research and insightful sessions from the annual demography meeting.
PRB @ PAA 2023 Annual Meeting
Dates: April 12-15, 2023
New Orleans, LA
Happily Ever After? Research Offers Clues on What Shapes Happiness and Life Satisfaction after Age 65
Cognitive impairment and happiness are not mutually exclusive.
How Accurate Was the 2020 Census—and Why Should You Care?
By Julia Greene
Significant undercounts in the 2020 Census could have serious consequences for underrepresented groups and individual states.
Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State’s Policy Leanings
Life expectancy is increasingly tied to a state’s policy direction, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.
Anti-Poverty Tax Credits Linked to Declines in Reports of Child Neglect, Youth Violence, and Juvenile Convictions
A temporary expansion of the child tax credit helped fuel a dramatic drop in child poverty in 2021.
Diana Elliott
By Julia Greene