There has been a dizzying amount of information about the 2020 Census in the news lately--new political appointees at the Census Bureau, a presidential memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment, changes to key field operations, and contradictory Administration positions on...
As the presidents of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC), we strongly oppose the Administration’s ill-conceived decision to abandon a proposed extension of the 2020 Census statutory deadlines and to curtail the decennial count’s crucial Non...
PAA APC statement on 2020 Census extension and NRFU 8-20.pdf
August 2020 -- As the presidents of the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC), we strongly oppose the Administration’s ill-conceived decision to abandon a proposed extension of the 2020 Census statutory deadlines and to curtail the decennial...
As the presidents of the Population Association of America and the Association of Population Centers, we strongly oppose President Trump’s recent Presidential Memorandum that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count. The memorandum is not only an attempt to discourage...
PAA APC statement on Immigration and Census EO 7-20.pdf
Population scientists, such as demographers, sociologists, economists, in the public, private, and academic sectors rely on decennial census data to conduct an array of scientific and applied research and research training activities. Despite their diverse research expertise, population...
PAA-APC-statement-on-census-appointments-6-20-1.pdf
On January 22, 2018, PAA President Wendy Manning and APC President Steve Ruggles sent this letter to White House official, Ms. Neomi Rao, expressing concern about inaction on possible revisions to the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. #GPAC...
letter-to-OMB-re_-revised-racial-and-ethnic-standards-delay-1-18.pdf
Writing to express our concern regarding a request from Department of Justice to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. #GPAC2018 #LettersandComments #Census
letter-to-Ross-re_-citizenship-question-on-census-1-18.pdf
PAA and APC write to reiterate interests in the Census Bureau’s efforts to implement a new Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS) and to urge the agency to release at least one more set of demonstration products before finalizing the DAS. #GPAC2020 #Census #LettersandComments
PAA-APC-letter-to-Census-Bureau-re.-request-for-DP-demo-product-release-5-20.pdf
Members and affiliates of The Census project request Congress support for $1.681 billion for the Census Bureau, with $1.392 billion for the Periodic Censuses and Programs account and $288.4 million for the Current Surveys account and Programs account. As well as supplemental funding measures...
census-project-fy-2021-funding-letter-5-14-20.pdf