"There’s an awful lot of religious privilege that flows from the census stage and that needs to be changed." -- Mike Dove, chair of the Census21 group.
The Census21 group, of which the NSL is a part, is responding to a new pushback from religious leaders on the census question change.
Read the latest coverage in Crikey today on the debate around the #census question on religion.
There's no basis for including a #citizenship question on the #census. The purpose of the census is to gather data on "every person" residing in the #UnitedStates. The Republicans' desire to add this question is intended to discourage non-citizens from filling out the census form, and subsequently lead to fewer people being used to determine #appropriation, to the benefit of the #GOP. Dems need to oppose this bullshit move.
From {tidycensus} creator Kyle Walker: “My webinar Analyzing 2020 Decennial US Census Data in #rstats is now on YouTube!
In the 3-hour webinar, you'll learn about:
📈 Available datasets in the 2020 US Census, and how to access and use them in R;
📈 How to explore decennial US Census data with tidyverse tools;
📈 Using interactive maps to explore US Census data;
📈 Advanced topics like working with detailed DHC-A data and analyzing change over time“ 1/2
From {tidycensus} creator Kyle Walker cont.: “All the webinar resources are available on GitHub here, along with a @Posit Cloud link where you can run the code without installing R yourselves:” 2/2
The #UnitedStates federal government updated how it classifies people by #race & #ethnicity for the 1st time in over a quarter-century, aiming to better capture an increasingly #diverse country & give policymakers a fuller view of the #Americans their work impacts.
The #OMB will combine Qs about #race & #ethnicity on fed forms & encourage people to select multiple options if applicable. The govt also will add “#MiddleEastern or #NorthAfrican” (#MENA) a new category…which will include 7 choices.
“This is truly a momentous day” said Meeta Anand, snr dir for #census & data #equity at the Leadership Conference on Civil & #HumanRights, a natl coalition of >200 #CivilRights grps. The combined question, she added, is “one of the biggest changes we’ve ever seen.”
If the US Census Bureau requests you complete the American Community Survey (packets are out now), please do so. Can be completed online.
— #census#data
ACS Data Users Group SC will provide feedback to PRB & the Census Bureau on ACS-related activities, data products, dissemination channels, and/or methods.
Decennial Census Data Users Group SC will help guide the development of a new online forum where data users can discuss matters related to decennial census data products.