Lab 2: Tracing Public Use Statistical Products to Their Origins
Select one public use product from the list below:
- Census 2000: Summary File 3 Sex by Marital Status for Places
- County Business Patterns: NAICS-based Establishments by Employment Size
- Current Employment Statistics: NAICS-based Employment by Metropolitan Area
- Quarterly Workforce Indicators: NAICS-based Average Earnings for Females Ages 45-54 by Workforce Investment Area
- National Health Interview Survey: Persons of All Ages Without Health Insurance
- National Household Education Survey: Participation in Adult Education and Lifelong Earning
For that product answer the following questions (required detail is a few sentences and a citation, where appropriate):
- What information is contained in the released data?
- Who are the target data users?
- What are the underlying source data?
- Who collects the source data?
- What is the sampling frame and the reference population for the table/series you selected?
- How is the sampling frame refreshed and maintained?
- For a single released data item, describe the exact source (question, administrative record) of the published statistic and provide a proper citation for your answer
- What confidentiality protections were applied to the released data?
- Provide a proper citation for the effects of those protections on the data item used for your answer above.
Submitting labs
Submissions are made on the Course Management Site. Lab 2 can be submitted here. (Note: the site is used only for submissions, not for the other functionality you will find there.)