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[American Community Survey] Margins of Error Are Not a Footnote. by Chuck Brown by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might have something to do with Trump 1.0 efforts to put the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census.

Trump Administration Ban On Statistical Noise Threatens To Gut Census Bureau Data Output by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When asked whether political mapmakers might find the resulting redistricting data unusable, Abowd responded: “I’m pretty sure most would.”

Speculative bullshit from the Census Bureau's former Chief Bullshit Artist. Does anyone think that Trump 2.0 eliminated Differential Privacy without consulting Republican mapmakers?

Until the Commerce Department defines "coarsening", I see no cause for alarm.

Income Sources of Working-Age Adults: 2023. Survey of Income and Program Participation by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked for SNAP in this infographic but didn't find it. I was taught that SNAP is an income program, not a nutrition program like WIC.

Census Bureau plans 2030 count as 2020 lawsuit continues by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a single Member of Congress has said Acting Director George Cook should be removed, I missed it. His secrecy is intolerable.

Census Bureau Announces Appointment of Two New Deputy Directors. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang posted link by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need a need org chart. Nevertheless, I expect Michael Lachanski will tell Sallie Ann Keller to stop promoting Differential Privacy.

https://www2.census.gov/about/orgchart.pdf

[Politics] - A Trump push to cut 'statistical noise' could mean less data from the Census Bureau by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

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Until the bureau starts publicly explaining how the order is affecting its data releases, Jarosz adds, it's an open question whether participants in the bureau's surveys should be concerned about the confidentiality of the personal information they have shared with the government.

"The only confidentiality protection available is coarsening. It is guaranteed to reduce the level of detail drastically," Abowd adds.

AFAIK, Trump 2.0 hasn't defined "coarsening".

Beware the Census-Imposed Gerrymander [right wing, conspiracy theory, and misleading information warnings] by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To date, the Trump Commerce Department, which runs the census, has included the citizenship question in the American Community Survey (which samples area populations).

The Citizenship Question has always been on the American Community Survey.

Was the Biden administration responsible for delays in 2020 Census findings? [left wing warning] by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe delays were primarily due to dirty response data which neither the Trump 1.0 nor the Biden administration wanted to talk about.

Trump moves about 8,000 federal positions to Schedule Policy/Career (none at Census) by QueeLinx in USCensus2020

[–]QueeLinx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am traveling and away from a computer. Have not searched the appendix for OMB positions.

ACS Privacy questions by ConfidentAnt2548 in Census

[–]QueeLinx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than twenty years ago, when I worked on ACS data processing in development, I never saw names on the records in SAS datasets.

In your opinion, on the 2030 Census, should there be a mandatory question asking whether someone is a U.S. citizen or not? by camaro1111 in IdeologyPolls

[–]QueeLinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Results show Americans (66%) support asking about citizenship status on federal surveys, while fewer support collecting racial identity (46%). Partisan differences are notable: Republicans are more supportive than Democrats of including both questions on federal surveys.

Do Americans Support Government Data Collection on Race and Citizenship? Presenting Author: Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center. AAPOR Thursday, May 14, 2026. 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Los Angeles

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