2020 Census Data Products: Data Needs and Privacy Considerations - Proceedings of a Workshop (Paperback)

The Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day public workshop from December 11-12, 2019, to discuss the suite of data products the Census Bureau will generate from the 2020 Census. The workshop featured presentations by users of decennial census data products to help the Census Bureau better understand the uses of the data products and the importance of these uses and help inform the Census Bureau's decisions on the final specification of 2020 data products. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Disclosure Avoidance in the 2020 Census 3 Geospatial Analyses of Social and Demographic Conditions 4 Redistricting and Related Legal Uses 5 Delivery of Government Services 6 Business and Private Sector Applications 7 Use as Denominators for Rates and Baseline for Estimates 8 Identification of Rural and Special Populations: American Indians and Alaska Natives 9 Identification of Rural and Special Populations: Small Communities, the Young, and the Elderly 10 Panel Discussion on Key Privacy Issues 11 Census Bureau's Responses and Own Analyses of 2010 Demonstration Data Products 12 Summary of Breakout Discussion Sessions References Appendixes Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and External Presenters Committee on National Statistics