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Activity Number:
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239
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #306813 |
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Title:
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Responding to Emergency Needs for Data: Developing Population Estimates in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
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Author(s):
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Thomas Nardone*+ and Christa Jones*+ and Lisa Blumerman*+ and Marc Roemer*+ and Sally Obenski*+
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Companies:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC, 20212, 3231 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA, 22302, FOB 3, Room 2430, Washington, DC, , 4700 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233-9200, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD, 20746,
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Keywords:
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administrative records ; record linkage ; population estimates
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Abstract:
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The Census Bureau's mission is to collect and produce quality data about the nation's people and economy. This is accomplished through direct collection of survey and census data, use of administrative records, and development of data products. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, it was clear that the traditional approach to the development of population estimates for the areas affected by the hurricanes needed to be revised. An inter-divisional effort was established to understand the effect of the hurricanes and develop methodological enhancements to produce more accurate estimates of the affected areas. A new approach, with new data sources, was needed. This panel discusses the Census Bureau's efforts to work collaboratively on the development of new estimates of the affected population. It further describes collaboration across the federal government, in understanding the issues and acquiring data to assist in measuring the changes.
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