'Embargoed' data means that it is released to a select group at a certain
date/time, but is specifically not allowed to be distributed or published
until a later specified date/time.
Michael D. Golembiewski
Transportation Modeler
BERKS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
BERKS COUNTY SERVICES CENTER
633 COURT STREET FL 14
READING PA 19601-4309
ph: 610-478-6300
fax: 610-478-6316
This press release came out of the census bureau on Monday. I just now
clicked on the link and the page was not accessible. Maybe
tomorrow??? It's embargoed until Thursday so that may be the problem. The
press can get it through the special press password site.
Patty Becker
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Nandu et all,
The 2000 County-to-County Worker Flow File will be available tomorrow
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2003. The press has access to it on the embargo site
and will be publishing their stories tomorrow. You will be able to see the
data yourselves sometime tomorrow morning (I don't have an exact time yet)
on the JTW page at the addresss in Nandu's email below. Any questions can
be referred to Phil Salopek or me at 301-763-2454.
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Haila,
The flow data they are talking about is COUNTY-COUNTY Worker Flows. They
will be available for public access at the CB website (
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html) from noon on
Wednesday, March 6, 2003. I think that the product is put on an
"embargoed" website for the press to access it a bit earlier.
Thanks
Nanda Srinivasan
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To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] new data release?
We just got a call from the local paper. They got a press release from the
Census that states that the county-to-county worker flow data will be
available as of midnight tonight (Tuesday).
I went to the Census and the TRB websites and could find nothing about
this,
not even a copy of the press release. Does anyone know about this?
Thanks.
Haila Maze
Phil Salopek (Census Bureau) corrected me on the release date for the county-county worker flows. The data will be released some time on Thursday (March 6, 2003).
Thanks
Nanda Srinivasan
Haila,
The flow data they are talking about is COUNTY-COUNTY Worker Flows. They will
be available for public access at the CB website
(http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html) from noon on
Wednesday, March 6, 2003. I think that the product is put on an "embargoed"
website for the press to access it a bit earlier.
Thanks
Nanda Srinivasan
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From: HailaM(a)bcdcog.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:29 AM
To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] new data release?
We just got a call from the local paper. They got a press release from the
Census that states that the county-to-county worker flow data will be
available as of midnight tonight (Tuesday).
I went to the Census and the TRB websites and could find nothing about this,
not even a copy of the press release. Does anyone know about this?
Thanks.
Haila Maze
We just got a call from the local paper. They got a press release from the
Census that states that the county-to-county worker flow data will be
available as of midnight tonight (Tuesday).
I went to the Census and the TRB websites and could find nothing about this,
not even a copy of the press release. Does anyone know about this?
Thanks.
Haila Maze
When your County level flow data does get released (any week now) what
will you do?
Might I suggest that you begin to get ready for it by preparing a county
level trip table with your 1990 data. You can find that data at
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/jtw_workerflow.html. If
you haven't already looked at the 1990 data for your area, you might
want to do it NOW so you can be better prepared for the 2000 data when
it does get released.
Although this is only county level data it can still prove to be
instructive especially the more counties you have. Three different
numbers can be derived. The number of worker flows into an area, the
number leaving the area and the number who live and work in the area.
When working with this data it is always important to keep in mind what
I call the definitional criteria. Some of the key points to understand
is that it 1) represents workers 16 years of age and older; 2) does not
count more than one work trip per worker. A census work trip consists
of the one-way movement from one's place of residence to one's usual
place of work. The actual Census question asked, "At what location did
this person work LAST WEEK? If this person worked at more than one
location, print where he or she worked most last week"; and, 3) assumes
all work trips originate at the place of residence.
Once the 2000 flows are release they will be posted at the Journey to
Work Branch of Population Division at the Census Bureau's web site
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html
To complement your flow data don't forget about the county and statewide
data profiles housed on the AASHTO website at
http://transportation.org/ctpp. Although this is only the beginning of
a much larger data harvest, there is a lot of descriptive information
and analysis that can be gleaned from these two sources. Besides it is
a good time to begin to understand the nuances and definitional issues
associated with the use of the data.
thanks jim.
Subject: GAO Census Reports
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:47:59 -0500
From: "Jim Thorne" <Jim.Thorne(a)igate.fhwa.dot.gov>
To: "Ed Christopher" <Ed.Christopher(a)igate.fhwa.dot.gov>
1. Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the
Homeless and Others Without Conventional Housing Need Refinement.
GAO-03-227, January 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-227http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03227high.pdf Highlights
2. Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Hispanic
Subgroup Data Need Refinement. GAO-03-228, January 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-228http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03228high.pdf Highlights
--
Ed Christopher
Metropolitan Activities
Midwest Resource Center
Federal Highway Administration
19900 Governors Drive
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
708-283-3534 (V)
708-283-3501 (F)
Subject: Census News Brief #5
From: Terriann2K(a)aol.com
Fiscal Year 2003 Funding Finally In Place:
ACS Test Sites and Supplementary Survey Will Continue;
Legislators Emphasize Accurate Hispanic Subgroup Enumeration and
Minority Hiring
More than four months into the fiscal year, Congress last week passed a
massive spending bill that appropriates funds for non-defense federal
agencies through September 30. The House of Representatives approved
the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.J.Res. 2) on
February 13, by a vote of 338 83; the Senate cleared the measure, by a
vote of 76 20, the same day.
The omnibus bill includes $554.5 million in new budget authority for the
Census Bureau, plus $41.8 million in unspent funds from last year, for a
total approved operating level of $596.3 million. The Administration had
requested $705.3 million for the Census Bureau in FY03.
Periodic Censuses and Programs (Periodics) received $413.3 million
(which includes the $41.8 million carry-over), $87 million below the
Administrations request. The carry-over will be applied to
end-of-cycle Census 2000 activities, including release of Summary File 4
long form data and continued evaluation of census methods. The
Periodics account covers decennial census activities, other mandated
recurring programs such as the Economic Census, and support operations
such as geographic databases and address list development.
The bill allocates a total of $146.3 million for 2010 census planning,
covering three major initiatives in the planning process: a
re-engineered short form-only census; nationwide implementation of the
American Community Survey (ACS) to replace the long form; and
modernizing the Master Address File (MAF) and digital geographic
database (TIGER). Appropriators funded the full request of $41.9
million to re-engineer the 2010 census design through early development
and testing. The 2003 National Census Test, a survey of 250,000
households launched earlier this month, is evaluating multiple response
options and revised questions on race and Hispanic/Latino origin.
The American Community Survey received $57.1 million, roughly the same
amount available in Fiscal Year 2002. The overall funding level will
allow the Census Bureau to continue testing ACS methodology and
operations in 31 sites and the Supplementary Survey, a national annual
sample of 700,000 housing units. The Bureau had hoped to launch the ACS
nationwide this year, at a cost of $124 million. Appropriators directed
that $1 million of the ACS budget be used to evaluate how mandatory
versus voluntary response would affect levels of response. The report
accompanying the final version of the spending bill acknowledge[s] that
sufficient information is not available to weigh the benefits of a
mandatory survey versus a voluntary survey.
The Census Bureau received $47.3 million to modernize the Master Address
File (MAF) and TIGER geographic database, about $4 million less than the
budget request. The Bureau has contracted with the private sector to
improve the accuracy of street locations and addresses, and to update
processing systems.
In a report filed by the conference committee that negotiated the final
bill, appropriators urged the Census Bureau to address difficulties in
gathering accurate information on Hispanic subgroups in the census. In
Census 2000, wording changes on the Hispanic/Latino origin question
apparently caused confusion and led to underreporting of some large
subgroups, including Dominicans and Salvadorans.
Conferees also directed the agency to move decisively to improve the
representation of minorities in senior management at the Census Bureau
and to improve the representation of minorities in all areas of
research. The conference report suggests the Presidential Management
Intern program and Joint Program on Survey Methodology as two avenues to
achieving these goals.
The Census Bureaus second main budget account, Salaries and Expenses,
received $183 million for FY03, $42 million below the Presidents
request. This account funds ongoing demographic, economic, and social
statistical programs, such as the Survey of Income and Program
Participation. Appropriators directed the Bureau to streamline and
prioritize programs to ensure the highest priority core activities are
supported and to ensure full reimbursement from other federal agencies
for surveys conducted on their behalf.
Census News Briefs are prepared by Terri Ann Lowenthal, an independent
consultant in Washington, DC. Please direct questions about the
information in this News Brief to Ms. Lowenthal at 202/484-2270 or by
e-mail at terriann2k(a)aol.com. Thank you to the Communications Consortium
Media Center for posting the News Briefs on the Census 2000 Initiative
web site, at www.census2000.org. Please feel free to circulate this
information to colleagues and other interested individuals.
I have a really basic question: Where do I get a copy of the free CTPP data
set CD? Do I go to our metro planning org or to the Census Bureau or DOT?
Danielle Cervantes