Current Demographic Statistics

What this funds

The goal of Current Demographic Statistics is to provide elected officials, government agencies, businesses, and the public with updated estimates of the U.S. population and reliable social and economic data needed to make effective, data-driven decisions. These data fulfill federal mandates and are the primary source of accurate and timely information decision-makers depend upon to ensure key program and policy decisions are well informed and cost-effective. The Current Demographic Statistics programs provide social and economic information on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to inform Data from these programs are used to create the U.S. official measures of employment, unemployment, poverty, and widely used measures of income and health insurance coverage. These data meet a variety of federal mandates and are the source of significant insight for decision-makers on topics such as immigration, families and children, economic well-being, the geographic patterns of change in population and characteristics, and for participation of various individuals and households in Federal, state, and local assistance programs. The programs also provide updated estimates of the U.S. population for the country, states, counties, cities, and townships. This allows government officials, policymakers, and program managers to better understand the size of their population, basic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, and ethnicity, and estimates of the number of housing units in the years between the decennial censuses. The U.S. population grows and changes between each decennial census - and governments base many of their funding decisions on the size and basic characteristics of the population - therefore effective and efficient government requires high quality and objective sources of The Household Surveys program funds the Current Population Survey, modernization of the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and Current Population Survey (CPS) - The Census Bureau conducts the CPS, which is a monthly survey providing detailed labor force characteristics of the civilian non-institutional population and the monthly unemployment rate - a leading economic indicator. In addition, it collects data on population demographics, health insurance, and income, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The CPS is a jointly funded program between the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that has been in existence for more than 70 years. This survey is the only real-time survey to measure the growth of America's economy by participation in the labor force and changes in income and earnings. The Census Bureau's field representatives (FRs) collect the CPS data for monthly employment statistics either in-person or via telephone interview. CPS is currently testing an internet self-response option, along with other Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Modernization - The Census Bureau is making a pivotal change by developing alternate ways to deliver estimates currently provided by the SIPP. The data are used to estimate eligibility, use, future costs, and coverage for government programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and to provide improved statistics on the distribution of income in the country. The Census Bureau is currently developing and testing techniques for merging modern survey techniques with advanced data science methods to transition to a more effective approach for data collection and analysis. This innovative strategy will allow the Census Bureau to focus on a smaller, more targeted sample while utilizing non-survey data to lower costs, lessen the burden on respondents, and enhance both the timeliness and accuracy of statistical outputs. The Census Bureau plans to streamline the collection to deliver a limited set of the critical, legally mandated socio-economic and demographic data traditionally provided in the SIPP. While SIPP has played an important role in shedding light on the economic well-being of Americans, its data collection has been expensive and challenging for respondents. This new approach plans to deliver crucial insights more efficiently and effectively, ultimately benefiting both the Census Survey Improvements -The Census Bureau continues its research to improve demographic surveys, continues a field quality monitoring program that provides cross-survey analytics and paradata to identify potential areas of improvement, and maintains an online nationally representative survey panel to support the timely and efficient collection of high-quality data for production and research purposes. Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) - The SPM uses new data and methodologies to obtain an improved understanding of the economic well-being of American families and of how Federal policies affect those living in poverty. The SPM complements, and is released alongside, Additional information about these programs may be found at the following websites: The Population and Housing Analysis program supports a variety of approaches to refine the statistical data collected in surveys into value- added, insightful, and useful information. This program increases the knowledge base with varied sources of information, adds context and perspective to survey data, and maintains statistical infrastructure through the compilation of records and development and maintenance of The Population and Housing Analysis program has two major components: Population Characteristics and Housing Statistics. Population characteristics - The Population Characteristics program: ' Produces a wide variety of population analyses, tables, and reports based on data collected by the CPS and other surveys; ' Continues to formalize the capacity of the Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) program Population characteristics products are produced by demographic experts at Census Bureau headquarters, using data the Census Bureau already collects. These recurring Current Population Reports are used by Federal, state, and local agencies t

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