Hi Charles— Re: why do journalists get early access to embargoed data, and not accredited local government planners? The answer, from Census’s Public Info Office, is that 100s of state or regional governments do have the access. Embargoed data access is possible for trustworthy organizations that have a need AND a program/ business relationship with the Census Bureau. Specifically: State or regional governments, etc, can get embargoed data access if they are coordinating or affiliate members of the Census State Data Centers (SDC) network. This comes with some obligations, sure. But if you’re already working as a socioec/ census data analyst in your organization, there’s a lot of upside. Anyone interested in this can call/ write to you SDC state lead. Look up your state here: https://www.census.gov/about/partners/sdc/member-network.html The state lead is the name at the top of your state’s list. Cheers, Todd Graham * Principal Forecaster, Metropolitan Council, St. Paul, MN * Chairman, Census State Data Centers Steering Committee [EMAILLOGO.png] Todd Graham Principal Forecaster | Metropolitan Council | Regional Policy and Research todd.graham(a)metc.state.mn.us P. 651.602.1322 | F. 651.602.1674 390 North Robert Street | St. Paul, MN 55101 | metrocouncil.org/data<http://www.metrocouncil.org/data> [ConWUs][FaceBook_32x32]<http://www.facebook.com/MetropolitanCouncil>[… [EmailSU] <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNORGMETC/subscribers/new?preferences=true> From: ctpp-news [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Charles Purvis Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 12:21 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] New ACS Data on September 14, 2017 The US Census Bureau will release the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) data this coming Thursday, September 14, 2017. This will include tables for the 1-year (2016) estimates. The 5-year (2012-2016) data will be released on December 7, 2017. Accredited journalists will get a jump on the data analysis: the data is available, but “embargoed” (can’t be released) on September 12th, and the “embargo is lifted” on September 14th. Watch for census-related stories in the media this Thursday and Friday! Here is a link to a Census Bureau memorandum discussing the newly (9/7/17) release of ACS documentation. This is helpful. You can analyze the documentation before the data is made available. https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/acs-data-products--resources/acs-documenta… I used to be jealous: why do journalists get “early access” to embargoed data, and not accredited local government planners? Now, I figure that there is plenty of work for both journalists and local analysts, so it’s not too big a deal these days. Here is a link to the full, 2016 ACS Data Release Schedule: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2016/release… Another Census Bureau page of interest is the September 7, 2017 “webinar” discussing the 1-year 2016 ACS data release: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/events/acs-1-year-2016.html Chuck Purvis, Hayward, California